<![CDATA[Getting Back In Shape]]>This post is meant to be positive, life affirming and doggone it, inspirational. I picked up the game for my grandson this year who hit a homer in his first at bat and then moved on to Minecraft then bequeathed the Show to me. I dabbled in April with my Road player then got bored and discovered DD. I thought it was kinda childish at first - really? Ohtani is on the same team as Babe Ruth. Science fiction, which I hate with a passion. But…then I realized you could earn the cards. Simple as that. I was hooked. Last time I played the Show had to be at least 15 years ago and while it was similar to 2K, I always found it kinda arcade-y. I started DD in earnest the last two weeks of the 1st Inning and finished around 25K short of the WBC Bosses. Since then I’ve been hooked. Sometime in June, I discovered the difficulty was a little low so I moved up to All Star. Recently, I tried Legend. Won one game then got a big head and immediately got my a$$ whooped repeatedly so I dropped back down eventually settling at All Star. I saw the Ultra pack rewards in the Gauntlet and HOF mini seasons so I decided to give it a shot. First couple of games went as well as you might expect but then I noticed my timing was getting better. Well, to make an already too long post a little longer, I just won my 13th HOF game and got the Ultra Pack and for my toil? Five WBC dupes that netted me like 12K. Ha ha. Anyway, I’m on vacation next week with my grandson and I think I’m ready for online play…where I will undoubtedly get massacred by ringers who will call my Mother names but I’ve heard just about everything. My Wife is shooting me “the look” so have a great evening and God bless. 😊💙⚾️

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@PapaRick68_XBL said:

This post is meant to be positive, life affirming and doggone it, inspirational. I picked up the game for my grandson this year who hit a homer in his first at bat and then moved on to Minecraft then bequeathed the Show to me. I dabbled in April with my Road player then got bored and discovered DD. I thought it was kinda childish at first - really? Ohtani is on the same team as Babe Ruth. Science fiction, which I hate with a passion. But…then I realized you could earn the cards. Simple as that. I was hooked. Last time I played the Show had to be at least 15 years ago and while it was similar to 2K, I always found it kinda arcade-y. I started DD in earnest the last two weeks of the 1st Inning and finished around 25K short of the WBC Bosses. Since then I’ve been hooked. Sometime in June, I discovered the difficulty was a little low so I moved up to All Star. Recently, I tried Legend. Won one game then got a big head and immediately got my a$$ whooped repeatedly so I dropped back down eventually settling at All Star. I saw the Ultra pack rewards in the Gauntlet and HOF mini seasons so I decided to give it a shot. First couple of games went as well as you might expect but then I noticed my timing was getting better. Well, to make an already too long post a little longer, I just won my 13th HOF game and got the Ultra Pack and for my toil? Five WBC dupes that netted me like 12K. Ha ha. Anyway, I’m on vacation next week with my grandson and I think I’m ready for online play…where I will undoubtedly get massacred by ringers who will call my Mother names but I’ve heard just about everything. My Wife is shooting me “the look” so have a great evening and God bless. 😊💙⚾️

I enjoyed reading this post. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/776837https://forums.theshow.com/post/776837Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:07:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting Back In Shape on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:54:35 GMT]]>Some much needed positivity.

Congrats, brother.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/776821https://forums.theshow.com/post/776821Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:54:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting Back In Shape on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:29:40 GMT]]>Good stuff, my friend. Play online and have fun...you're gonna run into more than a few clowns, but that's online gaming as a whole these days.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/776796https://forums.theshow.com/post/776796Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:29:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting Back In Shape on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:23:48 GMT]]>Good stuff here. I had never played online before this year. Some days I'm decent, some days I'm not. I do like continually earning progress on the Multiplayer Program, so that's good enough for me, even if I'm gonna lose 8-1. The online community isn't nearly as bad as advertised, so I'm sure you will enjoy most aspects of it. Hit the Events, those are way easier to swallow than Ranked when those are going on.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/776795https://forums.theshow.com/post/776795Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:23:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Getting Back In Shape on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:55:53 GMT]]>wholesome post. hope you have some fun playing online. not everyone is a complete [censored], but it is a competitive game and people can get emotional.

cheers

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