<![CDATA[Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools?]]>You should be scared of facing McGwire or Sosa, or trying to get a hit off Andrew Miller.

But now the Final Program Reward brings the most feared hitter of all time

Jorge Polanco

I think I will stop at Miller

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]]>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/85163/friday-s-spooky-player-is..-wait-is-this-halloween-or-april-foolsRSS for NodeFri, 30 Oct 2026 21:00:11 GMTFri, 30 Oct 2026 15:11:47 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 20:57:35 GMT]]>most all of the tasks in the program were easy enough to complete, so you know to get the variants you most likely need to spend 1000000 stubs each, no thank you.

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@PapaRick68_MLBTS said:

@Dolenz_PSN Mr. Dolenz, any reason why he has different card art? Is it also Santana who’s like that?

Not sure. Maybe last year when it was the exact same card art someone asked? I specifically remember using spooky Craig kimball and Stan Musial. I didnt start playing until World Series week last year tho.

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@virusts_PSN said:

Polanco is usually one of the best cards in online play and I’ll take any kind of twins players. Should he be one of the best? No but like Willi Castro he is.

The problem is that they gave him a sweet swing as a switch hitter so now they are giving end game cards out based on those two factors and not the actual worthiness of the player himself.

Seems backwards.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783183https://forums.theshow.com/post/783183Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:01:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:52:05 GMT]]>Polanco is usually one of the best cards in online play and I’ll take any kind of twins players. Should he be one of the best? No but like Willi Castro he is.

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@Dolenz_PSN said:

@PapaRick68_MLBTS said:

@Dolenz_PSN Mr. Dolenz, any reason why he has different card art? Is it also Santana who’s like that?

I think it is just to designate the ultimate reward in the Program or in the case of Santana the final reward in the Mini Season.

They used the same card art in the Halloweek program in MLB the show 24 for the final card, Vladimir Guerrero Sr.

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@jonblaze2424_PSN said:

They finally gave us some all-timers with 99's and build it up all week only for YET ANOTHER Polanco collection reward. Meanwhile, we can reel off probably 20-30 legends who have still yet to receive a 99. Truly baffling.

Just 20-30?

Try 88

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]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783168https://forums.theshow.com/post/783168Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:32:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:05:45 GMT]]>At least its not a Mets Polanco. That would be a great April Fools

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783166https://forums.theshow.com/post/783166Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:05:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:03:31 GMT]]>Polanco doesn't really excite me either, but I have to at least acknowledge that they are giving the community what it wants.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783164https://forums.theshow.com/post/783164Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:03:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:58:41 GMT]]>They finally gave us some all-timers with 99's and build it up all week only for YET ANOTHER Polanco collection reward. Meanwhile, we can reel off probably 20-30 legends who have still yet to receive a 99. Truly baffling.

Fire Ashley

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783163https://forums.theshow.com/post/783163Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:58:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:56:22 GMT]]>Talk about going out with a whimper; after all that buildup for Jorge Polanco, this studio really doesn't have a clue.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783162https://forums.theshow.com/post/783162Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:56:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:49:30 GMT]]>Ben Zobrist (ss)
Eric Sogard (rf)
Cole Carrigg (cf)
Jorge Polanco (2b)
Patrick Bailey (c)
Bryan Reynolds (lf)
Chone Figgins (3b)
Carlos Santana (1b)
Adael Amador (dh)

162-0.

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@rubicante23_PSN said:

Lol, I don't blame the content team for giving you guys like Polanco as big rewards...like, the big rewards have to be the best guys and its silly to pretend that the switch-hitting meta guys are not the best guys.

Ted Simmons
Cool Papa Bell
Chase Headley
Biz Mackey
Red Schoendienst

They had a few legend switch hitters still to choose from.

I understand the players who use the SH Meta but I am tired of SDS pandering to it even though I have benefitted from it due to all of the switch-hitting Cardinals.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783158https://forums.theshow.com/post/783158Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:48:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:36:09 GMT]]>Lol, I don't blame the content team for giving you guys like Polanco as big rewards...like, the big rewards have to be the best guys and its silly to pretend that the switch-hitting meta guys are not the best guys. They are, we all know they are.

The solution is to change the game so it's not this way.

BTW, its so ridiculous that every card since July is a 99. Like, slow the power creep WAY down. This game plays worse with crazy-juiced players anyway.

BUT we all know they wont slow it down - cause they gotta shoot all their bullets before NCAA and Madden come out (gotta show the adhd kids the super shiny trinkets by July 4)

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783153https://forums.theshow.com/post/783153Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:36:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:20:31 GMT]]>Thank you.

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@PapaRick68_MLBTS said:

@Dolenz_PSN Mr. Dolenz, any reason why he has different card art? Is it also Santana who’s like that?

I think it is just to designate the ultimate reward in the Program or in the case of Santana the final reward in the Mini Season.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783150https://forums.theshow.com/post/783150Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:18:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:15:30 GMT]]>@Dolenz_PSN Mr. Dolenz, any reason why he has different card art? Is it also Santana who’s like that?

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/783149https://forums.theshow.com/post/783149Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:15:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Friday's Spooky Player is.. Wait is this Halloween or April Fools? on Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:15:00 GMT]]>I can’t even really be mad. I love Jorge Polanco haha.

With that being said, they really need to fix shrinkage and overhaul the ratings or swing mechanics so that great players are desirable.

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