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I think the moments ARE on the difficulty they say but they mess around with the sliders so that the stated difficulty doesn't really correspond to how hard the moments actually are. So, for example, on a hitting moment on veteran, you'll have a veteran sized PCI, timing window, and pitch speeds but the sliders may be adjusted to make the moment easier or harder depending on how SDS wants the moment to play (i.e. nerfing or increasing user power or CPU fielding abilities).

@Red_Ted_is_back said in Stolen base meter gone?:

@Bizien10 said in Stolen base meter gone?:

You need to be using button accuracy and have showtime moments turned on. I had this problem too. Showtime moments were turned off - I turned them back on and the meter came back.

Checked those settings after reading this, but still no good. I’ve not had a catcher throwing meter for my RTTS catcher yet in 2 1/2 seasons. Settings have been button accuracy with throwing meter on, and showtime opportunities on also, the whole time. I gave up trying to figure it out.

I read somewhere else that perhaps reinstalling the game could do the trick. I wonder...

I think there are two places where you need to have the Showtime moments turned on. I think there is one in the normal settings and another in the mode-specific settings. Not sure if that could be it. I've heard of smoother people saying that uninstalling does the trick. That could be it too.

You need to be using button accuracy and have showtime moments turned on. I had this problem too. Showtime moments were turned off - I turned them back on and the meter came back.

I think I started Seaver, but only threw him for 2 or 3 innings. Only pulled him for a pinch hitter early because I knew runs would be hard to come by. It worked out, because I ended up pitching a combined 13 inning no-hitter. Finally hit a pinch-hit home run in the top of the 13th to give me the win.

On the HRD team moment I ended up taking this approach as well after failing many times with a few different starters and got it the first try. Just completely emptied the pen and played the matchups with my three lefties against Cano and Griffey. So, in my experience, going to the pen early and often is a recipe for success in these moments.

I played someone the other day whose team name was "Stop Asking for Stats N Play." I really appreciated that.

@jz2016cubs said in Idea:

@Bizien10 said in Idea:

Pause the game and go into the game log. It tells you the distance there without annoying the opponent.

I knew I could do that, but wish I could see it without pausing.

I agree it would be nice if they just showed the distance as the batter crossed the plate. I usually just wait until the game is over and then just check the log after but it's definitely not the same as knowing in the moment.

Pause the game and go into the game log. It tells you the distance there without annoying the opponent.

I’ve been using meter pitching for as long as I’ve been playing this game. I’ve heard a lot of people saying analog is better and I’m considering making the switch. What are the advantages or disadvantages of using analog pitching?

@maurice91932 said in Waste of Time:

@Bizien10 said in Waste of Time:

@maurice91932 said in Waste of Time:

This is more observation than complaint, but...

You know what is a huge waste of time in this game?

Cut aways for the appeal of a check swing.

If you consider how infrequently they actually call it a strike it seems pretty pointless for that little feature.

I turned them off in the options menu and I haven't missed them one bit.

Whoa whoa whoa. I’m talking about in H2H. You can turn off cut scenes in H2H?

I think it depends on the batting team's settings. I still see those cut scenes when I'm pitching H2H, but never when I'm hitting.

@maurice91932 said in Waste of Time:

This is more observation than complaint, but...

You know what is a huge waste of time in this game?

Cut aways for the appeal of a check swing.

If you consider how infrequently they actually call it a strike it seems pretty pointless for that little feature.

I turned them off in the options menu and I haven't missed them one bit.

@SaveFarris said in Well at least this means Griffey probably won’t be a BR:

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that we get a Griffey Evolution program dropping on Nov. 20th, including
-- 1989 Silver Rookie
-- 1991 Low Diamond Breakout
-- 1993 Mid Diamond All-Star
-- 1997 Awards 99

And the same people that complain about there being 4 John Smoltz cards with LOVE having 7 Griffeys - just because he's Griffey.

@Bizien10 said in Rays and Yanks need to send Cardinals a fruit basket...:

@raesONE said in Rays and Yanks need to send Cardinals a fruit basket...:

I don't think he has put up numbers like he did this year, did he? I could be wrong because I did not check his career stats before posting this comment, but this year he was in the MVP conversation while last year he wasn't even amongst the best hitters on the Yankees. And well, the Cardinals did get rid of him so I doubt he made much impact there.

He definitely didn't do anything with the Cardinals. Even when he first got to the Yankees he was in AAA for a bit. But since joining the Yankees he's played 213 games and gone .273/.372/.543 with 57 HR and 147 RBI with 6.3 bWAR. I'm not sure if he'll ever replicate what he did this season, but I do think he'll remain a very good hitter.

EDIT: I should also add that in 2019 he played much of the year injured which depressed his production. When healthy last year I believe his production was similar to this year.

@raesONE said in Rays and Yanks need to send Cardinals a fruit basket...:

I don't think he has put up numbers like he did this year, did he? I could be wrong because I did not check his career stats before posting this comment, but this year he was in the MVP conversation while last year he wasn't even amongst the best hitters on the Yankees. And well, the Cardinals did get rid of him so I doubt he made much impact there.

He definitely didn't do anything with the Cardinals. Even when he first got to the Yankees he was in AAA for a bit. But since joining the Yankees he's played 213 games and gone .273/.372/.543 with 57 HR and 147 RBI with 6.3 bWAR. I'm not sure if he'll ever replicate what he did this season, but I do think he'll remain a very good hitter.

@raesONE said in Rays and Yanks need to send Cardinals a fruit basket...:

I honestly think Voit is a one year wonder. Arozarena way too early to tell.

Voit, when healthy, has pretty consistently put up these type of numbers since he joined the Yankees. I've been saying he's just a flash in the pan for three years and he just keeps proving me wrong. I'm sold at this point.

@ilvmyjeep said in 21 cover athlete discussion. Who do you want?:

@SpudXpert27 said in 21 cover athlete discussion. Who do you want?:

#21for21

No doubt Clemente is a legend and it makes for a great hashtag, but the cover athlete needs to be able to market the game. Social media posts, interviews, videos segments, etc. are a big part of how The Show is marketed and that’s tough to do with a deceased player. Clemente would bring more sales as an inclusion to DD, but cover athlete requires more interaction than he can provide unfortunately.

This is a great point. I think this could be rectified by having two cover athletes (let's say Clemente and Tatis or Soto). Could do them together on one cover or as the covers of two separate versions. Could be a cool way to connect the past and present.

@AGENTSxOFxCHAOS said in Figuring POTM path:

@lazy_toast said in Figuring POTM path:

@AGENTSxOFxCHAOS said in Figuring POTM path:

I don't think you have to do the flection to get Mondesi.

The Moments, Stat Missions, and Exchange (at the end of the stat missions) will take you to 92.

I'f you want Ramirez; you HAVE to do the collection. But in my opinion, he isn't worth it.

Someone posted earlier that they sold all their TN cards eligible for his collection and walked away with over 300K in stubs.

One of the missions is to get 2 stolen bases with Mondesi. That gives you 3 points. Mondesi unlocks at 90 points so you will only have 89 points

Wow! I just added again and you are correct. WITHOUT the collection; you can't get to 90 for Mondesi.

I assumed it was set up like last month's path; where you could get to 90 just by doing the Moments and Stat Missions.

Is this an oversight? @SDS_Jax @Pat_SDS @Victor_SDS

No, they knew what they were doing. There's already a 99 J Ram card so SDS knew a lot of people wouldn't be too excited by his lightning card, but that people would want Mondesi so they put them both behind the collection. I, for one, would not have done the collection if I could have gotten Mondesi without it.

@ThaGhettoBlasta said in Anyone Else Having Baserunning Issues? (SDS??):

I have a brand new controller, so I don't think the buttons are sticking...but for some odd reason even when you're legging out a double it shows 3B before you round second. If you hit R1 to stop it from going to 3B, it jumps directly to 1B and send him back. Same thing with runners on. I know there is a way to take control of the individual runners, but never learned how to do it exactly.

I've been having this problem for months. My runners keep rounding second and going to third even though I let go of L1 when the runner is still less than halfway between 1st and 2nd. If I let go any earlier, the runner goes back to 1st.

Initially I thought my controller was sticking so I switched to my other controller and it does the same thing. This also only happens online for me - offline I have no problems at all.

Nothing wrong with bunting in bunt situations or against a shift. Those are baseball plays. It's the people who bunt 4 times a game with Lofton/Jackie/Lou Brock et al. that drive people insane.

Don't really understand the hate, but I think it mostly has to do with him already having another 99 in the game. For what it's worth, though, this card seems way better than his other 99, just looking at the attributes.

Having played with him in an extremely small sample size (~4 RS games) I only have one hit and I'm not going to keep him in too much longer if I can't start hitting with him because I have other options for 3rd that I like (Sheffield, Hornsby, Foxx) and I'd also like to give Honus a try at 3rd when I eventually buy his card.

Even if I can't make it work with J-Ram though, the program was worth it for Mondesi. That card is just insane.

After the World Series.