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Too be fair you don’t need to bunt cheese to win it’s just an option they give you if you can’t seem to do it yourself. Showdowns are a mental gymnastic for some and extremely easy for others, but never is it real baseball.

Cavan has been an under the radar guy for me for a couple of years

Thanks Blind_Bleeder. I did finish the program last evening. Was just trying to shortcut it by trying the Showdown.

Played about 8 vs CPU games on Veteran. Followed someone’s suggestion ( don’t remember who - but thanks!!!) and started working my way thru all the MLB teams.

I think I scored at least 10 runs each time and the highlights were two perfect games by Miller! One against the Yankees. Which I loved!!

Anyway, that program is done. Now, looking at Fathers Day.

Thanks for the reply!!

You can get 40-50% done easily on rookie.

@SaveFarris_PSN to the rescue.

@capardo_XBL - check your DM

@lewisnadasurf1_PSN said in Wild Card Slot question:

Well. I had to delete my Topps now / monthly grind squad which I’ve had since the start. No matter who I put in (it was all set 3!) it said. Assign wild card. So I did. Then I put in Hayes at 3B. Assign wild card? So I did. It then deleted Guriney and replaced him with Gerrit Cole. So I replace Cole then get the wild card prompt again, I put Guirney in and then it deletes Hayes and puts Chipper back in. Ffs.

I deleted the whole squad and assigned fresh and was ok.

Here’s what I did: I went to an empty lineup slot and let the CPU create the “best Set 3” lineup.

Once I did that, I went to my DH slot to substitute “The Babe” as my DH. I then saw the prompt to assign as my Wild Card. Which I did. His card now has a purple outline to it when looking at the lineup screen

It’s a bit different and a little funky, but I’m good now. 😀

@Blind_Bleeder said in What are you currently working on?:

Future Stars. I'm not preparing for S3 - when it comes, it comes. I gave up on collections; if I get any done, great, if not, no big deal.

I gave up on completing the LS unless I luck out and get the big boys from packs. Which just isn’t realistic. I refuse to spend money on in game currency

@capardo_XBL said in Great Easter egg hunt:

Thanks all for the replies and the encouragement! Those entries in BR were free. Was hoping to satisfy the Easter egg requirement with the freebie.

Now, it’s wanting 1500 stubs for an entry. That is a very very very easy pass.

Just as an FYI when you spend the 1500 stubs for your entry you also get a "The Show Pack" which cost 1500 stubs in the The Show Shop, so atleast there's that.

I was able to continue and finish game by hitting my left directional pad arrow. Runner took off for second and was already out.

Definitely a bug, but at least I got to finish the game.

Again, let CPU make baserunning decisions for me. (Don’t judge me!!). 😂

I said this in my original post at the top, but I feel we are set up to fail , not success, in these moments. For example, the Lewis moment. He hit a pinch hit homer to win a game. So, the numbers for Lewis should be such that I can hit one for him without directional/power swing/flip left stick up nonsense that we have to do with many of these.

I am recreating a moment that already happened. He should have 125 across the board. IMO.

I’m not asking to be given the moment, I’m asking to be set up to complete it and not have to post in the “put your frustrating moment here” thread. 😀. I’m ok with a time or two, not getting it. But 10 plus times? Ridiculous.

Yes,,if I swing too early or too late or with my eyes closed, etc. I should not complete the moment. But a good swing at a good pitch should get it done. And that’s not the case.

And perfect/perfect should ALWAYS satisfy the moment.

Anyway, these are my thoughts. I know many don’t agree. That’s fine! 👍🏻

@virusts_XBL said in Card prices:

@SaveFarris_PSN said in Card prices:

@virusts_XBL said in Card prices:

We didnt have this many 1,000,000 stub minimum cards.

False.

Last year at this time, we had 4 WS Rewards (Hersh, Gehrig, B Wagner, Trout), 2 Flawless (Arrieta, Bellinger, Clark), plus another 5 event rewards added between December and End of Game that hit 1M (Trea, Killebrew, Guidry, Judge, Vlad Jr).

I decided to look up these card sales on December 7 of last year on the marketplace

Out of the WS cards you have listed, only Trout was selling at 1 million stubs.

Bellinger and Arrieta weren't selling anywhere near a million stubs.

The marketplace sales might be incorrect. SDS isn't known to be perfect on their sale listings, but that's what is showing for me.

The other cards weren't even released yet.

At this time of year we have 9 total cards selling at a million stubs at one time. Half of them have huge back orders also. It wasn't like this on Dec 7 of last year unless there is other cards you can list.

I could be wrong on this, but didn’t the game content and programs end a bit later? If it did, matching up two of the same dates wouldn’t make the best source.
Again, I am not sure. Maybe it just feels like it. Playing every year mushes things together.

Not sure why in November they are forcing Showdown. And with this one you lose out on 3 cards if you do not do it. Nice move SDS when at this point it shouldn't even matter. I am not doing the showdown for those 3 cards that probably wouldn't play anyway.

Glause was pretty easy but only because that moment is in Houston, so that short LF helps a tons. Still have not finished Williams. The guys is the king of perfect perfect gappers but anytime I try to get a little under it to get more launch angle it ends up getting caught at the track. Really frustrating since he is 125, 125, 125 vs righties. This should have been the easiest one.

Thanks styxx22 and dake_doback for these suggestions! Much appreciated!!

Oh I hit a ball off the wall stopped at second and the cpu threw out the third runner at home and it said failed. FML. I hate moments. Quit it. Still haven’t gotten it.

@capardo_xbl said in Willie Stargell program:

To complete this thread, I finally got it! I used raesone suggestion and If I didn’t get a hit in the first at bat, I started over. I used ericulous suggestion and did directional hitting.

Took a while and needed a game where Trevor rogers didn’t pitch, but got it!!

Thanks all.

Glad you got through it. Directional is best used when you need home runs with noodle bats like Gary Carter, Ozzie Smith and Orlando Cepeda. Or multiple xbhs. Once I discovered it, I used it for every moment and never spent more than a few minutes on any given moment. It is a power and dangerous Allie. I'd never use it in game but in moments, oh well.

Well, I don’t know if this was a fix or not, but …..

I have an Xbox series x and I took mlb21 game out of “quick resume” mode. That seems to have worked.

We will see.