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Thought the same thing, the fine print says it should be delivered early December

@beatlesnews_PSN HBD!

@bpwildbill11_PSN that’s right I think. Bonds, as far as I understand it, specifically held his own digital rights separate from the MLBPA in his playing days, with the ultimate goal to make a personalized baseball game (à la Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball from the SNES days, from back when I was a teenager and, uh, before you were born, yikes!)

That’s a moot point now, but Barry’s never exactly been accused of being just too accommodating to work with. Time does do crazy things. Heck, everyone was cheering for Mike Tyson as the ‘good guy’ Friday! I guess never say never, but, I just don’t see it myself. Maybe a Reggie Stocker flashback, but I was always a Jon Dowd guy myself.

Pete Rose, I recall there were a few posts on this forum about him a while back. You know what, he’s a pretty divisive figure I gather.

My gut, I suppose as dark as it is, is that MLB, Cooperstown and many others were just waiting for him to pass so they could honor/enshrine him without having to deal with him directly, but again, time will tell. Think he was pretty much just about to get reinstated in ‘21 or ‘22, but sort of got in his own way, which is more or less who he was. During that reinstatement push, the investigator from the gambling scandal (John Dowd) hinted Pete had inappropriate conduct with a minor in like the 70s, but, it was so long after the fact and a bit sensational. We’ll never really know one way or another.

Shoeless Joe’s not back in the fold, but he’s also not the all-time hit leader. A-Rod isn’t, Manny isn’t, and Ryan Braun IS in the game and one of them... is not my favorite ballplayer. I mean, I bet you Barry Bonds and Pete Rose both on the cover of The Show 25 wouldn’t even crack the top 50 list of strangest things to happen in April 2025.

Just a few tasks on Extreme left, but my interest is evaporating fast, so I might call it a season before I get there or the game gets to S4 on Friday.

@beatlesnews_PSN to give you a serious answer, I must say I wouldn’t say no to adding a New Orleans Pinheads cap to my collection personally, but, not sure if enough would feel the same way to cover production costs.

I would never buy the generic MLBTS caps/shirts some of the beautiful in-game fans in the stands wear.

@Sarge1387_PSN my friend, all I’ll say is, it’s not nearly as delightful as the wheel spin animation in your imagination!

If there was a way to skip the animation entirely I’d be ALL OVER it.

I don’t know about merch, but these forums have plenty of slagging on MLBTS…

Having had both in the previous generation, I’d recommend playstation over xbox in general, especially if you have a gaming rig.

I currently have a PS5, my Switch lite, a Steamdeck, and my PC - use the Nintendo the most since I am forced to take a lunch break at my firm. I slightly dislike the Steamdeck and wish I didn’t buy it, but whatevs.

@sbchamps17_NSW his dog is fun.

Now that you mention, whenever that happens to me, my wife hears a whole lot of “spooky” sounds from the living room…

Truly, every at bat all I can think about is collecting predatory loans, IYKYK

I could google it, but it doesn’t seem I could possibly be the target audience. I’m not saying the ads are good, bad or indifferent, but if the helmets said Oreo's - you can bet your kids inheritance my fat a$$ would be eating cookies. Who benefits from all this?

Yes, it sounds like the server had a disconnect issue, probably the notice popped up while you were looking at the phone. Very frustrating, I know it’s just a video game, but pretty disheartening (and let’s be honest, fairly simple to fix) to have server issues happen.

To make a long story short, I am on a rotation of every-other year with this game, so I really haven’t given this much thought before now.
I’m also not sure if this is a dumb question (my specialty) or has been asked and answered many many many times. So, apologies in advance.

Is there a reason why speed and stealing aren’t/can’t be overpowered like the batting stats? Like why wouldn’t Rickey, and sure Lou Brock, have a 125 steal rating? I’m just curious like a cat, that’s why my friends call me whiskers…

In closing, it’s Saturday night my dudes, and them daddy sodas are going down smooth!

Good on ya! Happy you got your white whale!

@Teak2112_MLBTS I thought that’s what you asked, but I just assumed I was misunderstanding (a safe bet generally).

Oddly enough, and I know it’s not what you asked, I did like the pseudo-showdown moments more than the actual official showdowns. However, no, I don’t find them fun for a whole host of reasons.

@RasengaBoy01_XBL you can try uninstalling and reinstalling the game. I mean, don’t know if it’ll work, but maybe? I wasn’t accruing XP in Season 1 (lots of people in the same boat) and the reinstall worked for that. It’s relatively painless (at least on PS5).

I have to say showdowns are my least favorite game mode. Short with runners on base, long with a double digit deficit, neither are my cup of tea.

@GoldenGamingKM_PSN I hear you, pretty much the same boat. It’s nice to get a chance to unwind after spending the day getting yelled at by clients and coworkers. “Why are you still showing up here? We fired you months ago!” You know how it goes with those jokesters.

I’m also lucky in that my son is of the generation that finds a simple joy in watching people play video games. He usually ends up asking me about the players in my lineup, which is pretty cool, hope when yours gets older you get the same experience.

It’s cool that when I was kid, I would use my baseball cards to make my own imaginary team replacing them as I went along when I could get new packs. Now through the wonders of technology I get to have that same simple mindless fun that I did when I was a boy.

Crazy, just went to the Sox final game and he was there for Joe Castiglione’s last call, sitting a few tows away from me. He looked pretty good (Luis and Joe both actually). He was a good man.

Could be the TV as well, should send that in for service along with the PS5, better to be safe than sorry…

I just kidding! It’s the moment, caught me unawares myself.