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To be honest, the LS Taylor Rogers is a better lefty option than either of them

@bonion said in Just had some decent pulls from the new conquest free packs:

I got Scherzer from the BIAH pack. Funny thing is he was to the left of the furthest card which was a gold

2nd diamond this year out of the BIAH pack. I do back the odds on these

That happened to me too. Got a Trevor Story and he was to the left of a silver card. Maybe SDS saw all the whining on here about BIAH packs and juiced em up a bit on the conquest map lol

never lol

Yawn. The rewards aren’t worth the excessive grind and having to deal with the 3 (or 6) inning games. I’d prefer less wins needed in a 9 inning format, but I’m assuming that makes me the minority.

Wasn’t able to play this weekend so I logged on to do the 3rd inning showdown. Did all the mini challenges and got it to 14-15 before I even started the final boss. Started the final boss and bam, server error. Take the loss . Not an internet issue, everything else was up and running. Not much to do but laugh about it. I usually skip to the final boss after about 5 runs, I guess that’s what I get for taking the easy way out

I personally like Bayfront. The Batters eye basically covers the entirety of Center Field. People who play at MLB stadiums (MinuteMaid) or choose Daytime should be banned for life from Ranked Seasons lol

Eddie Rosario has a secondary position of 2B. He has never played an inning at second base even in the minors. They just put it so that if you play as the Twins you can have Buxton, Kepler, Cruz, and Eddie all in the lineup.

There is no requirement, they just make it up as they see fit

It’s not new. I only remember because last year I had hardware Arrietta take one off the head and get pulled in 3 straight games

I use a curved monitor for The Show and love it. You’ll never go back to the TV, I promise you. Sceptre has some great affordable options. I use the 27” curved display

@raesONE said in Very early:

@Nanthrax_1 said in Very early:

@raesONE said in Very early:

@Nanthrax_1 said in Very early:

@raesONE said in Very early:

This has been a problem for years, it keeps at bats undeservingly alive. Worst thing is when they foul off 5 or 6 pitches in this manner and then you hang 1 for a homer.

This literally happens regularly in baseball.. like, every game!!

So? I wasn't saying it's unrealistic or that it doesn't happen in real life baseball. I'm saying it's a problem in this game because it decreases the skill gap in a pointless and frustrating manner.

Oh and btw, I've never seen a batter who sits fastball being able to flail and still make contact on a 70mph curveball. Show me the video of that please.

I don't see that happening on higher difficulty.. it also ties into the hitter's vision rating and pitcher's K/9 rating 100%..
What's the point of getting better cards if these ratings don't affect gameplay?

And watch a game. Most major league hitters can adjust to stay alive off a slow curve when sitting fastball. Also, who throws a 70mph curve that also throws hard irl?

My point is that someone who sits fastball and swings without any discipline at every offspeed pitch in the dirt shouldn't be rewarded by keeping the at bat alive. No matter how much you try to argue that is is "normal" in real life baseball, it really isn't. And it shouldn't happen in this game either. If you can't sit back, you should strike out. Learn to adapt.

Agree that it is pointless to reward bad input so consistently, but have you ever watched an Eddie Rosario at-bat? He swings at literally everything and generally has good enough bat-to-ball skills to foul off anything, regardless of pitch type or location. It shouldnt be rewarded that way in a video game, just saying it can happen IRL.

Check out Sceptre monitors. I have a 27" curved display that is great. Makes a huge difference

How are people actually that mad about this? Maybe I’m a different breed, but this entire game is just a fantasy land of made up cards and ratings. Chill.

@wh15ox said in Card for your fav team:

@dexknows33 said in Card for your fav team:

Just want some form of Kirby Puckett..... I'd love Mauer too, but I'm sure that's a few years out.

for sure a Kirby!

A Postseason Kirby with 250 clutch rating lol

Just want some form of Kirby Puckett..... I'd love Mauer too, but I'm sure that's a few years out.

Yeah, I guess I don't love them just for the fun of it, but the rewards definitely match the difficulty. Completing the TA to 70 can net a ton of stubs along with 10+ packs, all just for beating some moments? A no-brainer for me at least. Sure it can be frustrating, but it makes stacking stubs pretty doable.

Who thinks that the Team Affinity and Showdown upgrades this year is one of the better things that has come to SDS in a while? Sure, I've lost a few and that's frustrating, but the rewards are great and it sure beats the heck out of grinding endless moments or conquest games. I've had a lot of fun with it, and earned a ton of great rewards. Seems like this forum is just constantly filled with people whining about it....

The only time I use a starter out of the pen is it's my 4th starters turn in the rotation. I'll use my 5th starter (FOTF Snell) for one turn through the lineup until I pinch hit for him (like an opener), and then I roll my 4th starter until the mid innings. Or if I have used all of my relievers / game is in extras.

What are people's thoughts on the opener concept in RS? Maybe I'll get bashed as much as bringing in kluber in the 9th, but it seems like a realistic and viable way to increase their effectiveness. It does seem to help to limit the number of times someone sees the lesser pitchers. Like I said, I only do it for my 4th/5th starter.

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in All-Star Purgatory:

@MaxHarvest said in All-Star Purgatory:

It’s horrible below 700 - I got caught here last season , and once I got out I went like 14-3 to end just short of ws. The competition is harder below 700 because the difficulty settings , pitch speeds and giant pci erase the skill differential

Not sure what is happening but for the HOF event I was easily turning on some 100 mph fastballs. Played RS all star a lot yesterday and was getting 97 blown by me.

They aren’t the same game. RS is something entirely different than any other game mode this year. The levels don’t correlate at all to other modes, IMO

@genopolanco said in All-Star Purgatory:

It doesn’t matter where you end up rating wise. If you made it to a rank that would start you at 700, you would’ve started at 700.

For example, if you make CS (800+) you will start the next season at 700 even if you lose a bunch of games and tank into the 500s. All that matters is that you hit 800 at some point.

This is false

@allmustfall16 said in Long time show players...:

@bonion said in Long time show players...:

I thought I was safe reaching 700 season 1, so you must reach 800 to fall to 700 is that correct?

Yup. That’s why I didn’t make a push for WS last season. I was to close to falling back into DS. So I stayed in the 800s to start higher. This season though I lost like 5 games in a row and disconnected once. So I have a lot of grinding in all star hell to get back up. Won my last two though.

If you find yourself losing games, a simple thing that helps me that I find myself not doing is taking some pitches. At least get their starters pitch count up a bit. Then swing for the fences.

And as far as pitching goes, it’s [censored] near impossible in all star difficulty. It’s not you getting worse. It’s just that hard to pitch in all star

Definitely wish that I had done that last season. I made a push for it when I got over 800 and ended up having connection errors in a few games in a row so dropped down to 700-something. Now I’m sitting in All-Star and over 1/3 of all hits given up so far have been bombs. All-Star is unplayable. RNG gods must not be happy with me lately haha