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@wynsanity318_psn said in New conspiracy..is SDS playing favorites:

I take it you are relatively new and didn't see the laughable things for SD last year. I will say Bryant has the same flaw JD Martinez has though to prevent them from being diamonds and it has nothing to do with batting and gets "fixed" once a year....the defense in the game where Machado gets a big boost. I do agree with you some players shouldn't be as high as they are on SD cough cough Grisham cough but it is their game and they very clearly do whatever they see fit with it

This is a really really naive take on your part.

Bryant a defensive liability!? Have you watched what he's done for a Cubs squad this year that has had to rely on both platoon guys and minor leaguers to replace the injured starters?

Because if you haven't, you should. And you'd definitely be thinking otherwise about Bryant. Dude hasn't played third base since mid-April! He's been called upon to play each of the outfield positions (above average to great by the way) and first base (average to above there).

When you have a versatile MVP caliber player like that and he's not getting bumped to diamond, there's a real problem. I might be a Cubs homer, but I know A LOT of folks around baseball would put him in the Top 2 or 3 for MVP right now.

To compare him with JD Martinez's poor defense is a huge [censored] mistake.

324k and had the game since early launch. Having to work 7 days a week (Sat/Sun are a little lighter but not by much) and take care of a 10-month old really cuts into things.

Double XP is great for those that actually have plenty of time on their hands. Agriculture doesn't really give a F if you're not playing.

I'm 41 and have yet to make WS.

After...

Seven years of playing this game.

But it's all good. I recognize my mediocrity for what it is.

@beanball0571_psn said in Given Up on Event Games:

It’s allstar with common pitchers. If you can’t win it’s a you thing. I’ll get 30 wins today for greinke, then I’ll get my 40 over next event

Aren't you special, Mr. Condescending. Jeezuz H. Flex posts with a [censored] wheelbarrow of ego are just so productive.

For real!? They JUST released a fuckton of content on Friday for Memorial Day Weekend.

And you out here claiming "bad optics"?

Might check your own vision with this one my guy.

@AdeptOfMemory There it is: The brilliance of this country that leans so far right, and in a perpetual headspace of conspiracy theories and poisonous rhetoric, that you've forever convinced yourself that you view the world "normally."

I know your type and it's why this world is quickly spiraling out of control.

Done. And blocked.

Same. I hope my Showdown boss victory counts. Ff'ss.

@mcgalamaad_psn said in TA 2 Reaveals - As of May 28:

Is anyone else just not excited for the future stars? I wish there were less of them.

Same here. I enjoy the past more than the future. (There's a therapy joke in their somewhere.)

My contribution to this thread will be short and sweet: I've always preferred meter and will continue to use meter. Don't care if I don't get any higher than 700 in RS.

I'm content.

End.

I'm sorry, but if you're hitting the XP Cap DAILY, you probably need to step away for a bit. That is some serious gaming time that I think the majority of players just simply will never, ever reach. I understand the ire and the reasoning behind "We paid for a product, now let us play it how we want," but I also see SDS's side in this to mitigate no-lifers from pound-towning it for 8-12 hrs a day.

I might be a fuddy duddy who works his [censored] [censored] off six days a week and is getting tired of these complaints, but I sure as heck know that it's not the end of the world (or the seasonal progression path) if I don't play until Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon.

Breathe people. Breathe.

For those of us that put in over 65+ hours of work per week (WORK work, not gaming work), we'll probably never hit the full end-of-season numbers.

I personally think it's just fine for where it is. If people are earning that much XP a day (and/or more) they're easily treating the game more like a job than just an hour or two hobby like many of us.

@ferga24_psn said in New conspiracy..is SDS playing favorites:

Well Kris Bryant has a negative defensive war this year and was horrible last year all around. He also has done most of his offensive damage against lefties and struggled against righties.

Despite your take in Machado, he still has a positive defensive war this year and was great all around last year.

If both trend in the same direction this season, they will meet around 85 overall soon imo.

I'll put a little more stock in your "struggled against righties" comment if he comes back from their upcoming west coast swing with even worse splits. Because a .289 average with an OPS slightly under .890 isn't something I would entirely classify as a struggle.

@AstrosJake You really need to pump the brakes and maybe play something else if you're burning through [censored] so fast.

Whenever I read these posts, I'm almost glad I work as much as I do during the week. I'd be miserable if I was always wanting more.

@KFREDxRATMONKEY And this is probably the first year where when I do find some time, I think to myself, "Should I really even be doing this right now?"

@AdeptOfMemory Those instances are few and far between in this country. What you said is completely ignorant and a huge dump on teachers in general.

As a former high school English teacher of close to 13 years (before leaving and becoming involved in the family farming business), I never ONCE had this issue with colleagues or anyone remotely close to our district in our state.

Frankly, this kind of a comment is incredibly detrimental to the epidemic we have nationwide of teachers leaving the profession.

Think before you post something like that.

@Sarge1387_PSN Same. 55-60 hr work weeks, on top of trying to be a father and a husband, doesn't exactly lend itself to getting to the end of the XP path.

Those folks that have already got there and are currently spinning the wheel, definitely play every day and for AT LEAST a few hours a day.

That's not feasible for some of us.

@Dolenz64 No. Here's what this is:

The "in" thing is to be as trollish and self-aggrandizing as possible. No matter the situation.

Trump, unfortunately, gave (and still tries to give) everyone the impression that to attempt belittlement and character assassination is the most appropriate way to get things done in the world, i.e. troll to your heart's content because that's the American Way.

I've been sick of cats like this mofo on these boards for a long long time. Everything is about them and everyone else is "bubble-wrapped" and soft because they actually have empathy. Trolling is nothing more than a shittier way to continue being a shitty person.

Make America Normal Again.

@dirtybob007_psn said in Is there any content today? Pretty bad optics if there is nothing.:

Seriously. Why the hostility? I just asked that SDS mention something about soldiers who died. Is it that controversial ?

Dude, look at the evolution of your posts.

It's like each consecutive one you are trying to explain yourself and doing a [censored] poor job of it.

As the son of a Vietnam Vet, I respect the hell out of this day. But you could have just said that at the very beginning instead of dragging each consecutive post out to make it seem like SDS needs to do something just for your satisfaction.

This is why I [censored] hate social media gatekeepers who jump all over peoples' shite if they don't mention the troops or anything pro-'Merica without it turning into a "_________ HATES THIS COUNTRY!"

Seriously. This mentality is getting tired.

44. Wife, 15-month old daughter, and a solid job in agriculture for three years now after teaching high school English for 15. Don't get to play much, but I do enjoy the break from reality when I get some me time.

Rely heavily on a lefty dominated lineup throughout. By the time you get to Ryan, be sure and also have a few dudes that can lay a bunt down and steal a bag or two.

Granted I was at 15-15 when I faced him, but I made sure I bunted at least once to move runners along and even sneak in a bunt single.

From then on it was just a matter of making contact and eventually knocking one past the drawn in infield. I would highly suggest this strategy.