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@Chandaman625 said in Super Utility cards:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Super Utility cards:

@skepple15 said in Super Utility cards:

Doesn't need to be a switch hitter, has great contact and good power vs both side, switch hitting is a farce but that's another conversation for another time.

Different strokes and all that but it's not a farce for everyone. You vote Honus and that's cool but it's not unanimous for Honus. I take Ketel all day and hit better with him over Honus. I take Ketel all day but you don't have to.

If you take Ketel over Honus you're probably not all that great at this game... Or you just don't have Honus at all. Honus is a top 5 overall player in the game, not only is his bat great but his speed and defense outweighs a majority of players in this game especially Ketel. Mr.Marte has been pulled in finest packs and sold 3 times for me and since the 4th time pulled he's got a nice spot in my inventory, where he'll never get an inning of playing time on my God squad. I didn't grind for 4 months to get Ketel haha.

Wait I did that wrong. nO YoU aRe nOT GOod aT tHiS gAMe. There, did I use the way to argue an opinion on this board correctly? Why is it so hard for some on here to understand everyone has different play styles or play better with different players instead of just resorting to the "you must not be good at this game" argument.

@Chandaman625 said in Super Utility cards:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Super Utility cards:

@skepple15 said in Super Utility cards:

Doesn't need to be a switch hitter, has great contact and good power vs both side, switch hitting is a farce but that's another conversation for another time.

Different strokes and all that but it's not a farce for everyone. You vote Honus and that's cool but it's not unanimous for Honus. I take Ketel all day and hit better with him over Honus. I take Ketel all day but you don't have to.

If you take Ketel over Honus you're probably not all that great at this game... Or you just don't have Honus at all. Honus is a top 5 overall player in the game, not only is his bat great but his speed and defense outweighs a majority of players in this game especially Ketel. Mr.Marte has been pulled in finest packs and sold 3 times for me and since the 4th time pulled he's got a nice spot in my inventory, where he'll never get an inning of playing time on my God squad. I didn't grind for 4 months to get Ketel haha.

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@skepple15 said in Super Utility cards:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Super Utility cards:

@skepple15 said in Super Utility cards:

Doesn't need to be a switch hitter, has great contact and good power vs both side, switch hitting is a farce but that's another conversation for another time.

Different strokes and all that but it's not a farce for everyone. You vote Honus and that's cool but it's not unanimous for Honus. I take Ketel all day and hit better with him over Honus. I take Ketel all day but you don't have to.

You'd be pretty hard pressed to find people that are taking Ketel over Honus, also if you use zone hitting and strike zone camera, switch hitting is irrelevant. You don't even see the batter and you're moving a dot to a ball..

Not hard pressed, because you just found one. And I use those settings and he has been a better hitter for me. I just like his swing better. It really bothers you that much that someone disagrees? Honus is a great card but I prefer Ketel and I like his switch hitting.

@skepple15 said in Super Utility cards:

Doesn't need to be a switch hitter, has great contact and good power vs both side, switch hitting is a farce but that's another conversation for another time.

Different strokes and all that but it's not a farce for everyone. You vote Honus and that's cool but it's not unanimous for Honus. I take Ketel all day and hit better with him over Honus. I take Ketel all day but you don't have to.

@skepple15 said in Super Utility cards:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Super Utility cards:

I vote for Ketel also mostly because of his power and switching hitting. He doesn't have Honus' defense but you know he can always face any pitcher.

Umm Honus can face any pitcher...

Not as a switch hitter.

I vote for Ketel also mostly because of his power and switching hitting. He doesn't have Honus' defense but you know he can always face any pitcher.

@hegone44 said in Original Diamond Choices:

In retrospect we probably all should've taken Chipper Jones, but that 87 Kendall was good too. I took Henderson because it's Rickey f'ing Henderson, and he turned out only ok in my opinion.

I have to disagree. I took Henderson then took Chipper later on and I still preferred Rickey and glad I took him first. I enjoyed Chipper and he did his job when I used him but in retrospect I don't regret taking Rickey. I think it also comes down to who works best for your style of play. I like speedier guys with good defense. It's why Jose Reyes is my starting shortstop.

I haven't had animation issues with him in terms of catching but I did have that stupid jogging issue come up yesterday in a easy out in the foul territory that he could of caught in LF but just jogged to it and it hit the ground by the time he got to it. I hope they fix that stupid jogging animation for catches that can made with a little more hustle.

@Baracesilk said in Outfield starters:

I am seeing a lot of people choosing Belli over Griffey. I have both. I will say I haven't used Belli enough to know how I hit with him. I believe I am over .330 with him but with not a huge sample size. Griffey I am .340 and he is the player I have used most. I have heard a lot of people complain about Griffeys glitchy defense but have not experienced it myself. Is Belli more sound defensively?

I honestly have never had the bad animations with Griffey and he is probably my third or fourth best bat. Bellinger is my best hitter followed by Donaldson surprisingly which is why he will never leave 3rd. But I have Griffey with Belli and Mays. Between them three the outfield defense is set. I will say though between Griffey and Belli I have to give Belli the edge in hitting because he has a great swing and can make contact even if not the best PCI placement.

@ImDFC said in Outfield starters:

LF: ?????????????
CF: SS Griffey
RF: Finest Bellinger
I don't have a slam dunk player for left, though I tend to lean towards Acuna, Kaline, and Ichiro for various reasons. I don't have Mays and I really can't be bothers to play the market to buy the 5 or so most expensive LS cards

I have tried the 3 guys you named and they can all work but it can also be whose swing can work for you because I had Kaline and wanted to make him work but couldn't hit with him. I finally finished the live series collection and so have Mays with Griffey and Bellinger but another name I would throw out to you that people sometimes forget is Finest Ketel Marte. I had him at LF because his fielding will be around 74 there but he has great hitting stats and switch hitter on top of that. He was my 3rd guy out there before getting Mays.

@DriveByTrucker17 said in Finest Scherzer:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Finest Scherzer:

@DriveByTrucker17 said in Finest Scherzer:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Finest Scherzer:

@vagimon said in Finest Scherzer:

I have a small sample size with him. He’s something like 6-8 with a 5.00 era. The other dudes in my rotation have a 4.00 or lower. I was thinking of selling him and getting Billy Wagner.

Thanks. I have Cole, deGrom, Feller, and Kluber who I like. Haven't used Kershaw for a while but may also put him back in, just felt people had learned his pitches by now. I also have Bumgarner and Fergie Jenkins. Any suggestions of a high level pitcher besides Sale.

I’d recommend SS Oswalt. He’s much tougher to hit than his attributes would lead you to believe, thanks to his fantastic repertoire. Plus he’s dirt cheap.

I wondered about him. I used his 89 early on and didn't mind it back then and have found myself hover over buying his 95 card. I like using guys you rarely see ir don't hear enough about.

I love using him. You might as well try him out since he’s so cheap. I know skepple can vouch for him too.

Okay I'm going to do it. Thanks for the suggestion.

I was thinking of doing a build of a mix if free cards from completing moments combined with players you earn from completing collections.

@DriveByTrucker17 said in Finest Scherzer:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Finest Scherzer:

@vagimon said in Finest Scherzer:

I have a small sample size with him. He’s something like 6-8 with a 5.00 era. The other dudes in my rotation have a 4.00 or lower. I was thinking of selling him and getting Billy Wagner.

Thanks. I have Cole, deGrom, Feller, and Kluber who I like. Haven't used Kershaw for a while but may also put him back in, just felt people had learned his pitches by now. I also have Bumgarner and Fergie Jenkins. Any suggestions of a high level pitcher besides Sale.

I’d recommend SS Oswalt. He’s much tougher to hit than his attributes would lead you to believe, thanks to his fantastic repertoire. Plus he’s dirt cheap.

I wondered about him. I used his 89 early on and didn't mind it back then and have found myself hover over buying his 95 card. I like using guys you rarely see ir don't hear enough about.

@theu715 said in Finest Scherzer:

Scherzer’s biggest issue as others have mentioned is that everything breaks the same way. The only way he does well is when you play people who will chase outside fastballs and change ups off the plate away from the hitter. I’ve used him for a little while and he has a high 3’s ERA, which isn’t bad, but I just removed him from my rotation and put Jenkins back in the 5 slot. I run, Sale, deGrom, Kershaw, Cole, Jenkins.

It seems like the general consensus is he is okay but doesn't sound like he is worth 100k stubs. Unfortunately I can't afford Sale at this point having tapped out everything to finish the LS collection. But I think in the end I'm just going to run with Cole, deGrom, Kluber who I like from Headliners, Feller and a rotation of different guys I like at the 5 spot like Fergie and Madbum. Going to try out that Morton though first.

@MrGamebred said in Conquest loot:

@JakeSteel2k4 said in Conquest loot:

@MrGamebred said in Conquest loot:

If you use YouTube, Gomesdalegend has a video for each one with the hidden rewards locations.

I love his videos.

Heck yeah. he taught me how to work the marketplace and I felt so stupid for never realizing the stubs to me made.

Exactly. I just got into Diamond Dynasty with this year's game and those videos helped me out a lot. I probably never would have attempted finishing the line series collection for Mays if not for his info.

@MrGamebred said in Conquest loot:

If you use YouTube, Gomesdalegend has a video for each one with the hidden rewards locations.

I love his videos.

Does anyone have the same opinion that Kershaw has become easier to pick up since he has been seen and used a lot since the beginning? I don't get worried when I see him and that's the main reason I was looking for a different 5th.

@LankyRyan said in Finest Scherzer:

At first, I had trouble differentiating between his cutter and slider when hitting, similar to SS Verlander or Bumgarner. But after seeing him a bunch of times I feel like he’s pretty easy to read now. They really did him dirty by not giving him a two seamer, sinker, or even a circle change (not really SDS’ fault, according to bbref, he didn’t have any of those in his “official” repertoire in 2019, even though he’s thrown them his entire career). It all breaks the same direction, which you get used to pretty quickly.

Thanks for the feedback too. I may just wind up putting Kershaw back in as the final starter and make that my go to rotation until 20 releases. I should probably get the 3rd inning boss pack before then so I can at least take Verlander and try him out.

@Ryan_2713 said in Finest Scherzer:

I've done alright with him so far I switch between him and Verlander.
have kershaw sale cole and greinke

I would go for Sale but went through a lot of market work to finish out the Live series to get Mays to complete my outfield. I just cant afford Sale now. But I see you mentioned Greinke. I like watching College Lefty and he always seems to have him in his rotation. I know his card isn't rated the highest but he must be solid. Does he get a vote of confidence since he isn't costly.

@MrGamebred said in Finest Scherzer:

Seaver is pretty nice. And if you can live without a changeup, that Buehler finest card has been my MVP. Scherzer has been easy to bat against, for the most part, and he also had a 5.00 era for me.

I have Seaver but had a really hard time with him and had a bad era with him. I used him with the other bosses to get the voucher and so I won't quicksell him for just 5k so he just sits out of my rotation. Maybe I should retry him. I actually feel like I am supposed to have Kershaw in my rotation but I have pitched better with the four guys I named in my post as my main starters. It's just finding that 5th and final go to.