No but be very careful of the condensation from the ice packs...

@ComebackLogic said in Dang!!! That Update Got Me!!!:

I’m sick too, Cold/Flu and chesty cough. No clue if it’s Covid-19, you can’t get a test here in the UK, but I’m staying home and playing MLB the Show just in case. Get well soon!

Yikes, Godspeed. It could be worse, you could be living in the USA!

AL Center Fielder. I was prepared for Springer.

TROUT!

Totally worth all the garbage gold pulls before this one

@rsetzer13 said in Online Play More Of A Dumpster Fire Than Ever:

When being late slightly jammed is more productive than being perfect perfect or good good, there is something terribly wrong. I also have noticed that when you play a team of all silvers that perfect perfect and good good are never hits. Meanwhile the silver team's continually bad input is rewarded with several early ok and late slightly jammed hits. I think that at this point the worse team you have and the worse you play, the better you'll do, because they've programmed it to favor "new" players.

That’s baseball, baby. It’s frustrating 100% but you gotta take the tinfoil hat off and think probability. If you play poker and your AA gets busted by a noob with 2-9, are you going to accuse the dealer of favoring noobs?

@Washed__AF said in No 4th of July Conquest map -- Shame on u SDS:

Good. Conquest maps are the worst

Seriously, if I wanted to fall asleep while playing I’d drink a six pack and go rub...nevermind.

@OreoRockstar said in My Thoughts on the Dead Ball Event:

We will see quick counts, and 6 innings in one of the next 2 variations....sure All Star will surface too

I thought these were 6 inning games? Oh nevermind, it’s just scoreless ties going to extras

@olivegarden2 said in Why Doesn't Maddux Have 2 Seam?:

@The_Icon148 said in Why Doesn't Maddux Have 2 Seam?:

@olivegarden2 said in Why Doesn't Maddux Have 2 Seam?:

@PoopsyMcDoodle said in Why Doesn't Maddux Have 2 Seam?:

@doomtrain69 said in Why Doesn't Maddux Have 2 Seam?:

Because he has a sinker......a better version in-game of the same exact pitch

Nope wrong

2 seam is horizontal and the sinker is a verticalbreak

IRL they are. I can tell you that because I throw a 2 seamer and it's different from a sinker. But in this game a 2 seamer is a poor mans sinker

Irl underhand pitching leagues dont count.

I play year round competitive baseball, play tourneys and I'm a kid still...

Travel tourneys? Like the Tour of Italy?

Good story, cupcake.

@hoboadam said in Serious question:

Dropping kids off at the pool...
Pinching a loaf...
Going number 2...
Heading to the library...

Taking a dunk makes no sense. That implies that it comes back out after.

Taking the Browns to the super bowl, don’t forget.

The kiss of death.

@beanball0571 said in Beanball:

Yeah, getting tired of the good good flyout parade

Yup I think we both had a few which is a few too many in a 3 inning game

It was event

@beanball0571

GG bud. Was sitting on that cheese lol

@eatyum said in How do you hit in this game?:

I think for anyone who isn't a top player, there are a few things that really matter when hitting.

If I'm tired, I can't focus and I strikeout out a ton. I have to be wide awake.

If I'm distracted, I.E. there is talking in the room, or maybe I'm chatting or something while playing, I'm going to strike out a lot.

It's really something that you have to give your full attention to. It's easier for me to pick up patterns, to discern balls and strikes when I'm doing that.

Seriously. My girl knows to GTFO out of the room if I’m playing and she’s on the phone. She thinks it’s hilarious and rightfully so but it’s sooooooo hard to focus with chatter.

To OP: it sounds simple but see ball, hit ball. Don’t think too much, just react and recognize patterns to help you sit on pitches. I used to be pretty decent but I took last year off and it took a while to get it back but once you get there (and you will) you’ll know.

@jz2016cubs said in [I LOVE MY LIFE!!!! My story:

If you read this far: Thank you, and let me know. I am wondering how many people actually did. I will now go and watch TV, waiting for my heartbeat to come down. This happened an hour ago, and I forgot to post until then, and my heartbeat is still high. lol

Might be the meth.

Jk, good for you chief. Keep it up.

Heck of a ball player but quite possibly the worst analyst ever to Grace a microphone

@AsianJim95 said in Am I wrong for this?:

Getting shut out in the 8th, Tatis hits a solo jack. Down 2-1. He brings crochet in, Jorge walks, and then Gary walks. So two on with no outs and honus comes up to bat, get in a two strike count. And I laid my first bunt down of the year (felt dirty about it) but couldn't sacrifice a double play. Got on, brought in nick for Larry, then hit a grand slam causing him to dashboard.
I hate bunt cheesers, but am I wrong for putting a bunt down in a critical situation?

In the words of Herm Edwards, “YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME”

@NotSure_2505_ said in I just want that 98 Mondesi, already have a 99 Ramirez:

@JediOfArgonath said in I just want that 98 Mondesi, already have a 99 Ramirez:

@tmichae10 said in I just want that 98 Mondesi, already have a 99 Ramirez:

@JediOfArgonath said in I just want that 98 Mondesi, already have a 99 Ramirez:

@tmichae10 said in I just want that 98 Mondesi, already have a 99 Ramirez:

@JediOfArgonath said in I just want that 98 Mondesi, already have a 99 Ramirez:

Do you have to do the expensive collection for the 15 points to get the Ramirez? The missions & solos don’t equal 100.

Yep, you gotta lock in those cards. I’m literally 1/4 level away from finest Ramirez so I’m in a little dilemma.

I don’t need the stubs (1.6 bank now), but I was targeting the finest Ramirez who, as noted above, is statistically worse than the POTM now. Working through moments and the program now and not opening any of the packs until I decide what to do.

So there won’t be more moments or missions added later? You absolutely have to do the collection if you want Ramirez?

I’m fairly confident since they didn’t add any missions to the tatis collection.

That’s awful...I hate when SDS goes the way of EA like that. $$$

I spent $70 for the pre-game where you get a couple of free diamonds and other stuff at the beginning of the year.

I have almost $1.8 million stubs from literally just playing the game and pulling players from free packs, making it to 500 in RS and getting a diamond, playing free events and getting free sellable diamonds, playing the 1-9 inning programs and getting free diamonds, doing moments, showdown the list goes on and on.

I don't really play madden so I don't know how madden makes it pay to play, but this game, at least for me definitely isn't pay to play.

Did you bury the lede on a no money spent post?!?

I’m sure someone has pointed this out before but I haven’t seen it.

The Zack Brown “K 2 batters in one inning” is broken. Instead of Brown, the moment loads with....Justin Grimm on the hill. WTF?

@Kovz88 said in Which Pitchers are Kryptonite to You?:

@The_DoctorsWife said in Which Pitchers are Kryptonite to You?:

I tend to struggle with some pitchers more than I do others, and I'm curious to know which pitchers drive you crazy.

My top 3 (not in any particular order, just the 3 most annoying):

• LS Joey Lucchesi
• Chris Sale (his movement is so distracting!)
• Clayton Kershaw

Signature Hoffman
That [censored] changeup kills me and as soon as I time that up I lose the fastball.

FotF Marichal
Same thing. His breaking pitches are nasty.

Only faced Juan a few times but that slider just falls off the table, and he has a 72mph change. No thanks.