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I have a good amount of Yankees at P5, but not much else.

My one brag is owning every single card in the entire game. Since I'm mainly an offline player, I do not have those 1000 gold cards for the WS rewards, but other than those I have every card for the first time ever since first playing DD in 2020.

Didn't put any money into the game either. I've just gotten pretty good at playing the CPU on Goat in DQ. There are so many stubs to be had by just rushing to one of the stadiums and squeaking out a sweaty win.

@SaveFarris_PSN said in Is It Possible for ALL MLB Players to be Included in MLB The Show:

Not the way it’s always been. Only since O’Bannon vs NCAA.

Those old enough to remember can recall Bill Clinton in NBA Jams. I guarantee there were no rights clearances for that one.

It was definitely more "wild west" back then for sure, but I think there is a much bigger magnifying glass looking at stuff like that today.

I used to play this game back in the day called Fire Pro Wrestling. The roster had hundreds of "fake" people on it who were obviously based off real-life wrestlers, but given different names with their appearances altered. For instance, there was a character that looked like The Rock, but he had blonde hair, different colored attire and his name was like Rocky Reipia or something. However, all of these characters were editable so you just changed some colors, fixed the name and there you go you had The Rock.

Keep in mind, this was a 2D Japanese wrestling game on PS2 from about 20 years ago. With game technology obviously evolving over the years and hyper-realistic graphics being so life-like, it is a more slippery slope than ever to use someone's likeness without consent or a contracted agreement especially when when a major sports license is involved like MLB.

@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in Is It Possible for ALL MLB Players to be Included in MLB The Show:

Idea: the community uses the Create player to build a model closest to the player. The most accurate model according to SDS’s judgment gets to be that players model. The community has already created so many guys not in the game in the vault so what’s the problem with this?

That's just not how it works.

SDS can't police people using the CAP feature to make someone that resembles Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez, but for them to actually promote their name/likeness without that player's consent would open them up to copyright litigation such as misappropriation, false endorsement, infringement, etc.

They need to have individual deals with every Legend that is in the game. It sucks, but that is the way it has always been.

It wouldn't be unheard of as it has been done before.

Randy Johnson was the main collection reward in 2022 and later received an even more juiced Milestone 99 in November based on his perfect game. They could drop an updated Beltran with max stats across the board which would likely be a Postseason card from 2004 when he went nuclear in the playoffs with Houston.

@Sarge1387_PSN said in JOE CARTER Roberto Alomar Fred McGriff Olerud:

@brainfreeze442_PSN said in JOE CARTER Roberto Alomar Fred McGriff Olerud:

David Wells, he was a great pitcher and seemed like a good guy.

I mean aside from being a functioning alcoholic, yeah

Boomer is the man. Didn't have overpowering stuff, but was never afraid to challenge hitters and definitely a big game pitcher.

He pitched for a good amount of teams as well which is great for card diversity if he ever gets added to The Show.

@myllerymia_PSN said in Cover Athlete for MLB 26:

It should be Acuña

Acuña definitely has the name for sure, but his stock has fallen a bit the last two years. Would be good for the game overall for a star like him to get back to his prime 2023 form.

All four of those guys were actually in The Show 20.

@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in Would This be Cool?:

@SakAttack87_PSN
Randy Arozarena anyone?

Randy didn't go diamond until November after he went crazy in the playoffs and the game was winding down.

For most of the cycle especially early on when LS really mattered, the only diamond AL Center Fielders were quick sell George Springer and Mike Trout who back then was still going for hundreds of thousands of stubs.

I got Springer'd many times.

How are you able to see any of that DD stuff the servers for those games have been down for almost two years?

I do remember liking the diamond reveal animation in 20 although "American League" followed by "Center Fielder" either meant you were about to be rich or more likely just very sad.

SDS has added a TON of huge names over the years and it seems like once they're released not many get used especially in competitive online modes.

Everybody who swears that 99 Bonds or A-Rod would never leave their lineup will likely prefer 99 Willi Castro and Bryan Reynolds because that's how the game works unfortunately.

@Talkingben9558_XBL said in Finest Card previews for the 11/11 Program:

I dont really get the Ben Rice selection. He was not that good this year. .234 batting average, 2.3 WAR, not really deserving of an extra finest card

He got his feet wet last year, but 2025 was his first real opportunity to get consistent ABs and he definitely had a breakout season.

.255/26 HR while also splitting time behind the plate. Advanced metrics rank Rice in the top percentile in many key offensive categories such as exit velocity/barrel rate/hard hit % and when you dive deeper you'll find out that he was actually one of the league's unluckiest hitters with how many balls he hit directly at defenders. His expected batting average and expected weighted on-base average were significantly higher than his actual numbers.

I understand the Yanks have a lot of cards and that annoys people, but I will not stand for this Ben Rice slander.

@x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN said in Scammed for new Dominguez:

@Warn-Owls_XBL said in Scammed for new Dominguez:

So I wanted the new jasson card and I put a buy order in for 350k and someone accepted. MLB has took my stubs but not gave me my card. Anyone have any idea why?

I just check the Marketplace. You out in an order for 350K. The lowest available is 900K.

Your offer wasn't accepted. Youre just in the queue for when the orders get to that amount.

Your stubs are in limbo until it fills or you cancel the order.

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@SaveFarris_PSN said in New Legends List for MLB The Show:

@SakAttack87_PSN said in New Legends List for MLB The Show:

No chance in hell Dykstra or Rocker would ever be in the game.

Fair enough.

In 2025, probably a different story though given guys like Kirby Puckett and Roberto Alomar.

The HRD card? And are you referring to the Finest collection because that will only include Finest cards.

@NWOStunna_PSN said in New Legends List for MLB The Show:

@TheBigPapa55_PSN said in New Legends List for MLB The Show:

Taking into account the new legends being added with the HRD X drop, I updated the legends list. Here it is:
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Went through the list. Didn’t remember seeings these few. I could be wrong I just skimmed it:

Don Mattingly Incognito “Donnie Baseball”
Jimmy Key
Dave Stieb
Frank Viola
Bo Jackson
David Cone
Lenny Dykstra Incognito “Nailz”
Vince Coleman
John Smiley
Doug Drabek
Bobby Bonilla
Mitch Williams
Matt Williams
Will Clark
John Rocker

No chance in hell Dykstra or Rocker would ever be in the game.

@Teak2112_MLBTS said in A Breakdown of all 99 OVR Cards Currently in the game:

The position where you need the most cards of course has the fewest.

I feel like they should give every team the Herget treatment: everyone gets a finest for their best non closer reliever.

Agreed. Too many teams are very lacking in the bullpen especially in the middle relief department.

This is the part where I once again ask for a diamond Tim Hill.

Moonshot event has been a staple for years. C'mon.

@Dolenz_PSN said in Cody Bellinger:

@brainfreeze442_PSN said in Cody Bellinger:

@SakAttack87_PSN

I think even Max Fried could get one. Have they announced the TA pick yet?

Its the Yankees. I am sure that they will somehow get multiple Finest cards eventually

That's the spirit.

I think the Yanks Finest will either be him or Rodon. Somebody else suggested Jazz in another thread which is certainly possible, but I'd prefer Belli.

However, since their theme team is already absolutely stacked on the offensive side, I really wouldn't mind if they surprised us with a reliever Finest for either Fernando Cruz or Tim Hill.

Soto and Chapman for sure.

Kurtz already has a very comparable 99 and a decent 98 as well.