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Not complaining at all because having this many new names dropped into the game this late into the season is pretty crazy, but just wish we could've gotten Jose Reyes and the Toddfather as well for this program since they're both involved with the HRDX this year.
Have to assume with this many new Legends and cards overall, there is going to be a separate collection for this series. Curious who the final program reward would be if they go that route. 
@Dolenz_PSN said in Home Run Derby X on Friday:
In their defense the Finals are not until tomorrow and Saturday. The last semifinal was just last Saturday so if they tier the cards based on results then I can understand why they waited.
Also looking at 2022 they ended up giving Adrian Gonzalez 3 cards for the event (95, 98, 99) so maybe they waited until the end this time to avoid that scenario again.
Also, looking at Gonzalez, he did not get a card in any other year or series so expect these to be the only cards for these players not already in the game.
Yeah, when they first introduced the HRDX cards in 2022 that was the only series those players got cards for which was fine although the multiple high 90s diamonds did seem a little redundant.
I will admit if I was a Cardinals fan like yourself, I'd be annoyed if Wainwright is only a hitter and doesn't have pitching attributes. Hopefully, they make him a two-way player so people can utilize him in his primary position. It would be like if they dropped CC Sabathia as a new Legend last year, but only giving him the Out of Position card that can only hit.
Excited to try out a bunch of these new names though for sure. I remember Swisher and Adrian Gonzalez having awesome swings and some of these players haven't been in the game for a long time.
There will surely be more cards added for these series to help people complete the collection, but this is a nice gesture considering the price of some of these older cards.
Hopefully, they show some love to the Standout series because that one requires you completing the Yankees (Judge/O'Neill) and AL collections (O'Day) which aren't cheap at all. Since I don't have those two, I sold the 92 Posada I did have because he was literally going for 330k. That one was a no-brainer.
@Teak2112_MLBTS said in *HRD X - New Content - 17 New Legends???*:
Who is Michael Custer? Cuddyer?
If they actually do drop this mid year I would absolutely put my money where my mouth is and do a stub purchase in appreciation
Yes, Cuddyer* although Michael Custer sounds like the perfect guy to protect Arson Judge out in SF.
Mike Moustakas
Adam Wainwright
Michael Custer
Lorenzo Cain
Ben Zobrist
Daniel Murphy
Some other names not featured in trailer, but who have taken part in the past and/or are scheduled to participate this year.:
Nick Swisher
Hunter Pence
Adrian Gonzalez
Andruw Jones
Todd Frazier
Jose Reyes
Ian Desmond
Ryan Zimmerman
Rick Ankiel
17 new Legends would be the wildest drop ever let alone in almost mid September. Some really cool names from that pool.
https://youtube.com/shorts/vOKWSG0s4no?si=kSXUP5VUepWGg_Kd
My buddy just sent this to me, but not sure if legit although it appears to be...
@Teak2112_MLBTS said in 8th inning bosses:
@pacadie09_NSW said in 8th inning bosses:
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Did I miss anyone, to your knowledge?I cross my fingers that SDS could add the Alou family next year (Matty, Felipe, Jesus and Moises). It would be AWESOME!
At least can we get a Marquis Grissom? I miss that era of baseball
Not giving SDS any ideas, but if they did era specific Legends packs as DLC - pretty sure the WWE games do something similar - I would probably bite. 
We're not talking big Superstars, but those mid-level names like Marquis Grissom that really add depth to the roster.
@Dolenz_PSN said in Moonshot 2.0 Reveals:
@Jeff7407_PSN said in Moonshot 2.0 Reveals:
@MarioMendoza935_XBL said in Moonshot 2.0 Reveals:
@Barfy-Bad-Gas_XBL said in Moonshot 2.0 Reveals:
Are these pitchers going to be like the last moonshot with lower attributes or are these all new 99s?
I'm guessing Commons (64). Interesting to see if Roger will be an Astro or a Blue Jay.
How could he be a blue jay and be a common? He pitched in Toronto 2 years and won cy young awards both seasons. Not to mention winning pitcher triple crowns both years. His Blue Jays card should be a 99 milestone or award card. Maybe next year.
Moonshot cards have very little to do with actual real life stats.
Look at the first moonshot. Nolan Ryan got a common. Tom Seaver got a common. Corey Kluber got a common for a team he only pitched 1/3rd of an inning for.
I know there isn't a specific rule book, but how can you give someone a bad card for a team that he was only on for two years and both years he was voted the best pitcher in his league? Moonshot Clemens should be based on his final season in 2007. Nothing else would make too much sense.
The Ryan card is based on his age 24 season which is the only year in his entire career that he had negative WAR other than his retirement campaign when he was like 46.
Kluber is an odd choice considering how he barely pitched for Texas.
You really think SDS hasn't reached out to Bonds?
Also, I know they get a lot of flack for losing names, but they've added some massive headliners in recent years.
There was a stretch earlier this year where in the span of five diamond pulls I got Logan Gilbert five consecutive times. 
Jose Ramirez has been awesome, but he already has a 99 from the ASG collection.
I can understand SDS double-dipping multiple 99s for a player to represent two different teams (ex. Randy having a 99 card for Seattle and Arizona), but otherwise it would just be a waste when there are so many other players still waiting for a juiced version.
@Dolenz_PSN said in TA Neon Cards:
@SakAttack87_PSN said in TA Neon Cards:
I really hope they use this drop to add some rewards/packs/etc. to the main TA path. The gap between the Finest voucher and "#1 Fan" icon is like 1,000,000 PXP and there is currently nothing in-between to grind for. Just a long, empty road.
They won't add anything to the main path.
Now while we may get a boost like we did in color storm the majority of your progress past finest is coming from the three Clubhouse leaders missions. So if you complete those you get 350K each and when you finish the third one you are at the end. It's not like we are inching our way along the path like we do in the inning programs.
The other reason is that it would just not be fair. Some team's clubhouse leader missions are so much lower than others. For the Cardinals I would need double the amount of hits that the Mets fans need for their team in order to get the same reward.
If there are no additional rewards or packs added to the regular TA path, I can see them offering a very generous amount of PXP for collecting the new Neon card for each team. The boost for unlocking the Color Storm cards was like 150,000 so it's possible they bump that amount up to help accelerate the progress. It is nearly September after all.
I understand it's there as a longshot token, but doubt many players are incentivized to grind towards the "#1 Fan" icon and will simply abandon TA once they reach the Finest voucher.
@GoozeFn_PSN said in Josh gibson:
Does he still get a perfect perfect sound on bad contact?
The crack on a perfect/perfect used to be noticeably louder in The Show 20 and sounds like the one they gave Gibson. It shouldn't happen every time he makes contact, but I wouldn't mind if they kept the louder crack on perfect swings since he was known for the sound that came off his bat.
I really hope they use this drop to add some rewards/packs/etc. to the main TA path. The gap between the Finest voucher and "#1 Fan" icon is like 1,000,000 PXP and there is currently nothing in-between to grind for. Just a long, empty road.
@samguenther1987_PSN said in Ideas to add in MLB The Show 26:
As far as showing all your duplicate cards, the app does have that option not sure about In game though.
The app does, but the the console in-game inventory doesn't which is annoying.
2021 and 2024 were the weakest in my opinion as the primary LS collection reward was a Legend who had been in the game for years already at that point.
2020, 2023, and this year have all offered three brand-new Legends which I think is a pretty big incentive.
@Teak2112_MLBTS said in A New 'New Threads' Program?:
98 Helsley Showdown
I'll be extremely disappointed if they give another Helsely but dont give a Tyler Rogers, but there is room for both.
The showdown should have been Bednar, so you can beat up the Yankees new additions just like it actually happened
He was awesome yesterday. Came in for a five out save and ended up striking out five. Let's get a 99 for that Yanks pen!!! 
@Ericulous1_XBL said in A New 'New Threads' Program?:
You nailed it. By eliminating TA this time around and again with Finest, there is a major lack of playable content. Yea the cards are great but I have nothing to do and I don’t play anywhere near as much as a lot of others.
SDS- please recommit to Team Affinity and give us more to do there.
I think they still have some additions ready for TA to come. The gap between the Finest voucher and the #1 Fan icon is like 1,000,000 points and I agree without any grindable content that is just a wasteland that many will simply abandon. You have to think they surely will add a new set of missions/moments/stats with added rewards along the path to entice players to invest back into TA.
@Teak2112_MLBTS said in A New 'New Threads' Program?:
@SavageSteve74_PSN said in A New 'New Threads' Program?:
I just don’t like the idea of giving a bunch of player 99s just because they got traded. Some are deserving (Duran, Naylor, Suarez) while others shouldn’t be given a diamond just because they happened to be traded. Oh well, it’s all make believe anyway
They listen to the god squadders a bit too much, who say everything has to be a 99 or the card is trash.
I agree with the notion that 99s at this stage of the year should be legends, or guys like Skenes/Judge/etc. Open the flood gates late in the year (I think the lesser finest they did in 2023 should absolutely be the norm, celebrate the guys that contributed for their team).
They really need to figure out a salary cap style mode so they can continue to release low 90s this late in the year.
Just for those keeping score at home (thanks to Dolenz research):
Ryan McMahon, at least 2 diamonds including a 99
Edgar Martinez and Gary Carter, 0 diamonds
This has for better or worse been the norm for the last 5-6 installments at least going back to 2020. The 99 floodgates open by the ASG and there is nothing you can do at that point to reverse course.
I think they did a really good job with the power creep this year until they hit that mid 90s diamond threshold. It's like we had 94s then within two weeks there were 98s already creeping in.
Should be very soon. In years past it's been late July or early August so would assume the next week or two it drops.