Not to pile on, but I will. The games watered down. I’ve said this before, there’s nothing special about any of it this year so far. Maybe it’ll change, but I doubt it. No one can achieve something without making sure everyone can get it. In years past, there were cards that meant something, it meant you were either 1) better than most, or b) spent more than most. Each option was fine and each option had its pros and cons, but at then end of the day, it was a special card. I remember in 17 (or maybe it was 18, they’ll all blur together) the only way you were getting Chipper was a long [censored] grind, and those that got him, felt a sense of some major accomplishment. Now, just play 15-20 mins a day and you can get it because SDS will make sure no ones special. Need more XP, here’s 50k for collecting a card that’s worthless and only takes 15 mins of moments. You can’t make WS? Here, go win/gimmick your way to 40 wins or wait 2-3 weeks and it’ll be dirt cheap so everyone can have it.

It’s the ultimate participation trophy collection game. I used to wait in massive anticipation for each new ranked season to see what special card I might want to work my [censored] off for, now, meh, I’ll wait two weeks, try it out and then face it in every game I play online. Events? Not worth the effort anymore, cards are barely exciting and it’s turns into whoever can cheese/gimmick/glitch their way to the top level the quickest, wins, sort of.

It’s all too watered down now. I can load up a RS game, close my eyes, and wait till 4 pitches in and pretty much guess my opponents lineup, starting pitcher, and pitch count with about 90% accuracy. Where’s the excitement? I don’t know, ask SDS, they’re caving just like their mentor Manfred. It’s a race to the bottoms at this point. I sure do hope and pray something changes soon.

Actually an even simpler way to fix it, reset servers 10-15 mins before new program drops. That’ll force any open game to close and lose all saved XP. They used to this back in 18-19

Posted this in one of your other multi-posts for the day:

Bro, you really need to find a new game. Every day you complain 2-3 times about how the CPU doesn’t throw you pitches. Last time you provided an image and got roasted over how many missed opportunities you had. Yes, moments can be trying, but it seems they just aren’t for you, find a different mode or different game, life is waaaay to short to spend so much time frustrated. Take your losses, move on, and enjoy whatever else gives you joy. Or, find a different outlet to vent, the people here are not going to comfort you and provide you with zero solace. Maybe a pet tortoise would be best?!?!? It’ll listen to all your complaints, might even agree, and won’t be able to run away.

@meridianswift_psn said in Setting Lineups before seeing opposing pitcher?:

No -- in real baseball they know. So, no, it's not realism. It's the opposite.

Correct, but real baseball teams don’t have access to hundreds of all time greats to load up on all lefty/righty power hitters.

They need to find a balance, but any option they come up with will be exploited. And then there will be ways to counter that, and then ways to counter that counter, and so on...

Current scenario isn’t ideal, but it works better than anything else at this point.

Can’t login due to “routine maintenance,” anyone else struggling?

Bro, you really need to find a new game. Every day you complain 2-3 times about how the CPU doesn’t throw you pitches. Last time you provided an image and got roasted over how many missed opportunities you had. Yes, moments can be trying, but it seems they just aren’t for you, find a different mode or different game, life is waaaay to short to spend so much time frustrated. Take your losses, move on, and enjoy whatever else gives you joy. Or, find a different outlet to vent, the people here are not going to comfort you and provide you with zero solace. Maybe a pet tortoise would be best?!?!? It’ll listen to all your complaints, might even agree, and won’t be able to run away.

@thekingfish15 said in Diamond players:

I can never get any diamond players in diamond dynasty. Its not fair. I keep seeing videos of players getting 10 diamonds when I get None! Zip! Zilch! Nada! Its not fair, they need to change the odds for diamond players to be more common and frequent.

Those videos are a joke, they aren’t showing you the thousands of packs they’ve opened with nothing in them. Yes, some people are more lucky than others, but no one ever really tells you how many packs they’ve opened to get the diamond.

First, I think you’re using the wrong word, slack means he’s essentially being given a break. I really think you mean flack.

Second, Manfred is horrible at his job. The sport is bleeding fans and revenue, his job is to grow both. His constant wishy washy, back and forth on gimmicky attempts to speed up the game is doing more harm than good. Also, he’s horrible about transparency. Everyone knew they messed with the baseballs, but he wouldn’t admit it until it was too obvious to deny. Same thing with “sticky stuff.”

Like him or not, Bauer called him out on it 2+ years ago and proved how beneficial the stuff is, he essentially told Manfred and the league he would win the Cy Young and he did. Again, Manfred waited too long to address the issue.

Lastly, the whole Astros fiasco was and still continues to be a sore spot with the league. He handled it horribly, both from a players standpoint, but more importantly, for the fans.

There’s just a few issues he’s managed poorly, this list could go on quite a while.

@hes-a-wall_psn said in Did they Nerf XP this inning?:

XP has returned to normal. We were getting double XP for a long while.

No we weren’t. Double XP ended quite a long time ago. During double XP, I would get 4-5k per AS Conquest. When that ended, it dropped to 2,500 to 3k. Now it’s down to 1500 to 2k. Yes, they extended it past the initial promoted weekend, but that only lasted for a week or two. Please trust me, I have spreadsheets tracking all my XP (I’m a numbers geek, I accept who I am).

Odds heavily favor you walking away disappointed. But then again, there’s a reason casinos do so well.

@creedbratton466_xbl said in Ban question:

@mycosynth-valde said in Ban question:

Create a secondary account

unfortunately, it's a console ban. I attempted this, but I appreciate your help!

If it’s console, then you’re out of MLB the Show for 365 days. Yes, it will affect MLB 22, they’ve console banned you from server access until the expiration date. You’ll be able to play MLB 22 once the ban is lifted.

Edit: at least that was the policy in the past (10 months ago and prior to Xbox inclusion), I could be wrong if they changed policy.

@raesone_psn said in Vlad, Ryan or Morgan:

I'm gonna pick the most expensive card and sell. I'd take Vlad if I had to choose, but Acuña is better imo plus the really great outfielders are yet to come (flashback Trout, 99 Griffey JR, 99 Hank Aaron, 99 Mays, 99 Mantle to name a few). Vlad won't make the end game squad anyway.

Exactly what I was thinking. Vlad is always a great card, but don’t see him lasting more than a week or two in the lineup. Nolan’s nice and all, but with what they did with pitchers this year, he’s no different than what I already have in my rotation. Morgan has always been a good addition as well, but a lot of good options already at second and don’t see him replacing Jackie.

There’s always a stream

@whitejw98_psn said in Adam Frazier:

What I'm wondering is where the padres are going to play him. I don't really follow them at all, but from what I know about their current roster there doesn't seem to be a regular spot for him. My uneducated first impression of this deal is that they traded for a player they don't really need.

Frazier will play 2nd and Cronenworth will move to 1st. Hosmer will see a lot less playing time.

@ryanjm21_psn said in Double XP not double?:

4500-5k xp for a full ranked game does not seem like the right amount?

It is for Double XP, they nerfed the XP about a month ago, RS games only net about 2-2500 XP per game.

Finley, for me, he is the epitome of clutch, ALWAYS!!!

Yeah, it’s not a Realmuto issue, it’s a game issue. Unfortunately, people know there are tremendous exploits at home plate and take advantage of that. But, there are a few things you can try to do to hopefully avoid the issues in the future:

1. for some reason, when catcher has the ball and there’s a play to made at the plate, you have to hit X (or whatever button you use for throws to home). This typically initiates the catcher to now make a play at home and should have him try to tag.
2. barring hitting X, the only other tip I would give is to just run towards the runner with the catcher. Don’t throw to third or home or any other base, just force the runner back to third. It’ll be 50/50 on whether they get back safe since most people will assume you’re going to make the throw and attempt to run to home where you’ll tag them as they run into you.

Other than that, welcome to The Show, where games are frequently decided not based on any baseball strategy, but on who can out exploit the other.

Pretty much

@halfbutt_psn said in DeGrom is good, but he is not THAT good.:

So I decided to go into ranked with a bunch of American League and all star cards to catch up on TA3 and stuff.

Of course, even in the 400’s I matched up with Cabrera and DeGrom. I wanted to try out that FS Logan Gilbert card too, but Cabrera guy quit before I could throw a pitch.

DeGrom game was a typical pitcher’s duel 1-1 through 6 or 7. Buddy must have felt super confident because he let DeGrom hit a third time despite being at around 120 pitches.

Fortunately for me, he proceeded to keep throwing fastballs and hanging sliders and I was able to put up a 5 spot on him in top of the 9th.

I guess the moral of the story is, no pitcher is so good that they will not cough up bombs when tiring. I kept waiting for the guy to go to the pen but he never did. So much the better for me.

@halfbutt_psn said in DeGrom is good, but he is not THAT good.:

So I decided to go into ranked with a bunch of American League and all star cards to catch up on TA3 and stuff.

Of course, even in the 400’s I matched up with Cabrera and DeGrom. I wanted to try out that FS Logan Gilbert card too, but Cabrera guy quit before I could throw a pitch.

DeGrom game was a typical pitcher’s duel 1-1 through 6 or 7. Buddy must have felt super confident because he let DeGrom hit a third time despite being at around 120 pitches.

Fortunately for me, he proceeded to keep throwing fastballs and hanging sliders and I was able to put up a 5 spot on him in top of the 9th.

I guess the moral of the story is, no pitcher is so good that they will not cough up bombs when tiring. I kept waiting for the guy to go to the pen but he never did. So much the better for me.

The real question is, at 120 pitches, was deGrom still in the green? That’s been the issue with Pinpoint, seems to drain stamina a lot slower.

@dantheranman_psn said in Br program I love it:

@da-kak-wagon_mlbts said in Br program I love it:

The BR program is definitely nice. Most the top players are gonna flood it the first week so they can get maximum stubs.

I wouldnt consider myself a good player at all and I'm at 40 points already and still havent gotten the total bases mission done.

It def is doable to get to 100 for even less experienced players

What would you say is faster... Getting 100 points or getting 40 wins in ranked?

BR is much faster. Shouldn’t take more than 40-50 games, and remember, these are 3 inning games. To get 40 in RS, you need 50-60 9 inning games. Someone mentioned an idea for RS to have tiered points based on level you’re playing, which would be great, but right now, if you want to get the 40 W faster, you’ll probably tank quite a bit to stay in AS or low HoF.

With that said, RS could be faster if you start higher tier and can get to WS fairly quick.