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Just finished Live Series yesterday. YIPPEEEEEEE

Year in and year out (just like Madden), the soundtrack for MLB The Show is terrible. Aside from 2 specific songs, this soundtrack is horrendous, 18 & 19 were good, 23 was also good, but that's it. I honestly would just upload my own favorite songs to the soundtrack but now that's gone. That was a really cool feature and something we need in the game. Y'know, if this is a "fan appreciation" version of the game.

Enough with releasing all of the best cards through Chase Packs and 250k stub collections at the bare minimum. It's annoying and there only doing it to get you to buy stubs. The live series collection is expensive as it is since you raised the max price from 500k to 750k just to make profit from you buying stubs if you have a life and don't want to grind. We literally got a promise that the best cards in the game would be scattered throughout DD, but that's been a lie. It's either packs or collections just like last year and the year before (correction, not just like last year but quite similar).

Just sending my regards to everyone on the forums. Pray for my PS5 lol

Jose Bautista is Mine. FINALLY!!

Take this with a grain of salt:
Roger Clemens is like batting practice online no matter what card you throw. He's predictable and easy to track and doesn't have great stuff.
Byron Buxton has a meh swing. It's not universally liked or hated. It's 50/50.
Elly De La Cruz is the only really good reward here, but with the amount of shortstop options there isn't really a need.
As for Kenley Jansen and Carlos Santana, both are really good, but there are so many other cards and not many people want to run through a DQ where the only guaranteed chance is on GOAT difficulty.

@SDS_JoeK_PSN
Joe I’d love to see your rankings given you’re the literal moderator of this forum.

As much as I love MLB The Show, the downfall may be starting. I've been playing since 18 and it breaks my heart to see it gradually become pay-to-win and slowly only focus on Diamond Dynasty and forget about the other offline game modes, not that I play them too much but still. This part of the power creep makes or breaks the game, and if it continues on like this, hence the content drops earlier this week, it can't rebound. MLB has pretty much no alternatives. 2K stopped in 2013, and I think RBI baseball stopped in 2023. I miss the good 'ol days of the Show, but it seems like we're long past that. Is it time for an alternative baseball sim?

There was just no need to make this thread.

Add Mike Trout to the list, ladies and gentleman. He's here!

@Squid_Adams_MLBTS
Ngl bro is spitting facts

Add a mini season with voucher exchanges (or give us a 99 that we can exchange) OR add a collection. This collection would be all the legends and flashbacks final rewards (Rolen, Williams, Bautista, and Donaldson) which would give us 70 points or so in the program (however make them individual collections instead of one big one to make it a bit easier).
@SDS_JoeK_PSN make this happen (by passing this onto the team with some conviction)

I'm elaborating on another post from @akapaco159_MLBTS.
Realistic Commentary Booths
I don't even think Chris Singleton is a color commentator, and if he is, he definitely isn't with Jon Sciambi with the Cubs. Time to add some real broadcast booths like Joe Buck & Harold Reynolds (RIP Tim) or Joe Davis & John Smoltz or simply bringing back Matt Vasgersian and adding Buck Martinez beside him. Somebody other than the boring duo we've had since 22.
Realistic Walk-up Songs and Pitcher Entrances
Enough with this soundtrack that you literally won't here once at a baseball game. Time for SDS to try and get the rights to some actual songs you would hear like My Girl with Francisco Lindor, Narco with Edwin Diaz, Layla with Pete Alonso, Sweet Escape with Gunnar Henderson, Hells Bells with Ryan Helsley and Trevor Hoffman, ENTER SANDMAN WITH MARIANO RIVERA (if he ever comes back)
Ejections, Brawls, Challenges, and Double-Headers
Aside from plunking too many batters, give players and managers the opportunity to argue bad calls and get ejected. This is a realistic part of the game, why isn't it in? Depending on how long you argue, the chances you have of getting ejected go up. Give players or managers aggressive archetypes like Bryce Harper and Aaron Boone, making them more prone to arguments and ejections. Also, similar to NHL, give us the opportunity to charge the mound if a player gets hit intentionally and give us the opportunity to actually fight. At the very least, can the opportunity to challenge plays arise at places other than first base? At the very least, ADD RAINOUTS AND DOUBLE-HEADERS, SOMETHING THAT IS ACTUALLY IN BASEBALL WTF ARE WE DOING SDS.
More Classic Stadiums
I made a previous post about former MLB stadiums to be added into the game so I won't go into detail with this, but at least add a few more than the little amount of Classic stadiums we have.
These are just some things that SDS SHOULD add to the game. @SDS_JoeK_PSN please pass this along to the team.

I agree wholeheartedly

I will be updating this daily...

@TheRupster12_XBL
I mean the Super Bowl is an American sport and they have a non-English speaking performer for the halftime show. I have no problem with Bad Bunny, but I agree - they should’ve gone with someone else.

This thread will contain all offseason trades:
The Rays acquire OF Ryan Vilade (26) from the Reds in exchange for cash considerations
The Mets acquire RHP Joey Gerber (28) from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations
The Orioles acquire RP Andrew Kittredge (35) from the Cubs in exchange for cash considerations
The Mariners acquire RHP Cole Wilcox from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations
The Royals acquire OF Kameron Misner (27) from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations
The Royals acquire RHP Mason Black (25) from the Giants in exchange for RHP Logan Martin (24)
The Mariners acquire LHP Robinson Ortiz (25) from the Dodgers in exchange for RHP Tyler Gough (22)
The Rays acquire RHP Luis Guerrero (25) from the Red Sox in exchange for infielder Tristan Gray (29)
The White Sox acquire LHP Chris Murphy (27) from the Red Sox in exchange for catcher Ronny Hernandez (21)
The Mariners acquire RHP Alex Hoppe (26) from the Red Sox in exchange for catcher Luke Heyman (22)
The Rockies acquire LHP Brennan Bernardino (33) from the Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Braiden Ward (26)
The Rays acquire RP Steven Wilson (31) and RHP Yoendrys Gomez (26) from the White Sox in exchange for OF Everson Pereira (24) and SS Tanner Murray (26)
The Orioles acquire LF Taylor Ward from the Angels in exchange for SP Grayson Rodriguez
The Twins acquire C. Alex Jackson (29) from the Orioles in exchange for 2B Payton Eeles (26)
The Giants acquire OF Joey Wiemer (26) from the Marlins in exchange for cash consierations
The Mets acquire 2B Marcus Semien (35) from the Rangers in exchange for LF Brandon Nimmo (32)
The Red Sox acquire SP Johan Oviedo (27) and LHP Tyler Samaniego (25) from the Pirates in exchange for OF Jhostynxson Garcia (22), C. Adonys Guzman (22), and RHP Jesus Travieso (18)
The Mariners acquire LHP Jose A. Ferrer (25) from the Nationals in exchange for catcher Harry Ford (22) and RHP Isaac Lyon (21)
The Angels acquire SS Vaughn Grissom (24) from the Red Sox in exchange for OF Isaiah Jackson (21)
The Phillies acquire RHP Yoniel Curet (23) from the Rays in exchange for RHP Tommy McCollum (26)
The Blue Jays acquire RHP Chase Lee (27) from the Tigers in exchange for LHP Johan Simon (24)
The Royals acquire LF Isaac Collins (28) and RP Nick Mears (29) from the Brewers in exchange for LHP Angel Zerpa (26)
The Nationals acquire RHP Luis Perales (22) from the Red Sox in exchange for LHP Jake Bennett (25)
The Guardians acquire LHP Justin Bruihl (28) from the Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations
The White Sox acquire CF Tristan Peters (25) from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations
The Royals acquire RP Matt Strahm (34) from the Phillies in exchange for relief pitcher Jonathan Bowlan (29)
The Phillies acquire LHP Kyle Backhus (27) from the Diamondbacks in exchange for OF Avery Owusu-Asiedu (22)
The Pirates acquire 2B Brandon Lowe (31), OF Jake Mangum (29), and LHP Mason Montgomery (25) from the Rays - The Astros acquire RHP Mike Burrows (26) from the Pirates and send OF Jacob Melton (25) and RHP Anderson Brito (21) to the Rays
The Orioles acquire SP Shane Baz (26) from the Rays in exchange for OF Slater de Brun (18), c. Caden Bodine (22), LHP Michael Forret (21), OF Austin Overn (22), and a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick
The Red Sox acquire 1B Willson Contreras (33) and 8 million dollars from the Cardinals in exchange for starting pitcher Hunter Dobbins (26), RHP Yhoiker Fajardo (19), and RHP Blake Aita (22)
The Athletics acquire 2B Jeff McNeil (33) and 5.75 million dollars from the Mets in exchange for RHP Yordan Rodriguez (17)
The Reds acquire LF Dane Myers (29) from the Marlins in exchange for OF Ethan O'Donnell (23)
The Marlins acquire OF Esteury Ruiz (26) from the Dodgers in exchange for RHP Adriano Marrero (18)
The Twins acquire 1B Eric Wagaman (28) from the Marlins in exchange for LHP Kade Bragg (24)
The Rays acquire LF Justyn-Henry Malloy (25) from the Tigers in exchange for cash considerations
The Cardinals acquire LHP Justin Bruihl (28) from the Guardians in exchange for cash considerations
The Cubs acquire SP Edward Cabrera (27) from the Marlins in exchange for RF Owen Caissie (23), SS Cristian Hernandez (22), and 1B Edgardo De Leon (18)
The Rockies acquire CF Jake McCarthy (28) from the Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Josh Grosz (23)
The Rays acquire LHP Ken Waldichuk (28) and 2B Brett Wisely (26) from the Braves in exchange for cash considerations
The Diamondbacks acquire 3B Nolan Arenado (34) from the Cardinals in exchange for RHP Jack Martinez (22)
The Phillies acquire RHP Chase Shugart (29) from the Pirates in exchange for INF Francisco Loreto (18)
The Yankees acquire SP Ryan Weathers (26) from the Marlins in exchange for OF Dillon Lewis (22), OF Brendan Jones (23), 3B Dylan Jasso (23), and INF Juan Matheus (21)
The Mariners acquire RHP Yosver Zulueta (27) from the Reds in exchange for RHP Dusty Revis (22)
The Rays acquire 2B/LF Gavin Lux (28) from the Reds and RHP Chris Clark (24) from the Angels - the Angels acquire RF Josh Lowe (27) from the Rays - the Reds acquire LHP Brock Burke (29) from the Angels
The Marlins acquire RHP Bradley Blalock (25) from the Rockies in exchange for RHP Jake Brooks (24)
The Mets acquire CF Luis Robert Jr. (28) from the White Sox in exchange for 2B Luisangel Acuna (23) and RHP Truman Pauley (22)
The Twins acquire 1B Tristan Gray (29) from the Red Sox in exchange for C. Nate Baez (24)
The Mets acquire SP Freddy Peralta (29) and RHP Tobias Myers (27) from the Brewes in exchange for SS Jett Williams (22) and SP Brandon Sproat (25)
The Marlins acquire C. Carlos Martinez (18) from the Giants in exchange for International Bonus Pool Space
The Rangers acquire SP Mackenzie Gore (27) from the Nationals in exchange for SS Gavin Fien (18), RHP Alejandro Rosario (24), 1B Abimelec Ortiz (23), INF Devin Fitz-Gerald (20), and OF Yeremy Cabrera (20)
The Mets acquire UTL Vidal Brujan (27) from the Twins in exchange for cash considerations
The Yankees acquire RHP Angel Chivilli (23) from the Rockies in exchange for 1B T.J. Rumfield (25)
The Rockies acquire 2B Edouard Julien (26) and RHP Pierson Ohl (26) from the Twins in exchange for RHP Jace Kaminska (24) and cash considerations
The Angels acquire LHP Jayvien Sandridge (26) from the Yankees in exchange for cash considerations
The Astros acquire RHP Kai-Wei Teng (27) from the Giants in exchange for C. Jancel Villarroel (21)
The White Sox acquire RHP Jordan Hicks (29), RHP David Sandlin (24), and 8 million dollars from the Red Sox in exchange for RHP Gage Ziehl (22) and a Player to be Named Later
The Mariners acquire UTL Brendan Donovan (29) from the Cardinals - the Cardinals acquire RHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (22), CF Tai Peete (20), and a Competitive Balance Round B Pick - the Rays acquire 3B Ben Williamson (25) from the Mariners and send OF Colton Ledbetter (24) to the Cardinals
The Orioles acquire INF Blaze Alexander (26) from the Diamondbacks in exchange for RHP Kade Strowd (28), RHP Wellington Aracena (21), and INF Jose Mejia (20)
The Red Sox acquire 3B Caleb Durbin (25), INF Andruw Monasterio (28), 3B Anthony Seigler (26), and a Competitive Balance Round B Pick from the Brewers in exchange for LHP Kyle Harrison (24), 2B David Hamilton (28), and LHP Shane Drohan (27)
The Yankees acquire INF Max Schuemann (28) from the Athletics in exchange for RHP Luis Burgos (20)
The Mets acquire LHP Bryan Hudson (28) from the White Sox in exchange for cash considerations
The Cardinals acquire RHP George Soriano (26) from the Nationals in exchange for RHP Andre Granillo (25)
The Braves acquire 2B Brett Wisely (26) from the Rays in exchange for cash considerations
The Royals acquire RHP Mitch Spence (27) from the Athletics in exchange for RHP A.J. Causey (23)
The Twins acquire LHP Anthony Banda (32) from the Dodgers in exchange for International Bonus Pool Space

Made a bunch of updates to this thread if anybody's interested.

@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN
Question: why do so many of you defend SDS with your lives when your only excuse is call criticism "hate?" We pay SDS $70 dollars annually. Therefore, we should have a right to express our feelings about the product we purchase as consumers. The product is objectively poor. I've gone over this way too many times and have broken this down already so I'm not going to waste my energy right now. It's not hate, it's disgruntled customers who have been buying quite frankly almost the exact same game since MLB The Show 21, hoping for some sort of change, and what do we get: patch notes designed under a new release.

At 34-years-old, the ultimate baserunning specialist passed away after a "routine" surgery. R.I.P., man. Mets legend.