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I know the history of Kirby Puckett developing glaucoma after being hit by a baseball, resorting to drugs, and having affairs after he was forced to retire from baseball. In addition, I learned about this from "Baseball Tonight" on ESPN in the 1990's; not from Google. Still Puckett is a Hall-of-Famer, whether people agree about it or not? There are plenty of Hall-of-Famers in this game that had more serious problems than him, and yet they're in the game, and he is not.

@yankblan_PSN Problematic, how? Puckett is dead!

@SDS_JoeK_PSN Battle Royale is experiencing glitches and freezes as well.

Oh, we're getting Charlie Hough!

I'm fifty, and I am still pitching well at this game; but I am very streaky as a hitter. I use "Classic" for pitching, and the PCI for hitting. I hit changeups and sliders and low-ball pitches at a good clip, but struggle with fastballs and changeups up-and-in, and some pitches up high. If you throw a pitch most pitchers wouldn't throw in real life, I won't be able to hit it in '"The Show.'" But, I still enjoy this game; even though I am 3-6 in Diamond Dynasty this year.

I would love to see this form of instant replay in Diamond Dynasty, but SDS only allows it in Franchise.

I have worked in the retail, restaurant, and grocer industries during my work career, and one thing still remains true to the present day, if an item or some food is selling abduantly, it stays, if it's not; it goes. It's "The Law of Economics." Right now, Diamond Dynasty users spend more minutes playing this game and spend a lot more money than Franchise users. Why wouldn't SDS follow the model that makes them more money, and keeps them in business? It's "Market Capitalism" at work. Just my opinion!

@iBonafideScrub__PSN I've only pulled Sonny Gray, Joe Mauer, Christian Walker, and George Kirby as Diamonds from packs this year. Kirby and Gray from Live Series, Christian Walker from the "New Threads Series," and Mauer from "The Twentieth Anniversary Pack." Every other Diamond I've had to earn this year, and I have had good luck with packs this year, compared to previous years.

I am using Joe Mauers' "Twentieth Anniversary," card at catcher. He has a great contact bat, good arm, good blocking skills, and hits the occasional homer. I'll take him over many of the catchers in this game.

@TheBigPapa55_PSN In addition, Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, John Smoltz, Yonder Alonso, and Harold Reynolds do play-by-play and/or color commentary for some MLB Network games. In my opinion, both Sciambi and Singleton need to be let go after this years' edition. Yes, their broadcast commentary may be great in real life, but, for this game they're horrible! Since, SDS is based in San Diego, the easy choice would be to hire Don Orsillo and Mark Grant from the Padres broadcast team to replace them. But, pretty much any of the broadcasters mentioned above by us fans would do a better job than Jon and Chris are doing right now.

@PriorFir4383355_XBL SDS has known since October, when both Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit in less than a two-week span near or in Tampa that Tropicana Field was not going to be ready to be opened again until at least 2026; but chose not to create Steinbrenner Field as a stadium for the Rays this year. To me, this is unacceptable since they had at least several months to do it, but chose to be lazy instead.

@YOSHI24_XBL In addition, to add insult to injury, they haven't asked us (their customers) to Beta Test their game since MLB The Show 22. Usually, that one to two week period where we test their game gets rid of half of their bugs, and makes the game run smoothly at least through July and/or August. But, since they stop doing that a few years ago, there have been more bugs at launch and throughout the year.

@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN I say, "If their broadcast commentary hasn't improved by the end of the All-Star Break this year, fire them or don't renew their contracts for 2026." I have heard them for three years now and they still haven't improved. For instance, in one game of Diamond Dynasty that I played last year I didn't hear them speak for over five innings. What broadcasters do dead silence for that long? The answer is none! I'm starting to miss Matt Vasgerian's commentary now, they're that bad.

I just obtained my "Now or Later" packs for 25' today. They (SDS) seem to be slow-crawling the process, so they remember all the players that need to get them. My advice: Be patient!

@JTOD5_PSN No, only on Manage Roster or Lineup Mode right now for '"MLB 25: The Show."' But, yes, freezes are still pretty annoying! I had many freezes in Co-op last year that I don't want to see repeated this year. Will see if SDS did any hard work and fixed anything? Time will tell.

Somebody say, "Dairy Queen?!" So, are we going to California or Wisconsin to get our cards for Diamond Dynasty? Sorry, couldn't resist to say something silly.

@nick23400_PSN You can go to any local Gamestop where you live and make as little as a $5 payment, and you can eventually pay for a PS5 that way, or you can pay $200 for a used one, or $300-$400 for a new one there. It's that simple! Normally, since at least the end of the cycle for PS2, they usually allow and make sports games for the old consoles for two years, then afterwards they phased them out for the new systems. The only reason that it didn't happen for five years in this current PS5 cycle was because of Covid, and it took most people two years to find one, much less buy one. At Gamestop, I usually exchanged old controllers that I didn't use, exchanged physical games (Ones with Discs), and my old outdated systems for payment for the new ones. I have done this for decades, and you can, too. Or, you can wait between 2026-2028 for the new PS6 to come out, and pay for it then. It's your choice! SDS and MLB aren't obligated to make a game for an outdated system that is almost at the end of its cycle.

Overall: Joe Mauer (20th Anniversary Card)
Live Series: George Kirby

@x-814-x-MAFIA-x_PSN I would have Carroll leading off and PCA batting ninth, and make your opponent sweat with that blazing speed that your team will have. If I had to chose between PCA and Carroll though, I would choose Carroll because of his better offensive play, both for hitting for contact and for power, and for defense as well. The only knock for Corbin for me is his inaccurate and below average arm in this game, which I have never seen in real life. PCA beats him on that. Otherwise, it's Carroll for me.

@kingdutch_PSN Ditto! I totally agree! Conquest, Showdown, and on the rare occasion, when I play Mini Seasons, helps me to get to the big star cards and helps me nearly complete the '"G.O.A.T.,'" Program further in the year. In addition, it helps me with human opponents in Diamond Dynasty by playing games with the CPU, and is responsible for me at least completing a fourth of my programs every year. I would be a worse player without it.