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@Teak2112_MLBTS said in Team Building and Power Creep:
That was fun and I played with that team quite a bit.
Yes, and this is what not having lineup variety looks like … Everybody plays his god squad, because they can and because fielding a team with higher winning pct gets more rewards
That is why „we“ ask for a new mode with more restrictions.
And Buxton was not it bc most ppl had way better options
@Dinger_Dan19_PSN said in Team Building and Power Creep:
@YOSHI24_XBL thats because they had a switch hitting captain. Just add the system back but don’t have switch hitter captains is all.
I agree on the switch-hitter, because it built THE Meta lineup … I do not agree on your last sentence. As long as there are meta lineups in a ranked mode they will be used more often than others, especially experimenting lineups with your binder.
Therefore .. imo:
@Dinger_Dan19_PSN said in Team Building and Power Creep:
The captain system from last year atleast made people try different teams, the combination of theme team/speed or power was really fun last year.
At least 90% used the meta switch-hitting Rollins … that is not the answer. There will always be the meta-lineups. That is why creative ideas in new mode specifically for binder-usage is necessary … imo
@SaveFarris_PSN said in Team Building and Power Creep:
@YOSHI24_XBL said in Team Building and Power Creep:
We just need a mode that is about using the binder.
It's called Events.
Events were probably supposed to be the solution … and never fit the purpose (if intended). Events mostly supported the theme around the drops.
Maybe the best OP I have read this year …. 100% on point. I quit playing ranked and I will restart with … building team theme teams, when all the cards have appeared…
… especially this paragraph
@rubicante23_PSN said in Team Building and Power Creep:
If they're going to go this route, we need a mode where we can build other teams. It misses the whole point if everything gets tricked out so quick - the fun part is building it at the beginning.
We just need a mode that is about using the binder.
@VortexNukezz_PSN the title does not reflect the OP imo … To me it looks like you guys had a good offensive game. The opponent was somewhat luckier and won the game … in other words: it could have gone the other way. But baseball is not the summation of who had more hits over a specific EV …
To get back to my initial sentence. Your input mattered … a lot … otherwise you would not have had these many HR on EV over 100 mph …
@Teak2112_MLBTS said in Moonshot 2.0 Reveals:
So why does fellow collection reward Ozzie Smith need to have some sacrifices on his card in areas that DEFINE WHO OZZIE SMITH IS.
Because the moonshot theme defines what card he is … Don‘t you remember the Lou Brock outrage?
You do not realize how much you are discrediting this amazing Ozzie-card (the best card in the moonshot content drop) we had in the last 5 years.
I leave it at that, I promise that 
Nobody said, defense/steal/speed does not matter.
One last (promised ). I just looked up some other moonshot cards … Look at Larkin and Joe Morgan. Those cards suffered, not Ozzie. These cards are not valid in the field and of course not end-game-worthy…
@Teak2112_MLBTS last one (I just saw that you even created a single post to complain about this) … Rickey was an elite fielder too irl and they took defense from him too … and his card is expensive. And you know what: I do not care, since that is also the best Rickey since 21 (like the Ozzie) … And I P5d every Rickey there ever was. Defense is just not that important in this game as those offensive attributes. Ozzie is a diamond fielder at P5. Yes, at first glance they took „more“ from Ozzie, but these offensive numbers increases weigh way more on Ozzie than on Rickey, who had more power than Ozzie in the first place
Just one last example, I will leave this argument after his, since it is just another „There is somebody wrong on the internet“ … I had Live Series Marte playing SS for me in his secondary. So he took a penalty in defense. At P5 he was a 91 2B, so „under 90“ at SS with the secondary penalty … I would still these defensive numbers if he had better offensive numbers
Offense is way more important than 9 points of fielding when P5ed (you gotta remember: That is your whole argument on this Ozzie moonshot (again, you ignore the theme …).
And last point: You are also one of the reasonable guys here. That is why I tried to make the counter-argument. I will leave it at that 
@Dolenz_PSN just wait until the playoffs. Prices will come down heavily. They are inflated af due to the collections (last one : If you devalue the plus of the moonshot attributes just a little (you will have a significant worse Ozzie card) … just wait it out and you will be the happiest player on the face of the earth
@Teak2112_MLBTS Roger Clemens was never worth a card below 69 … in his career. End of debate. The moonshot cards should not compare to others (look at the one-week-wonders at Topps Now, they also should not but it is alright they do) … They are supposed to be different and maybe controversial (well, that was succesful ) … perfect. A typical 99 Ozzie-card is only for die-hard-Cards or the cheese-boys … this one is for everybody. That is why he is expensive (and he probably should not be THAT expensive to get)
@Dolenz_PSN got all your points and maybe SDS should not have put Ozzie in the same pricey segment than Gibson (valid points).…
But hey, you are probably the most reasonable person on this board. That is why I tried to explain. Screw his reaction stat or BR AGG … This power makes him a very viable endgame-card … for anybody and especially Cardinals Theme team fans. That was the point I was trying to make
Another one for the reasonable side: This is a moonshot card. It is supposed to be „different“. And yes, it is supposed to be different from a typical Ozzie Card like the 89 (which is waaaaaay worse … in general). Ozzie-cards in special were never usable (except for playing on lower difficulties vs the CPU). This one is and all the others are too (Aparicio…).
Imo this argument destroys the effort the content team put in to create something different. That is why I care, especially since it is you.
To get back: I come from Germany. I have 1 autograph in total from a player and I do not want another since the one is Ozzie (got it at old padres stadium in 1995) … he is the goat and I am glad he got this card. So just to clarify that I am on your side of things
@Dolenz_PSN Yes, they lowered Ozzie‘s primary strength to justify his power … you could compare a lot but maybe you should stick with Ozzie.
If you get him, you will probably P5 him … Then he is a diamond fielder. I would rather take a diamond Ozzie as a Cards fan with 100+ power (which makes him a goat-like-hitter) than have a fielding wizard with the power he deserves if that would not be a Moonshot-card … In other words: I really do not get the outrage … at all … This card is end-game, especially for a Cardinals fan
@Dolenz_PSN I just looked up Ozzie … Sorry, that is the most usable Ozzie we ever had … If he could need something, it would be speed …This card plays and I am really looking forward putting him on my Cardinals end-game-theme-team-cycle squad (I do all teams starting around xmas).
If I were you and I would really need him rn, I would simply get him. If not: this Weatherholt will do too
@Teak2112_MLBTS said in Moonshot 2.0 Reveals:
@YOSHI24_XBL said in Moonshot 2.0 Reveals:
@Dolenz_PSN Wait until this moonshot pack hits the deluxe etc. … Then prices will come down. Your Ozzie is my Rickey and I will not overspend one of my 2.6M stubs
The difference is your Rickey will still steal like Rickey on the basepaths. The Ozzie will not field like Ozzie.
This after already giving Ozzie a sub 90 defense card
They [censored] on The Wizard, and even as a non Cardinals fan I can't approve of that
The debate was about getting him …
And: It is pretty clear that those Moonshot cards do things different than their usual cards
Therefore it is called „collections“ … It is for „collectors“, those who collected and those who were there from early on.
The Cards that are expensive rn were pretty cheap over the summer (I bought Mauer for 15K and sold him for 70K) …
In other words: If you could not keep up, the sell off and make stubs off it. They will re-release those cards in the endgame-cycle … I made 600K today and prox 1M in the last collection. I will use those stubs to finish collections later on
@Dolenz_PSN Wait until this moonshot pack hits the deluxe etc. … Then prices will come down. Your Ozzie is my Rickey and I will not overspend one of my 2.6M stubs
@ABGdestroyer2011_PSN That is Vlad
@ABGdestroyer2011_PSN said in 8th inning bosses:
@YOSHI24_XBL said in 8th inning bosses:
@ABGdestroyer2011_PSN said in 8th inning bosses:
Hoping for a 99 Piazza, haven’t had one since mlb 22
That swing in the middle is him imo
LETS GOOOOOOO
(9/11) swing in honor of 9/11?
I was so wrong …
Imo Vlad is the middle guy … The guy on the left is a LHB … So I would not assume, there will be a Boss-Piazza