I think even if they keep these guys, they need to start from scratch and re-record everything. Some phrases have been in use for too many years. It’s really getting tiring.

That’s my new response to all the serial crybabies around here. Not the ones with well thought-out complaints or constructive criticism — there are legitimately things that need work with this game — but those elite few who complain like they get paid for it and who blame everything and everyone but themselves. Or who have those prolonged announcements about how they’re done, they’re deleting the game and never playing again... but who just want to get eleven more things off their chest before they go...

#bawlinisahabit

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

If that doesn’t work, buy packs.

@PartsManDK2016 said in Wives Club:

@allmustfall16 said in Wives Club:

My woman hates this game so much. Like it’s a legit issue

Dude i get it. My wife is a [censored] trooper about this game. But at the same time she knows I don't go blow money at the bar or anything like that. It's a give and take that's why I think it would be comedy central to see our wives bash us over it and then high five.

Yeah, my wife rolls her eyes about how much I play this game, but it’s just like you said... she’s a trooper. I don’t comment on her online clothes shopping, she doesn’t comment on my playing nearly every night... life can be hard, so whatever gets you through your day, right? She will walk by the TV and make joking comments... “swing and a miss!” ... “oh, that was right in his wheelhouse!” It cracks me up.
Yeah, it would be pretty funny if there was a closed forum for all the MLB The Show widows.

Do you realize how many players would be created with the initials F.U.?

1986 Mark Eichhorn. Submarine reliever for the Jays, 9.5 K/9, WHIP 0.95, over 7 WAR, never came close to that again.

I just did the same a week ago and spent the stubs I was sitting on (about 400K) and locked in the top 10 or so LS guys I was missing (Trout, Scherzer, Arenado, Yelich, etc.) and am currently trying out Mays, Pudge and Hornsby. Then spent what I had left on a few guys I wanted to try, like Blyleven and Eckersley. At this point, why not?

@Nanthrax_1 said in Is there a way to make players run hard?:

No.. but imagine button mashing to run faster. Would bring me back to those old Olympic video games where you just mash.. lol

Track & Field! I loved that game!

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in SDS - Don't tell me these showdowns don't get more difficult when you are close to the TA player.:

Absolutely ridiculous. I haven't failed the AL Central yet but now that I am magically one win away from Santana, I can't even make it to the final showdown. Knew I was in trouble against Morris when I got 3 good/good to start the game with zero hits. Ended up with 8 good/good or better and got a whopping one hit. You let me know when I can get Santana now. Same [censored] happened against Snell and love the 5 failures I had getting Gallo even though I had not failed that showdown prior to that. Guess I just lost my touch. /s

Weird, for someone who swore up and down last year they wouldn’t buy MLBTS20 no matter what because it sucked so much, you sure seem to have unlimited access to it.

Did you check the ping of the CPU before starting Showdown?

It beats watching the news.

@Jholla31 said in World Series game:

@onnagood1 said in World Series game:

@Jholla31 said in World Series game:

WE MADE IT, BOYS!!!

Nice! Congrats, who did you end up starting?

I started Kluber. He gave up a two run shot in the first, but I rode it out. He went seven innings and didn't allow any more runs. Then Hamels pitched the last two innings and he gave up a solo shot. I won 8-3, I think.

Sent the guy a message afterwards saying I was sorry for bringing a starter out of the pen, but he said, "don't apologize. In your WS game, everything goes. Gotta lock it down." So ggs to that guy for being a hell of a sport!

Congrats!

And I wish there were more opponents like that.

It beats watching the news.

1986 Mark Eichhorn. Submarine reliever for the Jays, 9.5 K/9, WHIP 0.95, over 7 WAR, never came close to that again.

Surprisingly good. His FB card in years before was only useful against righties, but this one is decent with righties but crushes lefties.

He’s still hit a lot of clutch high-leverage homers for me against RHP, though. Far better than I expected.

@Harrisville318 said in Yo! This play is sick!:

@abbyspapa said in Yo! This play is sick!:

Clearly he was trying to eat the ball, but didn't have the crystal shards perk.

How do I get that?

Buy packs.

I also just had one where my SS (FB Mondesi) was indicated to catch a pop up behind third. He ran over, ran back and forth in place before the ball landed right where he was pacing, the LF had to pick it up, and the batter took second base.

In the same game, a short looper to RF. Immediately the dark red “potential web gem” catch thing lights up 20 feet in front of my guy (LS Trey Mancini). I move forwards, and easily make the catch chest-high with no effort Whatsoever from a pretty bad fielder. Wind was blowing in. What was all that about?

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

If that doesn’t work, buy packs.

@J77CTL9 said in Snell Program:

@Dino-might_not said in Snell Program:

Yiiiiikes that’s a lot of coin

It's only around 45-50k if you keep the players you got for free through the program

Only 45k is a lot for a card with poor control and the relatively few program points it gets you.

@SchnauzerFace said in Batting Knowledge Requested - Depth Perception Issue:

@Onyx_Hokie_2 said in Batting Knowledge Requested - Depth Perception Issue:

@asocial_grace said in Batting Knowledge Requested - Depth Perception Issue:

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I have tried many angles within the various Weekly Challenges, using those as ad hoc batting practice, since there is no traditional batting practice available except perhaps in RttS.

Have you tried the “Custom Practice” feature? That’s what I think most of us use for BP.

Exactly. That’s where you can practice trying to hit Chris Sale with a lefty on Legend, or check different cameras, etc.

@KonphliKt said in Keith Herandez:

Yea, the Brett mission was 'fun', but don't forget Daniel Nava. 2 doubles in one game. That was brutal as well. But hey, we all got it on the first try, right?

Wasn’t Nava 4 hits in one game? Either way it was rough. And there were some other brutal ones along the way, like J.P. Crawford (2 XBH, 1 RBI in one game)

Some of those I finished quickly, but unlike some people on these forums, I never then said those missions were ‘easy’. They weren’t. I got lucky, and I’m fine admitting that.

The Offset angle gives you a view slightly from the side do that might be what you’re after. It takes some adjustment, but maybe that serves you better. Do some batting practice and try them all. Any view where the pitcher is standing squarely in the strike zone outline (like Retro) are the ones you’ll want to avoid.