@nymets1987 said in 1990s best starters:

Tons of starters in the 1990s that are not in the game... https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=1999&month=0&season1=1990&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=&filter=&players=0&startdate=&enddate=

Wonder how many we will see by end of December.

Kevin brown prime card or sig card would be too good in this years game. He would be kluber on steroids as his movement was unhittable for 4 years. I am a braves fan and he should have won the cy young in 96 but smoltz got it based on his team being good and his rep. Brown was the best pitcher that year. He was just as good in 97 and won a world series with marlins( stupid eric greg) but livan hernadez and al leiter get way more credit for it. He was a beast.

rollin's defense makes him elite. He is a really good hitter but you don't have to worry about a thing from your ss with him there. I would get rollins and buy musial. Both should be on your team imo

@CDNMoneyMaker93 said in Market Crash today?:

I have been watching the market closely and of course Gold and under prices are spiking for obvious reasons.

I am wondering will we see a market crash on diamond cards that are 90 and above as the go above the exchange limit. What is the view of this forum in this?

To me I think there is a chance as I think there will be HL packs given away in the stage 3 path for example the Jays will have the HL pack that included Paul Molitor in their reward path which would lead to a reduction in his price.

Either super hyped for today should be a fun night of grinding to get the new Blue Jays legends!

Cheers everyone

I do think diamonds will crash today. I however think golds and silvers will sky rocket. I do hope you are correct about the headliner but i just think they will give some more ta packs and GIAH packs.

@NCStateHokie said in Rollins:

@olivegarden2 said in Rollins:

@raesONE said in Rollins:

I don't think I ever looked at a card and passed on it quicker than I did with Rollins. What a let down.

Lol Musial is the best. I get that Rollins isn’t great, the dude was a 264 career hitter, he should get a 95-97

Had no idea it was this low but then again we know SDS isn't into making cards and ratings like they should be.

Just now getting LS Trout and played with him tonight. 54 vision?m??? Get outta here SDS, he's a career .305 hitter!!!

Trout strikes out 120 plus times a year. Old time players hated striking out as there was an emphasis on that particular stat which doesn't get used today.

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

@bwheel1977 said in I hear you :

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

@bwheel1977 said in I hear you :

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

I know I’ll get banned for this but just wanted to say I’m glad they’re not playing sports. I hope they keep up the boycott honestly. It’s going to hurt the pockets of the people that need to feel it the most. I love sports but right now I DO see how it takes away from what’s actually going on in the world with racial and social injustice. It’s not a good distraction anymore, for me anyway. Just doesn’t feel right enjoying it. Peace and love guys stay safe

I get your sentiment but protesting themselves isn't going to do anything. It's not a real protest. As soon as they were told they would lose money they came right back. If the athletes wanted real change then they would do ride along with officers and make suggestions on police reform. All sides of the arguments are in favor of police reform. They used to do this until the ride along's starting changing the minds of the people doing the protests. Anyways i get where you are coming from but don't agree with your overall premise.

I hear you man. Definitely seems like an insurmountable task and if money is at the forefront than thats on players. How BIG of a statement would it be for say Patrick Mahomes to cut his check up and say no thanks guys im good. I cant play ball while their unrest in my community. And for people to think he wont make millions without football is just silly. He will be fine

You picked the one who could make millions of sj causes. What about the lineman? What about the practice squad guy? what about the security guards at the games? what about the tv people? what about the camera operators? How do the subsidize their livings? Either way, you are missing my point. These athletes aren't wanting change. IF they did then they would do something that would facilitate change. People have tried to get them to have input on the issues that they claim to be about and they don't do it. That is why i mentioned ride alongs with police. They would rather have a viral moment instead. And again protesting themselves would never do anything because again they are only hurting all of those other people...

I get your point but if the foundation is flawed to begin with and is the problem then all parties need to separate themselves from it. TV people can go in to other media outlets, body guards can body guard something else. Lineman can get jobs as trainers or a long list i dont feel like writing, practice squad guys will have to adapt to the world and pursue another career. If your going to continue to take "the mans" money then you dont have the right to complain. Again who in their right mind thinks Patrick Mahomes is worth 500 million dollars with all this stuff thats going on in the world

so you are saying they shouldn't have the right to make a living doing what they have worked their whole lives to do ? their dreams should be crushed for sj causes? again the causes that will never be addressed because that is how people make money. Do you honestly think the likes of shaun king would ever be satisfied? That is how they make their money.... anyways gotta go...

BTW since you brought up lonnie smith. He cost the braves a championship by being faked out by knoblauch in 91 and i am still salty about that... lol

@T-Rox_09 said in Robinson Cano...:

@bwheel1977 said in Robinson Cano...:

@T-Rox_09 said in Robinson Cano...:

@thehomiemiike said in Robinson Cano...:

Is the GOAT, oh and Ripken! Love these new Cards! Griffey is nice at the plate kinda sketchy in the field though

Events or RS? Hall of fame or all star?

Ripken and cano are definitely usable on the higher levels. I play on hof and legend and they start for me. Griffey, i haven't used but i need the biggest pci I can get and cano is about the threshhold for me. I just don't see anyone using him on the higher ranks with any consistency.

You don't see anyone using who in the higher levels? Griffey or Cano?

griffey. Cano will be most peoples second basemen if they don't like sanberg or biggio. Griffey won't make the outfield as most will have mantle, walker, and then a few guys at the the third outfield spot(springer,davis,dawson,beli)with griffey not being one of them. I am sure people with stubs will try him but he won't be in most games imo. He is a really bad card due to the contact rating.

If it is jeter then they would have to give him incredibly unrealistic stats for anyone to do the set. I think it's arod. Everyone would want that card and it's pretty obvious that arod will be one of the steroid guys who actually gets in the game and I also think he will be the first to get in hof.

@FuerElise1810 said in FINAL GUESS:

Look up actual rare baseball cards (Honus being #1)

It's Ruth, Aaron, or Mays. Really no wiggle room at all.

If it's ruth, It's an L. Having someone who can't play defense cost this much isn't worth it. Mays would be good but he was a collection award last year so don't think it will be him. Aaron is a huge name but not a name that will get young kids excited so it definitely could be him. I think arod and stocker are also strong possibilities.

I think the trout card is really disappointing. I mean he is a good card but there are real comparisons to be made with springer and walker. A card this expensive should be in no coversation with cards earned for free. He didn't have to be better than mantle but at least close. He isn't. Trout won't even make an outfield spot when jr and mays come out unless you are just a die hard fan.

@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Awards Max Scherzer:

Could be interesting. He is unlikely to have a sinker and that might hurt him. Probably 4SFB, SL, CH, CUT, CB with max Ks. Thoughts?

the cutter is the pitch that is needed. if it's good then he is playable. The problem is that it's probably not going to be his first or second best pitch so it won't move that much imo. I will still try him regardless.

@bwheel1977 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

@bwheel1977 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

So tired of hearing people complain about perfect perfect outs. No one ever stated that perfect perfect contact would result in hits. It’s just a fancy way to say you had really good timing at the point of contact. As I said so what!!! Everyday real baseball players (not video game fanboys) hit perfectly timed balls into outs all the time, or have homeruns stolen by great catches or hit into double plays on balls with exit velocities in excess of 100 mph. It’s baseball and s h i t happens. It’s really annoying the amount of people on this forum that complain about this issue. I get irritated when my perfect perfect contact doesn’t have positive results but than I remember that it’s a game that is simulating the real thing and I’m good. When you complain about this stuff it make you sound like a pretentious whiner. Rant over

Awh i am guessing you never actually played or actually watch the games. The perfect perfect in real life is always hit hard and takes skill to do which leads to way more hits for someone who can do it. In this game however, if you get a good/good or perfect/perfect then its a toss up whether your skill will be rewarded. The early and late timing in this game makes the game unplayable on a skill base. You could literally have games in which your opponent has 0 good/good or perfect/perfects and still have 4 early taters and 3 late hits and you as player could be receiving 0 hits for the your skill. Skill should matter and it doesn't in this game in a lot of games.

Awwwe you might want to compare universal profiles before you make silly comments like that. Something tells me that I’m a more skilled player than you and I’m not sitting here crying when I’m robbed. I move on. And IRL barreled balls are robbed on a nightly basis across the Mlb spectrum. Comments like this have zero credibility. Have good day!

So you might want to read what i said.. Yes barrelled balls are robbed on a nightly basis but those barrelled balls get rewarded more than naught which is where the skill comes in. The game only skill gap is the timing and placement of the pci so that should be rewarded much more than early and late. It's not in lots of game.. btw saying your better than someone isn't an actual argument.

btw i meant you never played in real life not the game

@Quinn2161 said in Friendly quits:

I suck at hitting and only play online enough to get 10 wins for inning stars but I get offered every single game since adding mvp trout and hitting prestige xp. If only my opponents could see my .200 average with my lineup lol

I dont mind being offered but i always refuse because otherwise id never play a game, its usually followed by a msg saying its unfair they got matched up with me followed by wasting my time pausing and waiting between pitches.

I just hope they can come up with a better plan for online play because its a much more enjoyable challenge playing against another person then cpu imo but the game makes online hard to enjoy, it feels like a grind to play online instead of something i look foward to playing.

Ideas for making online better? I know this years online is a lost cause but for the future what are some ideas to make online play enjoyable and not such a dumpster fire of flaming cheese. I would start with some sort of timeout for players who repeatedly quit out or waste time during games, its hard to police but something needs to change.

you are playing guys that don't have trout? lucky you.. I don't remember the last time trout wasn't in a ranked seasons game.

@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

@bwheel1977 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

So tired of hearing people complain about perfect perfect outs. No one ever stated that perfect perfect contact would result in hits. It’s just a fancy way to say you had really good timing at the point of contact. As I said so what!!! Everyday real baseball players (not video game fanboys) hit perfectly timed balls into outs all the time, or have homeruns stolen by great catches or hit into double plays on balls with exit velocities in excess of 100 mph. It’s baseball and s h i t happens. It’s really annoying the amount of people on this forum that complain about this issue. I get irritated when my perfect perfect contact doesn’t have positive results but than I remember that it’s a game that is simulating the real thing and I’m good. When you complain about this stuff it make you sound like a pretentious whiner. Rant over

Awh i am guessing you never actually played or actually watch the games. The perfect perfect in real life is always hit hard and takes skill to do which leads to way more hits for someone who can do it. In this game however, if you get a good/good or perfect/perfect then its a toss up whether your skill will be rewarded. The early and late timing in this game makes the game unplayable on a skill base. You could literally have games in which your opponent has 0 good/good or perfect/perfects and still have 4 early taters and 3 late hits and you as player could be receiving 0 hits for the your skill. Skill should matter and it doesn't in this game in a lot of games.

Awwwe you might want to compare universal profiles before you make silly comments like that. Something tells me that I’m a more skilled player than you and I’m not sitting here crying when I’m robbed. I move on. And IRL barreled balls are robbed on a nightly basis across the Mlb spectrum. Comments like this have zero credibility. Have good day!

So you might want to read what i said.. Yes barrelled balls are robbed on a nightly basis but those barrelled balls get rewarded more than naught which is where the skill comes in. The game only skill gap is the timing and placement of the pci so that should be rewarded much more than early and late. It's not in lots of game.. btw saying your better than someone isn't an actual argument.

@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in Perfect Perfect....So what!!!:

So tired of hearing people complain about perfect perfect outs. No one ever stated that perfect perfect contact would result in hits. It’s just a fancy way to say you had really good timing at the point of contact. As I said so what!!! Everyday real baseball players (not video game fanboys) hit perfectly timed balls into outs all the time, or have homeruns stolen by great catches or hit into double plays on balls with exit velocities in excess of 100 mph. It’s baseball and s h i t happens. It’s really annoying the amount of people on this forum that complain about this issue. I get irritated when my perfect perfect contact doesn’t have positive results but than I remember that it’s a game that is simulating the real thing and I’m good. When you complain about this stuff it make you sound like a pretentious whiner. Rant over

Awh i am guessing you never actually played or actually watch the games. The perfect perfect in real life is always hit hard and takes skill to do which leads to way more hits for someone who can do it. In this game however, if you get a good/good or perfect/perfect then its a toss up whether your skill will be rewarded. The early and late timing in this game makes the game unplayable on a skill base. You could literally have games in which your opponent has 0 good/good or perfect/perfects and still have 4 early taters and 3 late hits and you as player could be receiving 0 hits for the your skill. Skill should matter and it doesn't in this game in a lot of games.

yep the meter comes on sometimes and sometimes it doesn;t

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

@bwheel1977 said in I hear you :

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

@bwheel1977 said in I hear you :

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

I know I’ll get banned for this but just wanted to say I’m glad they’re not playing sports. I hope they keep up the boycott honestly. It’s going to hurt the pockets of the people that need to feel it the most. I love sports but right now I DO see how it takes away from what’s actually going on in the world with racial and social injustice. It’s not a good distraction anymore, for me anyway. Just doesn’t feel right enjoying it. Peace and love guys stay safe

I get your sentiment but protesting themselves isn't going to do anything. It's not a real protest. As soon as they were told they would lose money they came right back. If the athletes wanted real change then they would do ride along with officers and make suggestions on police reform. All sides of the arguments are in favor of police reform. They used to do this until the ride along's starting changing the minds of the people doing the protests. Anyways i get where you are coming from but don't agree with your overall premise.

I hear you man. Definitely seems like an insurmountable task and if money is at the forefront than thats on players. How BIG of a statement would it be for say Patrick Mahomes to cut his check up and say no thanks guys im good. I cant play ball while their unrest in my community. And for people to think he wont make millions without football is just silly. He will be fine

You picked the one who could make millions of sj causes. What about the lineman? What about the practice squad guy? what about the security guards at the games? what about the tv people? what about the camera operators? How do the subsidize their livings? Either way, you are missing my point. These athletes aren't wanting change. IF they did then they would do something that would facilitate change. People have tried to get them to have input on the issues that they claim to be about and they don't do it. That is why i mentioned ride alongs with police. They would rather have a viral moment instead. And again protesting themselves would never do anything because again they are only hurting all of those other people...

I get your point but if the foundation is flawed to begin with and is the problem then all parties need to separate themselves from it. TV people can go in to other media outlets, body guards can body guard something else. Lineman can get jobs as trainers or a long list i dont feel like writing, practice squad guys will have to adapt to the world and pursue another career. If your going to continue to take "the mans" money then you dont have the right to complain. Again who in their right mind thinks Patrick Mahomes is worth 500 million dollars with all this stuff thats going on in the world

so you are saying they shouldn't have the right to make a living doing what they have worked their whole lives to do ? their dreams should be crushed for sj causes? again the causes that will never be addressed because that is how people make money. Do you honestly think the likes of shaun king would ever be satisfied? That is how they make their money.... anyways gotta go...

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

@bwheel1977 said in I hear you :

@lazy_toast said in I hear you :

I know I’ll get banned for this but just wanted to say I’m glad they’re not playing sports. I hope they keep up the boycott honestly. It’s going to hurt the pockets of the people that need to feel it the most. I love sports but right now I DO see how it takes away from what’s actually going on in the world with racial and social injustice. It’s not a good distraction anymore, for me anyway. Just doesn’t feel right enjoying it. Peace and love guys stay safe

I get your sentiment but protesting themselves isn't going to do anything. It's not a real protest. As soon as they were told they would lose money they came right back. If the athletes wanted real change then they would do ride along with officers and make suggestions on police reform. All sides of the arguments are in favor of police reform. They used to do this until the ride along's starting changing the minds of the people doing the protests. Anyways i get where you are coming from but don't agree with your overall premise.

I hear you man. Definitely seems like an insurmountable task and if money is at the forefront than thats on players. How BIG of a statement would it be for say Patrick Mahomes to cut his check up and say no thanks guys im good. I cant play ball while their unrest in my community. And for people to think he wont make millions without football is just silly. He will be fine

You picked the one who could make millions of sj causes. What about the lineman? What about the practice squad guy? what about the security guards at the games? what about the tv people? what about the camera operators? How do the subsidize their livings? Either way, you are missing my point. These athletes aren't wanting change. IF they did then they would do something that would facilitate change. People have tried to get them to have input on the issues that they claim to be about and they don't do it. That is why i mentioned ride alongs with police. They would rather have a viral moment instead. And again protesting themselves would never do anything because again they are only hurting all of those other people...

@formallyforearms said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

@bwheel1977 said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

@formallyforearms said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

@bwheel1977 said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

@formallyforearms said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

Mantle in right, Trout in center.

nah,, beli, walker, jackson, or harper in right

I was answering the question, lol. That's how I have them.

awh// do you not have one of the four i mentioned?

Ruth in left

who are you playing at first? your defense would be much better with a beli or walker in right with ruth at first. im guessing you have thames, thome, thomas or musial at first?

@formallyforearms said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

@bwheel1977 said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

@formallyforearms said in For people that have collection Trout and Mantle:

Mantle in right, Trout in center.

nah,, beli, walker, jackson, or harper in right

I was answering the question, lol. That's how I have them.

awh// do you not have one of the four i mentioned?