Someone needs a snickers.

Yeah, not really cheating, it's just not very sportsman like. When I play RS now I take a different attitude. I treat it like a real baseball game. I drink some beers, curse at the screen and scratch my balls a lot. Spitting seed casings on the floor seems to be the line the wife has drawn however...

I know with the weekend coming up some people might just be hitting the 300 stars for the boss pick. I have a few thoughts after using them all for a few days now.

J-Roll. My initial pick. His style jives well with what I'm trying to do on my team, contact, speed, solid D. None of these 3 have affected the outcome of games more than J-Roll. My last game I won 1-0, J-Roll went 2-5 with 3 stolen bases and the winning run off a sac fly. He's as solid as it gets and will impact the game the most often of these 3 picks, he's is in a position to benefit greatly from prestige.

Stan. I put him at 1st replacing ortiz as he's much to slow to be an outfield consideration for me. While Ortiz was solid, Stan is an immediate defensive improvement and will get better with prestige. I was on a tear with him before I got a little lazy with my focus at the plate. His PCI is so big that it's kind of made me lazy. If I focus, he crushes everything. His lack of speed is an issue, but in my opinion he makes up for it with his RBI's. Personally I just have to pick and choose the slow guys as I don't want many of them on my starting squad.

Maddux. He has honestly surprised me. I got hit a bit in my 1st outing with him, but once I got better at using him he's been great. I was worried about his lack up velo but with his accuracy, a 93-94mph fb on the edges is pretty good, especially seeing as I typically use it as a break up/ pace change pitch. He doesn't have the kind of stuff that will blow you away but he induces a lot of weak contact. I enjoy using Orel, I really enjoy Maddux. Since the first game I don't think he has given up a single run. I wasn't sure if I was going to keep him but I'm sold on him now.

Hope this helps some.

@ItsaCanesthing said in Level 99 prestige:

You unlock 99 OVR Luis Tiant

Cigar and all. Actually the game shuts off and you're forced to go outside.

Forgive me if this has been addressed, but SDS, can we do something about opposing team stadium sounds playing in my home stadium? Isn't part of the home field advantage forcing them to listen to you're cheesey stuff and you not having to listen to theirs? I don't want to hear cows moo or bells ring or whatever. I'm ok with the announcer yelling about pudding but really I don't want to hear the cheese every time I strike out or their run scores on my home turf.

I like the environment at Polo and enjoy playing there. I'd like to see more classic stadiums like Navin (Old Tiger stadium), War Memorial (Buffalo), even Doubleday in cooperstown. I like the old sandlot feel to these mega stadiums. It would also be cool if you could design you're own park for you're team.

I really do see some really cool possibilities in the future on the PS5... Especially if we can get good VR.

Small joke, but in reality, BLM has turned into a giant marketing campaign.. I think the true meaning has gotten lost. And of course almost noone actually knows anything about the radical Marxists that own the company and what their real goals are.

It seems now that if you don't bend the knee you're on the outs. So... This gives a medium for the game now to include more social justice stuff in the socks... Good enough explanation for you?

@nflman2033 said in Sig Series Greg Maddux:

User error going on here. Sure he is no Orel, but he isnt trash. Like someone said, his sinker isnt the spam high type, pitch like he did, use horizontal movement to paint corners, change speeds, get your opponent so focuses on offspeed low you sneak 4 seam high right by.

I agree, I don't get lit up, even on all star using Maddux. You have to paint corners and mix it up. If you can light me up by hitting my cutters on the hands, fastballs on the edges and changeups breaking off the table followed by a 67 mph curveballs that float like turds in the swimming pool then good for you.

@K_Rich57 said in Finding a game in RS (Home Hunters):

This problem would go away if they started matching people up based on internet connection. I do this but only back out if its super laggy when I scroll up and down.
The game is unplayable when the guy on the other end is playing on budget wifi

I played a guy in mexico 2 days ago.. im pretty sure he's still in the 3rd inning and doesn't know i quit yet...

Haven't pulled Trout all year, in any packs, in the high 90's in prestige, nothing... Just pulled him in a free pack from the inning program. Kind of anti climactic as I'm sitting on 3.5 mil stubs, but it still felt kind of good.

@Dino-might_not said in Griffey Boss prediction.:

@EvylShaun said in Griffey Boss prediction.:

I predict it's an evolution card.

The teaser video didn't show any card art, but there was 1 section where there were 3 side by side animations, the first of which looked like it may be rookie Jr. era in the old light blue Mariners jerseys.

Merely a guess, but what else do we have to do but create wild theories for the next few days?

Thoughts? Concerns? Let's hear 'em.

This is actually a great guess, I was trying to think of how they could release 3 versions of the same card

A fielding/speed oriented card, a power/contact oriented card, or a balanced card.

I think this might be it, and the idea is kind of growing on me.

It is kind of weird to only have boss, that could mean they want people to save stubs for the TA4, but that doesn't make sense... So, I think, having 3 bosses, the same guy, spread across 3 different periods in his career makes sense... I like the idea, and honestly it lets you pick the attributes you value the most.

Top end speed and fielding priority maybe from his younger years, a bit slower but more of a power priority with better contact than the HRD card, and then a balanced card like a career avg...

I'll bunt flash if it was a good pitch. could mean sorry bout that if, say, an easy grounder catches the bag or something funky happens that turns an easy out into a hit. It's like flashing you're headlights, context matters. Could be you're lights are off, could be a cop up ahead, maybe you left you're kid in his car seat on you're roof, context...

He's really good, versatile, fast, great contac, decent power.. But were at the point in the gamenow where there are so many options and you really need each player to perform certain tasks. Jackie is a card that does a lot of things really well.

95 speed with 90 steal is second tier now.
80-79 power is low end for a starter now.

98 Mondesi for example is 99 99 speed and steal going 125/125 against lefties and has 99 bunting to go along with the stealing AND is a switch hitter so he's going to be bunting most often a few steps closer to 1st. And his fielding numbers are better than Robinsons.

Toward the beginnning and middle of the game Robinson was a staple on my team, he just did so many things well. He's still a great card, but there are better options at every spot. I could make a case for him being a solid bench player but again with guys like Cobb and Wagner, there are better options there too.

@drg179 said in What a game:

@Hubijerk said in What a game:

@drg179 said in What a game:

@Hubijerk said in What a game:

Thing is, if before the game you told the Dodgers they were gonna lose it wouldn't have been a big deal, they planned for it. But losing the way they did is a pretty big kick in the gut.

Why would they plan on losing lmfaoooo

Because they only have 2 starting pitchers. They planned their schedule around wins with Kershaw and Buehler. If they can steal another win in there then great but you understand when you start bottom of the rotation guys or relievers it's likely a coin flip.

The way the game went actually gives a boost to the rays because they "stole one" and the Dodgers gave one away. But I guarantee you the coaching staff understood that it wasn't a must win. And while it wasn't must win before the 1st pitch, it certainly becomes must win when you're up with 2 outs in the 9th. More clear?

Ummm you realize Urias is 4-0 in the postseason. A team never purposely loses idiot.

I didn't say they were pueposely going to lose. And you're pretty tough calling people names over the internet.

If you don't understand there is a difference in games you should, have to, and must win, vs. games you accept as are likely to go either way then you don't understand competition.

Once you are in the situation of being ahead and needing only 1 out you HAVE to win that. It;s a much bigger let down and much more draining losing the way the Dodgers did than having it been a blowout. If you don't understand that then I don't know what to tell you.

@drg179 said in What a game:

@Hubijerk said in What a game:

Thing is, if before the game you told the Dodgers they were gonna lose it wouldn't have been a big deal, they planned for it. But losing the way they did is a pretty big kick in the gut.

Why would they plan on losing lmfaoooo

Because they only have 2 starting pitchers. They planned their schedule around wins with Kershaw and Buehler. If they can steal another win in there then great but you understand when you start bottom of the rotation guys or relievers it's likely a coin flip.

The way the game went actually gives a boost to the rays because they "stole one" and the Dodgers gave one away. But I guarantee you the coaching staff understood that it wasn't a must win. And while it wasn't must win before the 1st pitch, it certainly becomes must win when you're up with 2 outs in the 9th. More clear?

Thing is, if before the game you told the Dodgers they were gonna lose it wouldn't have been a big deal, they planned for it. But losing the way they did is a pretty big kick in the gut.

Im playing this on one of the 1st ps4's to come out.. so i would expext a better frame rate and smoother gameplay... but it depends what the game actually is set to run at.. you might not see much of a difference if at all if you're currently on a Pro.

Mondesi at 2nd. JRam at 3rd. But Brett is a solid option as is Castellanos is a great bat and passable D wise. Also, often overlooked is Torre.

I dont bunt a ton becsuse it's typically not good strategy. But if you keep you're infield back why is it his problem that you don't simply move you're D and adjust?

Ill bunt situationally, and sometimes Ill show bunt to bring in the D, or to try to coax a high fb on the next pitch. But yeah if you're giving me 1st I'll take it.

@OreoRockstar said in Game experience vs Winning?:

I tell ya. I played two games this morning.

1st RS Both of us were ranked around 800, he had a perfect game going into 5th with a 1-0 lead. I hung in there and won 3-1, but he was a great opponent, it was a fun game, i would have been fine losing that one as it was a great experience.

Went into a casual game after to try a new pitcher. Matched up with a WS player. I had a few hits including a 3 run homer off the guy in the first. He was home and second batter his CAP, some 7 foot goon named Jesus Christ starts bunt dancing. I immediately quit, didn’t care i was up, May have done the same in RS. Not wasting my time with that type a guy as it will be an awful experience.

I faced a guy who brought in a 100mph submarine throwing midget... I feel ya...