@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Who should get the start?:

I'm currently at 856 and have never made WS before. I started playing DD last year and just haven't ever played enough RS games to make a serious push, but I'm going to have several hours tonight.

My two best starters have been Glavine and Kluber. Both of whom will be able to pitch the next 2 games after they get a game to rest. My question is who would you start for the upcoming game? Here are my options:

-Newhouser (He's been okay, but if my opponent has any plate discipline he gets shelled.)
-Hamels (I've done surprisingly well with him.)
-Felix (Just unlocked, not a single start yet.)
-Lodolo (I started 2 games below 700 with him and didn't do well, but I'm tempted to give him a shot on HoF).

Truthfully try an opener. Start your second best reliever. Most of them will be pitching from the stretch and you can utilize the slide step to quick pitch aggressive opponents. Give the opener two innings and pinch hit for him when he comes up to hit then bring in your starter. Hopefully, by that time you’ll have a lead and can feed off the momentum. You’ll still have your closer to shut the door late. Just an out of the box idea.

@DrIuigi said in Cody Bellinger prestige:

@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in Cody Bellinger prestige:

@AlanThaGreat1 said in Cody Bellinger prestige:

So I’m basically boosting the stats I need for prestige belli in the event and some people are assholes, like my team names says “ let me homer with belli and I’ll quit “ and people would just not care , I mean I understand others trick people into giving up homers but When they up at bat I I give them homers with cards they need prestige . I’m just saying as community we should help each other out

Uhhhh so let me get this straight, are you admitting to boosting???

Dude is using the term broadly....stop insinuating anything he's doing is actually boosting

He says he’s boosting in his post!!! How is this not boosting. I mean in other games asking your opponent to do things to benefit your stats is called boosting. Please tell me where the insinuation is!!! He blatantly said it.

Yeah, Reggie is sneaky fast plays better defense then his rating would suggest (gets really good jumps on balls) and knocks anything above his waist into orbit

My advice is to keep
It to 1-2 and not more than 3 RS games in a sitting. The 9 inning grind is mentally fatiguing especially the higher you get. After a game don’t hop into another one right away. Go accomplish a few challenges. Allow your mind to relax. Change up the monotony. Last but not least get a pair of blue light blocking gaming glasses. Blue light causes eye strain especially on gaming monitors and is harmful to your retina if you play long enough. You’ll notice an almost immediate difference in how your head feels once you start using those glasses. Other than that have fun and don’t put too much pressure on yourself. After all it is just a game

@beanball0571 said in People Using Lefty Pitchers in Event:

Your a chump if you use left handed pitchers. It means you have no faith in your team to win. That’s the truth

Wow, what a reaction to something that is well within the rules of the event!!! Kid get good and quichurbiching. If you can’t hit a common lefty you shouldn’t be playing this game. I think Pokémon would be more suitable for you.

@AlanThaGreat1 said in Cody Bellinger prestige:

So I’m basically boosting the stats I need for prestige belli in the event and some people are assholes, like my team names says “ let me homer with belli and I’ll quit “ and people would just not care , I mean I understand others trick people into giving up homers but When they up at bat I I give them homers with cards they need prestige . I’m just saying as community we should help each other out

Uhhhh so let me get this straight, are you admitting to boosting???

@sbevans142 said in Conquest:

I'm about 30 stars away from Walker. I could probably get him by completing the 5th inning conquest, but I just don't understand it. Just play a bunch of 3 inning games around a map? I don't understand the strategy. Is there a way to do it more quickly? I've never completed a conquest.

You’re wasting a bunch of decent rewards by not completing the conquest maps.

What’s even better are those individuals who will sit in the pause menu after they’re getting killed by the the 3rd inning and are in danger of being mercied and wait for the pause timer to to expire and then sneak the friendly quit in at the last second hoping you’re not paying attention and accidentally accept the friendly quit. Had that happen on more than a few occasions. I wish there was a way you could report those who exploit that. In the old days you used to be able to rate the gamer and pulling that bs would actually affect them being able to matchmake.

@Ikasnu said in power swing or normal swing ?:

@KILLERPRESENCE4 said in power swing or normal swing ?:

@Ikasnu said in power swing or normal swing ?:

Power always

And you’re the guy I’ll strikeout 15 times in a game. Lol

But puts up 10 runs on 10 hits.

Yeah bud, based on your universal profile you’re not doing that either. But you’re more the welcome to to keep that dream alive. TTFN

I don’t post much on these community forums but felt the inclination to based on a few observations I’ve made over the past few days. First, if you can’t hit the fastball then maybe you should be practicing on a high difficulty level prior to taking your game online. I personally use the practice mode on legend difficulty against Gerrit Cole, who imho is the nastiest pitcher in this game. He has good velocity as well as filthy breaking stuff. If you can consistently hit him then you can hit anybody. Second, fielding is really important. If you want to be successful at this aspect of the game only use their primary position, especially in the infield. If you use your players at secondary positions then you’re asking to have problems fielding. Also if you choose to stack your lineup with big boppers than you will inevitably sacrifice defense as most of these players are terrible on the defensive side of the game. Third, pitching is much more of an issue this year. All I can say on this aspect is that if you want to be a consistent pitcher use pure analog. If you use any other mode you are sacrificing vital aspects of user controllability. This mode will allow you to pinpoint exactly where you want to place each pitch. Obviously, the pitchers attributes will play a big part in how easy it is to accurately place each pitch so keep that in mind when you choose pitchers as well. Hope this helps out

@D_e_m_I_s_E said in Harper:

@T-Rox_09 said in Harper:

@mrcityofwin said in Harper:

Unpopular take...Hawwwpaa cheated in the derby and should have lost to Schwarbs. Imagine a Schwarbs HRD card with catcher eligibility.

Yes, among all those flavors I chose salt.

How did he cheat? Schwarber is awesome.

His dad was pitching the next ball before the previous one landed which should have been against the rules. Schwarber should have won that.

Yeah but in his defense (and I absolutely detest Harper, I think he’s an arrogant punk who gets way too much cred for being such a mediocre player) everybody was doing the exact same thing. I mentioned it to my dad that year that I noticed every player not adhering to the ball landing rule.

@xXDragon257Xx said in MTO:

I swept on rookie with the Yankees. That team is loaded

What was your record

Button accuracy will fix that problem

Using the Astros I just went 133-29 in MTO. Albeit the difficulty setting was on only Veteran. I did it by completing every moment with the exception of one. Has anybody ever won that many or more games in that mode and on what difficulty?

Wasn’t aware that those cards were sellable, not that I pay attention to that since I don’t care about TA

First thing to remember is just because they are fast doesn’t mean they are good base stealers. Look at the attributes first, if they have a low steal attribute you’re going to get horrible jumps. If it’s high (above 70) than you can reasonably expect that the way you’ll be thrown out is on a perfect throw from the catcher or a pitch out, unless the pitcher has been actively holding you on. If this is the case you’re jumps will not be nearly as good. Don’t try and manually steal especially in online play. Manual steal means you have to time the jump. If you choose the auto steal mode all you need to do is pull the left trigger and the computer will automatically steal for you and will give you the best jumps based on the runners attributes. Hope this helps

@theman925 said in TA Face of the Franchise:

@AlexNYY28 said in TA Face of the Franchise:

Mattingly could be sneaky good... he has the bomber quirk. Especially since the only problem with him would be his power

edit* also i say this not having used him at all

I don’t believe quirks apply to players outside of live series.

Not sure what makes you think that???

@STEVO651779652 said in Gerrit Cole:

@formallyforearms said in Gerrit Cole:

@STEVO651779652 said in Gerrit Cole:

The guy is trash.. Gets shelled every time I try to use him. I love spending 140K on a card that isn't even useable. But some guy from 1940 is apparently better then the best pitcher in baseball. get out over here with this trash. Make live series cards useable

Believe it or not, guys from 1940 can be pretty good too. They can even be in the HOF.

My beef is that Live Series cards are such [censored]. I get these guys are greats but as one of the best pitcher in Baseball these guys shouldn't be shafted because there "histories" haven't been able to mature over 60 years. You rarely ever run into anyone using DeGrom, Scherzer, Cole, or Verlander. These guys are great too and should be rewarded for it and I'm sure a lot of people want to use them but they are so bad in the game.

I use deGrom all the time and he’s lights out for me.

@PeuswahBoy said in They snuck in an additional 2 levels...:

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure stage 2 was always 70 points too.

Nope, 50 points

I highly doubt exchanges will be messed with as it is the only real way to eliminate cards from the market, thus maintaining a robust market. If they narrow the exchange parameters the market crashes and can’t recover due to the inflation of cards on the market. My guess is the DH is coming. That makes the most sense and aligns with the MLB rules changes for the upcoming shortened season. I could also see them implementing a runner on second in extras.