TMB MLB The Show Tournament

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  1. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
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    I just got unknowingly caught in a pump and dump, Jared Walsh went from 1800 buy/2300 sell up into the 2500/3800 range within 15 minutes and then crashed back down. I don’t even have him collected so I’ll accept him for now at 2507 and hope he goes to Diamond later or some shit idk
     
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  2. WillySaliba

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    Runs go on the 83 rated players as it's typically the quickest and cheapest option for TA exchanges. Him and Rendon are the only two 83 in the AL West.
     
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  3. IowaHuskerFan3

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    Each voucher is 3? I didn’t need to collect all 5, but I accidentally locked in 2 vouchers on the 5 showdown voucher spot. So they’re locked in, and will be unused. Meant to redeem them towards the single vouchers but I failed to recognize it last night.
     
  4. pianoman

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    I almost lost it on the game last night. I had 10 wins on a Battle Royale run and was down 1-0 in the bottom of the third. I had Moncada on third and Robinson on first with zero outs. I sent Robinson to steal on the pitch and hit a soft liner that looked like it was going to get through the middle so I sent Moncada but the guy catches it because he was covering second for the steal tags Robinson because he's stealing and tosses to third for a game ending triple play. It took a ton of restraint to not smash my controller.
     
  5. whiteboy

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    What is the requirement? Anything is better than the “play a 3 inning game” dailies. I hate all of them requiring me to play a “full” game or pitch 7+ innings.
     
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  6. WillySaliba

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    6 TBs. I tend to agree, but he's nothing but warning track power so you are essentially playing a 3 inning game or pitching 7+. Finally beat it with a triple and a wall scraper. If you don't hit it perfect perfect it's not clearing the track. Still with you though, I'd rather get some ABs than playing the game bullshit for a moment.
     
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  7. whiteboy

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    I feel this pain. BR seems the most flukey (outside of showdown) but at the same time it’s what I’m playing the most of lately. Can usually get to 6-7 wins easily per run and I’m trying to get the program done. Not sure if I’ll take the stubs or keep that Story card but I’m around 60 out of 100 towards finishing.
     
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  8. dblplay1212

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    Oooooh you didn't need all 15 points. Got it.
     
  9. pianoman

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    Yeah I'm at 63 right now so I'm trying to get it done. Need only one more k with Colome to finish that mission and 3 more hits with the Flowers card to finish that one. If I can get those I will be able to finish it before it resets. I'll take either Leiter or Story, whoever is selling for more.
     
  10. PeterGriffin

    PeterGriffin Iced and/or sweet tea is for dirty rednecks.
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    It’s funny, I did two showdowns yesterday for TA1 but I honestly didn’t know that the final boss pitcher changed, I don’t play enough to have discovered that basic concept. So after facing some lefty in the first, I leaned heavily into lefty contact/power and was very surprised to come up against a righty. I backed out and turned the game off for the night.
     
  11. WillySaliba

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    So all the 42 players are the final SP. It's only those SP. In the bottom left you will see a team icon, it's that team you will be facing. I could be wrong but if it's A's and Nats, that's are lefties and I think the only ones. If it's anyone else, you are facing a RHP.
     
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  12. ohhaithur

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    took me a while but I finally got it with a creative slide in this position.

    If you fake rounding second but switch last second sometimes they sneak in IMG_20210607_173952748_copy.jpg
     
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  13. Drunkle Tom

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    Just curious, what's everybody working with lineup-wise in DD right now? Mine looks like this currently:

    LF Jackie 88+2
    SS Trea 87+1
    3B Sheffield 92+1
    RF Hank 88+2
    CF Mazara 85+2
    1B McGriff 88
    2B Alomar 89+2
    C Posey 85+2

    LF Arozarena 90
    RF Castellanos 85
    LF Yelich 88
    SS Bogaerts 85+2
    CF Blackmon 89

    Verlander 95
    Maddux 94
    deGrom 93
    Felix 91+1
    Sixth 88+1

    LRP Pedro 79
    MRP Trevor May 82
    MRP Nick Anderson 87
    MRP Doolittle 88
    MRP Sutter 88
    SU O'Day 90
    SU Aroldis 87
    CL Lee Smith 95
     
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  14. dblplay1212

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  15. ohhaithur

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  16. dblplay1212

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    2k being cheeks and me working from home gave me a lot more time to play. I'm still ass at the game though.
     
  17. dblplay1212

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    Not sure what to do with LF and RF. I like Finley and Soto vs righties but both are ass vs lefties for me. I use Mantle for Soto when I face a lefty. Might start using Buxton or Bichette for Finley but that would leave me just one righty bench bat.

    On that note, so dumb they don't let us know if we're facing a lefty or righty so we can set our lineup accordingly.
     
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  18. PeterGriffin

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    As a Soto owner, he pisses me off/distracts me when he leans and peers at the pitcher after every ball. What the fuck is that?

    And to be clear, I see that he does it in real life, but still, what the fuck is that
     
  19. WillySaliba

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    Also they really need to do something with the load screen. I need more than 3.2 seconds to absorb my opponents lineups. Also, if my opponent isn’t on the latest generation console you just watch the pitcher warm up, show me the lineup then as well. Give me their DD numbers then as well.
     
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  20. WillySaliba

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    Ranked season glory post.I'm at the stage where I am playing a lot but just to accumulate, not so many ranked games so I jumped in tonight. Both had six hits, he had three homers to my one. Top of the 9th, enter his Chapman with a 3-1 lead. Posada out, Papi walk. PH for pitcher K'd. Soriano HBP. I had Gwynn in there for Padres inning daily missions so I brought in Acuna because I was going for the matchup. Chapman was over 25 pitches so he brings in Kimbrel and then the magic happened. Acuna jacked one like he was off Pornhub for a week and I was fucking yoked! 4-3 lead. Lee Smith came in a cleaned shit up for three out save. Feels good to not get fucked in the 9th for once, I am shutting it down for the evening.
     
  21. whiteboy

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    I hate playing on hall of fame. So of course when I get that high in ranked, my first game on hall of fame is vs a guy with a world series banner and he's throwing the new Crochet card that throws 102.
     
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  22. WillySaliba

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    My last game I faced Kopech and he's going to be in my rotation moving forward once I play a bit more ranked. He's fucking nasty, pumps 102 as well.
     
  23. WillySaliba

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    The Hebrew Husker Kopech FS card, highly recommended for you and any other ballers on a budget.
     
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  24. whiteboy

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    I'm in the 4th inning and am probably going to be no-hit at this point. When I try and take pitches, he just paints the corners.
     
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  25. whiteboy

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    Jk Chipper with a dribbler down the line lol
     
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  26. WillySaliba

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    I did run the PC up so he got greedy and PH when the time came, but if he didn't I would not have posted in here tonight because I would have been on Pornhub and disgusted.
     
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  27. The Hebrew Husker

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    Think I used him in TA showdown the other day. Is that where I’d unlock him (TA2)?
     
  28. WillySaliba

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    Honestly not sure where he is unlocked, but he's cheap relative to ownership online. I thought he was part of something where you can select him but if you did not, well worth the purchase.
     
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  29. pianoman

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    Geez at that daily moment today. Damon has the power of Spongebob Squarepants. I needed an inside the park home run to complete it.

    Also they've got to do something to fix pitchers being able to bean guys in moments. One time I got two doubles and a single and on my last at bat the pitcher beaned me.
     
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  30. The Hebrew Husker

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    Didnt realize he was available to buy, will have to look into that tomorrow. Unlocked Foxx tonight, so my teams pretty legit…still have like 280K stubs though. Time to take the grind to RS consistently.
     
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  31. dblplay1212

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    Yea once I get over about 725, I just play at Shippet. I hate Shippet on lower levels bc games end up 14-12, but anywhere else on HOF ends up 2-1. Shipped HOF gives like 5-4 games for me.
     
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  32. whiteboy

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    I don't know if it's because I haven't played as much ranked this year or the game plays different or what but HOF is miserable to me. I played a guy last week and crushed about 4 balls all to just die at the warning track. This game last night I had some weak line drives and bloop hits and that was it. I'm not a fan of Shippet but I get why so many top guys play there. Maybe I'll play at Coors or Laughing Mountain.
     
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  33. dblplay1212

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    Yea like I said, I hate it at lower levels, but HOF and up its the only one that gives a decent game bc PCI is so small so you need some more exit velo on anything not perfect.
     
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  34. WillySaliba

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    Only plus side is games go quickly but the PCI is so small. Also at least 33% of those runs are through sliders that don’t slide out of the zone.
     
  35. WillySaliba

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    Coming off that event last week that was HOF. I can easily say that through that shit I have more outs than homers on Perfect/perfects. Fuckers.
     
  36. dblplay1212

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    :mulletsmug:

     
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  37. WillySaliba

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    Wow, they are dropping that today? Sweet, that also helps loading up my conquest squad.
     
  38. WillySaliba

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    Wow, didnt even realize the lower level inning diamond is Grandal. Sweet, I definitely think he is taking over for Posada for me.
     
  39. dblplay1212

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    Is it? There's a Santana too.

     
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  40. Gin Buckets

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  41. Gin Buckets

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    Should have been Castellanos imo... Wasn't he the league's OPS leader? I know his and Muncy's May's were reallllly good.
     
  42. dblplay1212

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    Semien was right there while playing a premium position so I get it.

     
  43. The Hebrew Husker

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    I’m officially at the point where I’ll have to start deciding which offline grinds are worth it, and when I should just stick with what I have and play vs people online.

    Did they release all the POTM cards? Last month was pretty stacked.
     
  44. IowaHuskerFan3

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    I’m damn near done with team affinity for all and the grind is waring on me. I’ve maybe played 10 multiplayer games since release. Need to get into events and ranked seasons
     
  45. dblplay1212

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    3pm today for POTM
     
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  46. WillySaliba

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    3PM
    I’m the same, finished up events last Thursday, played one ranked game since. I think I’m going to commit to ranked because events are just packs. BR is appealing as well but I know my pitching is going to get wrecked.
     
  47. dblplay1212

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    Yea I've started playing 1 showdown to warm up before getting into ranked. I'm getting good progress just playing in like 4 of the divisions so I'm using the showdowns for the other 2 divisions. I have all the cards I want from TA2 so I'm taking my time with the rest. I'll have it done before TA3 comes out so whatever.
     
  48. IowaHuskerFan3

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    I have never attempted BR. How do people draft/set up their teams?
     
  49. dblplay1212

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    100% power bats imo. It's like a Showdown draft honestly but you're playing another human. 3 inning games so starters are toast after 1-2 innings. Load up on power bats and pen arms.
     
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  50. Gin Buckets

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    I'm in the same boat. Grind not wearing yet, but I could see it happening. My team sucks compared to DBL's though, so more grinding is in the future.

    Getting some diamonds to complete these collections is so damn hard, and the cost of buying the Trout card is literally like $270.

    $90 for 150,000 stubs on XB1. $270 = 450,000 :blech:

    I know it's bad value, but are all cards available in Headline packs?
     
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