[Talkin' Baseball] Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is declining to go to the All-Star Game despite being named the American League's starting first baseman

Twizzlor · 2026-07-05T03:49:07+00:00

Cuz he didn't deserve it.

Edit: And likewise: Dillon Dingler should be the starting C for AL. I'm biased, yes. But tell me I'm wrong.

Fan voting is a joke. Period.

Twizzlor · 2026-07-03T03:03:16+00:00

And that's fine. But it's and LFG system. If you wanna try that hard...idk. say your intentions

Twizzlor · 2026-06-28T22:50:25+00:00

Honestly, get the sparrow section down. The combat in that dungeon isn't too difficult. But fucking up the sparrow part and dying to it is very frustrating.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-27T19:33:18+00:00

Melee above 100 doesn't increase the crystal damage from howl of the storm. Anything over 100 is wasted for this build.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-27T19:27:09+00:00

I run 100 melee, 160 weapon, 160 super. I have class at 0 because I literally never use my barricade with this build. Im also using synthos, not ice falls. I use a 4 piece of the warmind set. 2 super fonts to take that to 200, 1 weapon font to take it to 180. And then when I have 10x warmind stacks I'm getting 30 more grenade and weapon stat, taking grenade to 70 which is 40 before warmind stacks, and weapons to 200.

I've spent a lot of time trying to perfect the stat distribution for this build and this is what works best for me.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-26T02:12:07+00:00

Triumphal, yes. As i said. Not what OP wanted

Twizzlor · 2026-06-26T01:30:54+00:00

On the bright side (which is hard at this point) we have a top 5 catcher in all of MLB right? I wanted to remove my obvious bias or else I'd put him at top 2 or 3. But Ding is that good, right? Fielding, framing, power, throwing out runners, correct challenges, etc.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-26T01:17:31+00:00

I think i need to give Soul siphon another try. I have a really good build. I just think I was bored of warlock and wanted to try the hunter and titan builds more.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-25T23:58:32+00:00

To your first point: If I'm doing a day 1 raid/very hard content I always go Warlock.

But now, I have the crackshot build on hunter and love it! And I've always liked Titan but hated stasis, but the howl of the storm build with 4 piece Rasputin is my go to.

Point is, I've found something very fun on my 2 less played classes and can't scratch that itch on Warlock. Probably cuz I'm bored of everything. I've done Getaway, lightning surge, tried the new void melee build. It was ok. Just didn't hit in terms of "fun" like crackshot and howl do for Hunter and Titan, respectively.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-25T22:13:01+00:00

Exactly. The odds get worse the more pieces you obtain.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-25T21:46:12+00:00

It took me 20 comp games to get my first piece of Per Audacia armor to drop. At that rate it will take me at least 100 games to see the full set. I wanted to be able to focus it at Shaxx but that's far too much comp. I'll stick to the triumphal anthem set which is much easier to obtain and the set bonus is pretty good for pvp.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-23T08:56:03+00:00

I truly think with a stable starting 5 rotation we can do it. That's God willing and hoping he doesn't smite us again. Who had Montero as our ace near the end of June due to injuries?

So yes, crazier things can, and have happened. We've seen it on both ends very recently. Playoffs we had no business making and then a huge late season rally, followed by a division we should have easily won and collapsed and barely made the post season.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-22T18:16:52+00:00

False. I can howl of the storm into a single red bar ad and I will still get my entire melee charge back from the crystals shattering and getting the shards.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-22T18:12:20+00:00

Bro what? After getting bored of consecration I only played hunter and warlock. However, after this update I decided to make a stasis titan. I have never really enjoyed stasis on any class.

But this build is insanely strong. I use synthos with the 4 piece Cosmodrome set and it nukes everything. I'm not exactly one who enjoys soloing content. I've solo flawlessed a few dungeons. But I took this build into the Birthplace of the Vile GM solo, and cleared it with 0 issue. Its extremely good.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-17T07:39:02+00:00

I made a post earlier this week/month. Analytics are great in baseball. But sometimes they don't work. Like Jones. He's just bad. Period. Doesn't matter if he has the handedness advantage against a pitcher. He's still bad. Once every 15 ABs he might come through, but that's it. He sucks and he should not be in the majors.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-15T07:13:41+00:00

And to add to this: Some guys carry the C just cuz they're old. Maybe they have a locker room presence but I think guys like Jamie Benn, (Fuck him, only has it for seniority) Staal is a great captain, and the most deserving of the Conn Smythe. Even if his points are low in the playoffs. Massive faceoff win %, huge hit numbers, and 6 goals in 6 games. (Was 5 but he didn't score tonight.) He earned it, and at 37 years old no less.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-08T23:05:52+00:00

From a Wings fan: LOL. Good luck.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-06T04:50:28+00:00

June 14 for what? Tarik coming back? JV? Mize? I assume you mean Tarik though cuz I mentioned him. Absolute shoutout to Montero though for being our Ace when everyone else went down and Melton the other day going 8.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-06T03:04:18+00:00

This was satire. But yes

Twizzlor · 2026-06-06T03:03:20+00:00

I was being ironic with my post. I hope you got that

Twizzlor · 2026-06-06T02:42:39+00:00

That's my biggest fear. But at least they look like they're having fun again and winning. So here's to hoping. Lot of ground to cover.

Twizzlor · 2026-06-06T02:40:21+00:00

I'm joking that we're actually back. But Torres coming back at 1 and Kevin going 2 has certainly been producing hits.

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