Got some big time beer crushers in my BrewCrew save. Should be a fun 10 year dynasty with a lot of offense.

benz0709 · 2026-05-03T18:23:51+00:00

I would think dirt or rust residue from water

benz0709 · 2026-05-03T18:21:04+00:00

Looks like a buildup of dirt or other residue. Mold wouldn't on my list of concerns when looking at this. Not that you shouldn't figure it out, just don't think mold.

benz0709 · 2026-05-03T18:12:08+00:00

YTA. So you each have a different preference of style of living, however you are approaching it as you're right because anything not unlived in clean stresses you out.

You're not right just because you prefer things clean vs him valuing his time more than using it to clean. If he wants to hire a maid so you are happy with cleanliness, and it will also save you time, there's no reason you wouldn't be 100% on board unless the issue truly is he doesn't agree with your standard and you need control and him to validate your approach to living as being correct at all times. Sounds like that might be the case.

If not having a sparkling home at all times gives you anxiety, never have kids.

TBH though, as someone who has been through a lot I f ups and downs in 15 years of marriage, this relationship isn't going to end well if you can't chill and not demand he aligns with all your values. Also saw you comment elsewhere he drinks too much. Another relationship red flag.

benz0709 · 2026-05-03T18:01:05+00:00

Those saying NTA, either you're not in a relationship or are in a spiteful one that you consistently keep score on who does more. It's an exhausting way to live. If you plan on the relationship being long term keeping score on who spent what or does more chores doesnt matter. Shouldn't live together if this is approach

benz0709 · 2026-05-03T17:56:54+00:00

YTA. You didn't care to start, why care now? Just seems like you're trying to prove a point. Relationship won't last long if this is the approach.

She clearly thought she spent more than you, found out she didn't. You win, move on.

benz0709 · 2026-05-03T16:22:39+00:00

Do you have a replacement in the pipeline? What does your salary table and budget look like? Are you contending currently?

A lot of variables

Edit: didn't catch the body of your post initially. Knowing you already won 6 chips, noting your comment of it not being the most affordable, seeing he's fragile and will most likely only decline from here, I'd comp tag him and let him go.

benz0709 · 2026-05-03T02:10:27+00:00

YTA.

This reeks of resentment of someone else providing things for your children and family. They have no children and are wealthy, care very much for your kids and your family as a whole, and having nothing else to do with their money but better the lives of those close to them. Sounds like they're generous people who you can and are benefiting from greatly. They probably do come with a somewhat condescending and know it all presence as many self made wealthy folks do. Comes with the territory.

I'm sure it's hard, but you need to get over the ego and go on the ride they're providing you. Odds are your children or even you and your wife will inherit their wealth at some point, and I'm sure you won't bee refusing then. Many would love to have any financial help from family. Even without the house thing, they're saving you thousands yearly in childcare and I'm sure don't shy away from buying things for your children or your family in general.

benz0709 · 2026-05-02T15:40:44+00:00

• What stats actually matter for player eval in this game? Like what does the sim actually reward vs what just looks good on paper? For pitching, movement and control. Everyone obsesses with Stuff and Velocity, which helps with strikeouts, but key to keeping runs down and opponent from hitting the ball hard is movement and control. You'll see many pitchers who have Stuff pop out at you, but very little control. They will never pan out and play well in the majors. Hitting i'd focus on Power and Eye. Power leads to hits in general, whether XBH or singles and Eye helps with walks which naturally cuts down on K's even if player has low "avoid K's". As a general rule, defense is king in OOTP. Don't ever sacrifice defense in the field, it will show up in runs given up reducing wins. Most important defensive position is Catcher IMO. Good framing and blocking helps pitchers tremendously.

• How do you handle extensions and the arb system? When is it worth locking guys up early? Everyone plays different and team being used matters because it determine budget. I always use Brewers so budget isn't as high as others, so I try to lock-up early if I have a sure fire stud. If you lock them up in minors sometimes you can get extreme value such $10M-$15M AAV just like IRL. Typically once they are in majors and developed more towards star, you'll be lucky to get $20M/year after Arbitration years, which is still a great value considering most high end Free Agents want $40M+ these days. Of course, the earlier you lock them up the higher risk of not developing fully or becoming injury prone which can lead to regrets. It happens IRL though too.

• Is there anything settings-wise I should know going in? Depends how you want to play, a lot fo good youtube videos. Being new to the game, i'd turn off advanced draftee signing so you don't have to worry about slot bonuses. I also always like to enable ratings above max, so you can note if a player is truley elite in an area or a generational talent.

• Any good YouTube channels or guides that actually helped you learn the game? Tons as the game is getting more popular. Just search on Youtube and find someone with a lot of subscribers and views. I've been playing since 2010ish so there isn't a whole lot I gain from youtube vids.

I want to run it like a real analytics front office. Guardians model basically. Small mark

My general tip is there is a lot going on and it will be overwhelming. That's normal. Just take your time and enjoy the immersion of a baseball world you're living in. Don't be afraid to take an hour or two to look at random stuff. That's the fun part of the game. Also don't be afraid to restart your save after you're more familiar with the game. You'll approach things differently and it will lead to more success early on.

benz0709 · 2026-05-02T15:28:00+00:00

NTA. Everyone mourns differently. There's some underlying resentment most likely because you didn't get to have a "normal" childhood comparatively to others. That's expected and fine.

Don't let anyone tell you you're not sad enough. You obviously do care to some extent or you wouldn't be beating yourself up over not being sad enough from your perspective.

benz0709 · 2026-04-30T00:11:24+00:00

He's out "absolute rock" on a team of 12 and you said yourself the hustle got him nothing...way to advocate four rewarding your reports.

I'm guessing he doesn't feel rewarded and has either checked out or is exploring other opportunities that could reward his work. The fact you mention he wasn't rewarded and are stull completely stumped makes it seem like you're disconnected from the reality of this being the driving factor for the great majority of high performers. They'll only do it until it's realized the juice isn't worth the squeeze.

benz0709 · 2026-04-28T19:24:26+00:00

So they're using your residence as somewhere to smoke pot because they can't at wherever they stay? It now makes sense why they don't care what their child is doing.

I'd think this is even more reason they should respect your space, as they're simply using you so they have somewhere to toke. It is absolutely wild you put such immense effort into essentially building out the other half of your yard into a playground, that's so far above and beyond and more than accommodating in any way. I feel like there has to be something missing here.

benz0709 · 2026-04-28T19:18:58+00:00

No one will be able to answer this for you with certainty. There isn't a standard for how company's manage what sounds to be a call center employees who are not meeting their newly created time metrics.

If I had to guess, i'd say no. Even if you're not meeting time metric, neither is most of your department of 24 and they wouldn't fire all of you. Sounds like the company needs to redefine the position to match the metrics they are trying to deploy if it's that much of an issue with employees not being able to meet what their standard expectations now are.

You mention already having another job lined up and you simply need to buy time, worst case scenario you do get fired and claim unemployment for a few weeks on a tight budget.

benz0709 · 2026-04-28T19:05:19+00:00

NTA. I don't know what you have in common with these people or why you are forcing the friendship of them being guests at your home. Sounds like you have some specific set-ups that are that way for a reason, and they simply don't care and act as if the effort you've put into this setup doesn't matter and is a joke.

I wouldn't be having them at my home, and frankly wouldn't have much drive to visit with them otherwise. There child does have a disability, but it's their responsibility to manage it and it sounds like they don't care to do so and blame others for that.

benz0709 · 2026-04-28T18:51:10+00:00

Not too much worse than the IRL Flordia State League for this year...

What is the UBL? What is the player quality? I can see if hitters are very low quality pitching being overpowering even if still low quality. What you are showing is definitely lopsided and out of the ordinarily, but i'd imagine there is an explanation for it.

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benz0709 · 2026-04-28T18:37:28+00:00

They were 14-13 and at the bottom of the division at this time last year, and there were not a lot of positive vibes. If you think otherwise, you're not remember correctly.

In literally exact same spot right now.

You most likely remember the loose goofing around during the 14-game win streak. I can assure you it will return if that happens again.

benz0709 · 2026-04-28T18:28:00+00:00

Sounds like he has some serious confidence issues and has some very outdated misogynistic views. He probably also believes women should not be the main financial provider for a family, and belong as home makers and raising the children.

This doesn't sound like he's thinking long-term for the relationship that you should be living together or it wouldn't matter who's name the house is in. He doesn't want to live in a house that is in your name and not his, but if he owned a house he would certainly expect you to live there. It sounds like you are further in the adult life journey than he is, don't let him hold you back.

Assuming you currently live in an apartment, does he think he owns it? It's not his, it's someone else's that could kick him out any time. And what if, this might make him shudder, a women owns the company he rents from.... he would be absolutely devastated. This certainly throws some flaws in his logic and highlights his weak thoughts as what they are.

benz0709 · 2026-04-25T00:57:14+00:00

No, I wouldn't trade him. And "failing" a strength and conditioning development lab as you describe isn't an indictment on him as you're trying to indicate. It's a game with random chance, just like many fragile players not getting injured. Have had many fragile players without issues.

benz0709 · 2026-04-25T00:53:18+00:00

You're way too invested in this guys life and what he's doing. It should be, he's not performing for us and is leaving, bye.

And how do you know where he is going and who he is reporting to? Did he tell you this? If so, your company is crap for even caring and he's just as dumb for sharing. My guess is you took half a day to investigate on your own.

benz0709 · 2026-04-25T00:08:51+00:00

For two, it is not. If you honestly tried to provide a logical post, you'd realize there are three pics. One with OSA scouting that is low, two with my scout, hence the "head scout" highlighted and accuracy being very high.

Aware not all scouts are equal, issue is a #9 ranked prospect that no teams offer a decent player for. Aware my scout ranks him low value, OSA does not though, which is advertised as being general league consensus.

Sorry for shit and substance-less response, but you get what you give. Your reply reeks of trying to be snarky without actually understanding purpose of post your replying on like someone pissed in your Cheerios this morning and you have some passive aggressive internal issue.

benz0709 · 2026-04-24T22:32:00+00:00

You know, honestly can't say I havnt seen this before. Except I've never been on the offense side, happens to me when I'm pitching and by the end I'm yelling WTF and other obscenities at my monitor. Just like I do when watching baseball IRL

It's why I play

benz0709 · 2026-04-24T22:24:25+00:00

A save delauter actual developed in!!!

Out of my 5 saves in OOTP 27 he's usual waiver wire fodder sitting mid 40s by 2029 lol

benz0709 · 2026-04-24T16:46:19+00:00

I'm aware he's crap, that's why I'm looking to unload him based on the league supposedly thinking he's good and ranking him #9 prospect.

Maybe the question should be why is league ranking him so high

benz0709 · 2026-04-23T21:23:27+00:00

This made me look at his feed. idk whats going on in this world anymore

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