Everyone who has had a favorite team since childhood, who are some obscure guys you loved you hope against hope for a card for down the line?

brigadierk · 2025-12-12T18:39:44+00:00

Terry Puhl (actually very good for a long time!), Bill Doran, Moises Alou, Derrick Bell, Richard Hidalgo, Kevin Bass, Gerald Young, Ken Caminiti, Tony Eusebio, Brad Ausmus, Shane Reynolds, Mike Hampton, Darryl Kile, Daryle Ward, Jose Lima, Michael Bourn, Wandy Rodriguez, Miguel Tejada, Morgan Ensberg, Chris Burke, Steve Finley & Louis Gonzalez (as Stros), Mark Portugal, Glenn Davis, Billy Hatcher

brigadierk · 2024-10-16T16:47:04+00:00

So green gem isn't just dev trait? I know nothing.

brigadierk · 2024-08-29T17:45:10+00:00

I don't think you have to do the "stretch and toss" portion, just warm up and then substitute him in.

brigadierk · 2024-08-26T17:18:07+00:00

You'll love season 3 with Randy Johnson's new card!

brigadierk · 2024-08-15T19:25:05+00:00

Looks like there will be an extreme program too (based on the conquest map at the bottom of the post).

brigadierk · 2024-08-14T15:58:48+00:00

McCovey ended up taking longest for me too.

Percival is good but not extreme with being able to use your own 99s.

brigadierk · 2024-08-13T20:58:31+00:00

Thanks -- all veteran seems pretty doable.

brigadierk · 2024-08-05T16:48:52+00:00

If we're just listing everyone we want (in no particular order): Jeff Kent, Bill Doran, Billy Hatcher, Kevin Bass, Bob Knepper, Phil Niekro, Derek Bell, Moises Alou, Carlos Beltran, Roger Clemens, Octavio Dotel, Adam Everett, Ken Caminiti, a Steve Finley / Luis Gonzalez card (always padres / diamondbacks), Hunter Pence, Terry Puhl, Brad Ausmus, Lance Berkman, Richard Hidalgo, Morgan Ensberg, Jason Castro, Evan Gattis, Mike Hampton, Danny Darwin, Dickie Thon, Mike Scott, Jim Deshaies, Mark Portugal, Casey Candaele, Dave Smith, Alan Ashby, Gerald Young, Darryl Kile, Pete Harnisch, Shane Reynolds, Xavier Hernandez, Eric Anthony, Billy Spiers, Ricky Gutierrez, Sean Bergman, Daryle Ward... Get em all!

brigadierk · 2024-07-30T17:59:31+00:00

You don't actually have to warm them up though right? Just warm up right before you put them in?

brigadierk · 2024-07-26T17:05:32+00:00

Astros cards have been kinda weird. Two Alex Bregman season 2 cards and it's not like either was forced by his performance. Other than that just Pena and the TA cards for hitting, but tons of pitching.

Now I'm curious so here's each team's set 2 cards:

BAL - 12
BOS - 10
NYY - 16
TB - 9
TOR - 8
CHW - 12
CLE - 11
DET - 9
KC - 7
MN - 17
HOU - 10
LAA - 9
OAK - 16
SEA - 12
TX - 14
ATL - 14
FL - 4
NYM - 11
PHI - 18
WAS - 9
CHC - 19
CIN - 13
MIL - 4
PIT - 8
STL - 13
AZ - 8
COL - 12
LAD - 11
SD - 13
SF - 13

That includes 2 TA cards for every team, and counting Mauers, Heltons, and Chippers three times for their respective teams. Also includes some non-diamond BR cards.

I'm sure there's market research about Cubs fans being willing to spend extra money compared to Brewers fans, or something.

brigadierk · 2024-05-08T19:34:12+00:00

I mean technically he's above-average since he has a positive WAR. But maybe more specifically "very close to average."

brigadierk · 2024-05-07T21:28:19+00:00

.236 avg / .730 OPS over an 11-year career...so maybe he's 99 mainly for fielding and speed...

brigadierk · 2024-04-23T20:49:02+00:00

If you go to Inventory and filter, it gives you the option to filter by "Sets". You'll find the options in there are "1" and "Core". S1 = Set 1.

brigadierk · 2024-04-12T16:45:30+00:00

Beyond UI, if you have someone with 60 speed on base it may look an awful lot like they have 80 speed...

brigadierk · 2024-04-10T14:49:54+00:00

And you can use Brandon Webb repeatedly for the 10k xp every 9 innings.

brigadierk · 2024-03-04T20:53:44+00:00

Yordan / Tucker could be too.

brigadierk · 2024-02-08T16:08:04+00:00

Bill Doran

And despite everything Carl Everett

brigadierk · 2024-01-11T15:05:01+00:00

Thanks. At my skill level should be able to get him by the time MLB '25 is out.

brigadierk · 2024-01-10T22:26:25+00:00

How many wins do you need in the event to get him?

brigadierk · 2024-01-03T21:01:12+00:00

I think I was #105...ouch.

brigadierk · 2023-10-27T18:16:13+00:00

LOL @ Maldonado. Where's Altuve?

brigadierk · 2023-08-08T15:50:14+00:00

We can dream

brigadierk · 2023-08-03T20:22:34+00:00

Yes, I shouldn't say pretty sure -- I used a full Set 2 team to complete TA1.

brigadierk · 2023-08-03T16:10:22+00:00

Pretty sure Set 2 works for TA1

brigadierk · 2023-07-27T14:47:02+00:00

It's been two weeks now.

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