Current Events > [MLB The Show] 22 years as a closer!

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My boy, Xavier Percival. In his prime, he had stats like this, and was throwing 102MPH four-seamers.



Age has dulled his impact a bit since the game gives you stat penalties.


For some reason, getting this far no longer gives yearly stat penalties (why his Stamina, H/9, and K/9 are lower, when they all used to be maxed out or 90+).

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Confirmed steroid user, banned from the hall

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clone this man's ligaments and insert them into every pitcher

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Some other pics I have laying around:

Every year, my agent tries to get me to retire, lmao.


I reset after this, but was interested in checking it out since the Orioles traded me unceremoniously in the offseason. Turns out, they put me on a team with one of the only other 99-ranked closers in the league. Not sure what they were thinking there, but whatevs.


Dat slider. I can throw it in the 92MPH range, and have got it up to 95 with certain perks/circumstances. It's some wipeout stuff and my dude got a hundred times better after learning it.


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Is this the son of Troy Percival?

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Tommy John ain't nothing but a name
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lol Orioles

But...how do they handle the road to the show aspect? Do they make it to where you are a key factor in the playoffs?
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It's only later that I learned of Troy Percival, actually -- I selected a name that just sounded "cool". Kinda nice how we were both California closers. When my dude was younger, he actually got traded from the Tigers to the Dodgers for Clayton Kershaw, lmao.

ThePrinceFish posted...

clone this man's ligaments and insert them into every pitcher

Every time my dude's ever been injured, I just reset, lmao. Thankfully, if you have a high durability, you rarely get injured, and closers have a high DUR growth rate. It did get subjected to penalties overtime, though, since I'd always maintain my control at the expense of other stuff (speed, H/9, etc.)

BignutzisBack posted...

Confirmed steroid user, banned from the hall

My dude did save scum a lot, lmao. Can't put him in jail for that!



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Cornmuffins posted...

But...how do they handle the road to the show aspect? Do they make it to where you are a key factor in the playoffs?

Playoffs are definitely more impactful when you're a starting pitcher or batter. As a closer, there have been series where I didn't get put in at all and we lost -- zero chances to play. Gotta reset in those events, but it kinda sucks.

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Ya that's what I figured
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Despite potential playoff woes, closers have a lot of chances to boost their stats and all the challenges you're given on the fly or by teammates are really easy compared to starters. For instance, a starter might have a "get ten outs with your tertiary pitch" challenges, but to a closer, they'd only need to get two outs. Due to how easy it is to finish those, players can get a solid repertoire after a few years and transition to being a starter if they really want.

Also, other random pics:

On my center fielder character, I save scummed so we won every game in the regular season and the playoffs. Good times.


My CF beaned someone in the face and caused an injury. That's the only time I've seen my character do that.


Man, Nick Wittgren SUCKS.


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Where's the OPS smh

Really the only reason I would get a playstation is for The Show but if it's coming to other systems I might just wait
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Show us his war, you coward

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You want to see OPS for my Reds guy? Lemme get some screens.

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They need to put that on sale

I wish I was any good at this game lol

Xavier's WAR isn't that great compared to starters, but he's often mentioned (by announcers) to be in contention for the Cy Young.



Here's my dude Emerson Wakefield, the Reds CF. I created him to be rather douchey in appearance.




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Dynamic difficulty or HoF?

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I think it's on All-Star. When I first started playing, I did Dynamic for batting and pitching, but it got a little tiresome having the game make idiots superpowered or dumbed down.

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77 career war as a closer is absurd. I like how he has 4 ER over the entirety of his career

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Yeah, save scumming takes some of the fun out of it, but I created him as an answer to the question "What's it like to retire as a HOFer?" The problem is, now that he's gotten this far, I don't want him to retire, lol.

My only character I have that's savescum-free is a third basemen named Solomon Bong. He's the answer to the question "Should I make the announcers call him Smokey Bong?" And that answer was yes.

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Impressive!

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They forced me to retire at age 48 even tho i lef the league in wins and era and k's lol

CADE FOSTER posted...

They forced me to retire at age 48 even tho i lef the league in wins and era and k's lol

Get outta here grandpa!!!

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Forced? Like the agent does or no team picks you up anymore?

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yeah it said some thing like its time to retire and it just wouldnt let me sign anywhere

Damn, that sucks. I was hoping to do 30 years and hear what the announcers say about it. Is there any cool HOF ceremony or something?

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nope

That feels friggin' lame.

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Shotgunnova posted...

Some other pics I have laying around:

Every year, my agent tries to get me to retire, lmao.

That's not a very impressive place you have for someone who has played 22 years in the MLB.

Just saying.
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They need to expand road to the show make it like an rpg let us buy clothes and cars and houses

I think that screenshot's some office at the stadium, not the dude's house (which you don't have any control over or ever see, for some reason). That's the impression I got, anyway. It'd be nice if they'd let you do some cool stuff with your $$$ since salaries matter very little in the grand scheme of RTTS.

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i really dont see the point in save scumming a sports game just to get inflated stats and shit

i would not feel accomplished at all i might as well have used a gameshark
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ThisGuyAreSick posted...

i really dont see the point in save scumming a sports game just to get inflated stats and shit

i would not feel accomplished at all i might as well have used a gameshark

I wanted to hear all the announcer lines, so it was kinda fun hearing a bunch of them. For instance, there's unique lines if you break Joe D's hit streak record, single-season saves record, RBI records, etc.

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almost 80 stamina from your closer lol

have you ever decided to start games?
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I think all the other closers I made transitioned to starting, but only because, for a long time, I thought closers couldn't learn other pitches. Turns out, closers CAN learn pitches, but like everything else, the chances are RNG-based (and maybe based on relationships with other pitchers?). Once I saw that, I kinda gave up on starting and taught him some lateral movement stuff.

As for stamina, closers actually don't get ANY stamina growth unless they do four-out saves or better. My dude's been good enough to occasionally be brought in at weird times, too, like the fourth inning. The perks that give you increased break in later innings, and increased velo when you're losing, are all great for closers.

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