As I have played over 500 games (conquest, ranked seasons- Diamond Dynasty, as well as March to October) I've noticed that there are guys missing that should certainly be in the game. I'm not going to get into the Pete Rose thing...
BUT, no Strawberry, no Doc Gooden, I've seen a Jay Buhner card but no idea how to earn it, no Cecil or Prince Fielder, no Jose Gonzalez... I guess it makes some sense to not have the steroid guys in there like McGuire, Bonds, Sosa, and Palmiero... But there's a ton of players missing.
Even going back to the negro league like Satchel Page, and Josh Gibson.
I know at some point there needs to be a cut off, you can't have everyone there... Think it's cool Larry Doby is in there, even if some of the kids playing might not know he was the first black player in the American League.
But there's just a lot of guys missing. If you're going to have Rob Nen, and Dibble, why no Doc Gooden? He had one of the best seasons in a generation when he went 24-4 , 1.5 ERA, 16 CG, 280 IP, with only 69 BB... How does THAT GUY not make it in!???! And I'm not even a Mets fan!
They could have included Paul O'Neil and Bernie Williams, and Derek Jeter... I was glad to see they had added Gator in the game... But no Thurman Munson? Really?
And those are just the (now) 2 NY teams. I'm sure if I looked at each team, there'd be a giant omission from each team. Like Albert Bell from the Indians. Sandy Koufax for the Dodgers for Pete's sake!!!
I love they include old players, but they should and will in the future, hopefully, know that those guys need to be represented. Eric Davis was a hell of a ball player, and so was Dave Parker.... But can you really be honest and say that Carney Lansford didn't at least get some consideration? That he didn't earn it? Or Dave Stewart?
I could go on an and on about guys not in the game (in diamond dynasty mode)... Even though there's a ton of players. There should have been more represented. I love the game, and play DD almost exclusively. So when I see certain players get in, and others not, I find it bothersome. I mean, no Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra or Joe D???!!!! As a Yankee fan, I'd rather see them than 2 Jorge Posada cards. Hell even Chris Chambliss and Mickey Rivers should be in there before Robbie Cano...
My little rant here is just if you really bwantes the sport represented well, and imbue the history of the game, as well as the present, they could have done a better job with putting guys into the game. They add these insanely overrated "Future Stars" but are missing a hell of a lot of HoF players. And that's not to say I don't like the future stars, but be a bit more realistic. Nick Senzel has a higher rating than Aaron Judge, Moolie Betts, and a bunch of other of the games Superstar players now!
Had to get that off my chest....
BUT, no Strawberry, no Doc Gooden, I've seen a Jay Buhner card but no idea how to earn it, no Cecil or Prince Fielder, no Jose Gonzalez... I guess it makes some sense to not have the steroid guys in there like McGuire, Bonds, Sosa, and Palmiero... But there's a ton of players missing.
Even going back to the negro league like Satchel Page, and Josh Gibson.
I know at some point there needs to be a cut off, you can't have everyone there... Think it's cool Larry Doby is in there, even if some of the kids playing might not know he was the first black player in the American League.
But there's just a lot of guys missing. If you're going to have Rob Nen, and Dibble, why no Doc Gooden? He had one of the best seasons in a generation when he went 24-4 , 1.5 ERA, 16 CG, 280 IP, with only 69 BB... How does THAT GUY not make it in!???! And I'm not even a Mets fan!
They could have included Paul O'Neil and Bernie Williams, and Derek Jeter... I was glad to see they had added Gator in the game... But no Thurman Munson? Really?
And those are just the (now) 2 NY teams. I'm sure if I looked at each team, there'd be a giant omission from each team. Like Albert Bell from the Indians. Sandy Koufax for the Dodgers for Pete's sake!!!
I love they include old players, but they should and will in the future, hopefully, know that those guys need to be represented. Eric Davis was a hell of a ball player, and so was Dave Parker.... But can you really be honest and say that Carney Lansford didn't at least get some consideration? That he didn't earn it? Or Dave Stewart?
I could go on an and on about guys not in the game (in diamond dynasty mode)... Even though there's a ton of players. There should have been more represented. I love the game, and play DD almost exclusively. So when I see certain players get in, and others not, I find it bothersome. I mean, no Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra or Joe D???!!!! As a Yankee fan, I'd rather see them than 2 Jorge Posada cards. Hell even Chris Chambliss and Mickey Rivers should be in there before Robbie Cano...
My little rant here is just if you really bwantes the sport represented well, and imbue the history of the game, as well as the present, they could have done a better job with putting guys into the game. They add these insanely overrated "Future Stars" but are missing a hell of a lot of HoF players. And that's not to say I don't like the future stars, but be a bit more realistic. Nick Senzel has a higher rating than Aaron Judge, Moolie Betts, and a bunch of other of the games Superstar players now!
Had to get that off my chest....
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