Cobb or Mookie?
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There are so many really good options in the outfield now. If you like lefty's Walker is an Animal and hits better against lefties. But I keep both Mookie and Cobb on my team, Mookie usually starts and Cobb is a great bench option. Otherwise if you're gonna start Cobb put him in Left.
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@LookatTheRhino said in Cobb or Mookie?:
If you put Cobb at lead off most ppl will shift for the bunt and pitch high heat so you’ll hit a lot of gappers with him. When they don’t shift for the bunt then drag bunt. It’s not abusing the game and being cheesy with it, it’s just how you play
I just can’t bring myself to do this.
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@halfbutt said in Cobb or Mookie?:
@LookatTheRhino said in Cobb or Mookie?:
If you put Cobb at lead off most ppl will shift for the bunt and pitch high heat so you’ll hit a lot of gappers with him. When they don’t shift for the bunt then drag bunt. It’s not abusing the game and being cheesy with it, it’s just how you play
I just can’t bring myself to do this.
Haha thank you!
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Cobb easily
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I don't understand this love for Cobb. He's a good card don't get me wrong. Perhaps great. But with options like Trout, Mantle, Walker, Griffey, Ted, Soto and Bellinger Cobb just doesn't make squads.
That being said, Cobb is balanced vs left and right handers and the better choice over Betts, but honestly neither of them should be on your team unless you REALLY have an affinity for one of them.
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@halfbutt said in Cobb or Mookie?:
@LookatTheRhino said in Cobb or Mookie?:
If you put Cobb at lead off most ppl will shift for the bunt and pitch high heat so you’ll hit a lot of gappers with him. When they don’t shift for the bunt then drag bunt. It’s not abusing the game and being cheesy with it, it’s just how you play
I just can’t bring myself to do this.
Everyone’s different. If Cobb was a power hitter and I hit home runs 24/7 people wouldn’t see anything wrong with it but since he’s a contact/bunt type of hitter i just play to the cards strengths that’s all.
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I know. I’ve just played against so many opponents who do this with like three guys in their lineup. It gets tiring to deal with.
I’m not a very good hitter, so I try to score runs by hitting. Sometimes I leave men on, but I don’t think I get any better at the game by bunting.
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@raesONE said in Cobb or Mookie?:
Cobb, leadoff drag bunt -> steal 2B -> steal 3B -> sac bunt for a guaranteed RBI. That's how to abuse this game.
I tried cobb for this event in the leadoff and tried to drag bunt and it always goes to someone. I almost never ever bunt wven with the pitcher cause is always an out. I wish i could bunt like my opponents do with the perfect bunt
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Tough call. Cobb is not in my lineup because of too many OF already (Trout, Griffey, Soto, Mantle, Bellinger and Randy) but in the Central Event everyone was using him and he was raking. I do like Betts, especially vs righties but if I play him anywhere it is 2nd base. Honestly, I would try both out. They are really not expensive and you could always sell the one you don't like.
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@the_qBan_1 said in Cobb or Mookie?:
@raesONE said in Cobb or Mookie?:
Cobb, leadoff drag bunt -> steal 2B -> steal 3B -> sac bunt for a guaranteed RBI. That's how to abuse this game.
I tried cobb for this event in the leadoff and tried to drag bunt and it always goes to someone. I almost never ever bunt wven with the pitcher cause is always an out. I wish i could bunt like my opponents do with the perfect bunt
I never bunt either, but if you wanna drag bunt successfully the trick is to bunt it towards the area in between the 2B and 1B where the pitcher can't reach it, the 2B has to come in too much to make the play and the 1B can never recover to 1B for the force out with that 99 speed. If your opponent doesn't know how to counter it, you can abuse it for days. Which is not a good thing, don't get me wrong.. I'm not advocating for this stuff, it just is what it is and since the game is dead anyway I figure sharing doesn't matter at this point.
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The tricky part is, even bringing your 2b in, sometimes the animations will ruin you if everyone goes for the ball and nobody covers the bag.
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Cobb, he’s an end gamer, only draw back is a terrible arm..his power numbers play way above their rating, and he’s a Terror on the base paths..there’s only a few cards in the game where you’re scared to pitch and scared to walk at the same time. Cobb is one of them
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I play Mookie at 2B and he tears the cover off the ball, and I rotate Cobb among my outfielders based on who I’m facing. If it’s a pitcher with insane H/9 and your PCI is a microdot, Cobb helps a lot (and when not, he’s a great bench bat / pinch runner / defensive replacement).
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Can I throw Lou Brock in the mix here? 125 contact vs RHP, 99 speed and 99 stealing, plus diamond level fielding. What more do you want in a leadoff guy?
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@SJR15ITFC said in Cobb or Mookie?:
Can I throw Lou Brock in the mix here? 125 contact vs RHP, 99 speed and 99 stealing, plus diamond level fielding. What more do you want in a leadoff guy?
Some pop to protect the 9 hole from intentional walk.
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@raesONE said in Cobb or Mookie?:
@the_qBan_1 said in Cobb or Mookie?:
@raesONE said in Cobb or Mookie?:
Cobb, leadoff drag bunt -> steal 2B -> steal 3B -> sac bunt for a guaranteed RBI. That's how to abuse this game.
I tried cobb for this event in the leadoff and tried to drag bunt and it always goes to someone. I almost never ever bunt wven with the pitcher cause is always an out. I wish i could bunt like my opponents do with the perfect bunt
I never bunt either, but if you wanna drag bunt successfully the trick is to bunt it towards the area in between the 2B and 1B where the pitcher can't reach it, the 2B has to come in too much to make the play and the 1B can never recover to 1B for the force out with that 99 speed. If your opponent doesn't know how to counter it, you can abuse it for days. Which is not a good thing, don't get me wrong.. I'm not advocating for this stuff, it just is what it is and since the game is dead anyway I figure sharing doesn't matter at this point.
Im not advocating for it either. Injust want to get a succesful bunt once in tjis game. The only times is happened it has been on a check swing that somehow goes for an i field hit.
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Mookie is infinitely cooler, imo. Cobb can’t even hold his bat properly and looks like a skinny street kid from a period piece.
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@halfbutt said in Cobb or Mookie?:
Mookie is infinitely cooler, imo. Cobb can’t even hold his bat properly and looks like a skinny street kid from a period piece.
Id take cobb in a street fight any day...
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@Hubijerk said in Cobb or Mookie?:
@halfbutt said in Cobb or Mookie?:
Mookie is infinitely cooler, imo. Cobb can’t even hold his bat properly and looks like a skinny street kid from a period piece.
Id take cobb in a street fight any day...
The real Cobb, maybe. The game version of him, not me.
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Mookies got a better swing and has a ton more pop than Cobb. And the fact you can put him at second and still have trout/mantle/Griffey/walker in the outfield just helps him that much more
