Discussion of Returning Players in MLB the Show 24
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Manny would be fun to see. Ted would be great even if they do a Season 4 HOF card this year, and Dustin and Jason are underrated. Yaz is definitely someone who I haven't seen in any recent games to my knowledge, but would be interesting to see how they treat him
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yankee fan here. i appreciated everything arod gave the team. he also vindicated himself in 09. hes an all time great player period
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@ace_hardlight28_PSN said in Discussion of Returning Players in MLB the Show 24:
yankee fan here. i appreciated everything arod gave the team. he also vindicated himself in 09. hes an all time great player period
With or without the roids? How many times did he test positive? I know it was multiple times.
He's not like Bonds who has a clear non-steroid period where he was still great.
Not to mention his obnoxious personality, girlie-smacking the ball out of the glove in '04 and then acting like he did nothing, etc.
Also, if you have one postseason to point to in 2009 to vindicate his choker label, here were his stats from the 2009 World Series:
.250 avg
1 HRYeah the rest of his postseason was pretty great, but let's not act like he was Mr. October.
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I was gonna say that Phillies shut him down in that WS
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And that's what A-Rod supporters call "vindication". Lol.
He was a liar, a cheat, and a choker. That's A-Rod in a nutshell.
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@dbub_PSN steroids make you bigger and make you recover fast but they dont teach:
hand eye coordination
plate discipline
having a plan at the plate
timing
bat speed
hitting mechanicswith or without roids these guys are all time great players. roids dont teach talent
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a .973 ops in the WS is shutting down a hitter ?
. he won game 4 in the 9th and his home run in game 3 changed that game as well -
ill gladly take a .973 ops from my hitter in the WS. oh and you left out his 6 rbi’s he had that world series too lol. oh and how is a career .822 post season ops a career post season choker ?
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As a Yankee fan you have so many respectable players to be a fan of.
And you choose A-Rod? Whatever man. You do you.
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he lied, got caught, owned up to lying and STILL preformed great in 09 to lead the team to the championship despite facing that adversity. i am indeed thankful for what he gave us. a huge reason why people dont like him is because he isnt as cuddly as a guy like david ortiz is but who cares
just win the [censored] title
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I'm sorry but Arod should never be in this game
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i dont see the harm in it. andy pettitte got caught using roids in the early 2000’s and he still made this years game. if you dont want to use his card then just dont use him lol
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"just win the [censored] title"
What?? Big Papi has 3 rings! He just won the [censored] title. Multiple times. And is considered one of the most clutch players of all time.
It's not because he's more "cuddly".
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ah yes everyone glossed over the infamous “vitamin milkshakes” he claimed to have caused his positive steroid test. i also find it funny that you bash arod but want manny ramirez in the game
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I wish we could just get a top 3 or top 5. There are thousands of legends we could add. I think the obvious are:
Barry Bonds
Ty Cobb
Ted Williams
Roger Clemens
Joe DiMaggioNegro League players next year will be headlined by:
Oscar Charleston
Cool Papa BellI think cool milestone cards ideas could be Jose Canseco 40/40 card, Barry Bonds 762 home runs, Pete Rose 4256 Hits, and a DiMaggio 56 game hitting streak. Even a Don Mattingly 5 grand slam card would be fresh. A player they have the rights to.
Just some fresh all-time greats or fun players.
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@ace_hardlight28_PSN said in Discussion of Returning Players in MLB the Show 24:
ah yes everyone glossed over the infamous “vitamin milkshakes” he claimed to have caused his positive steroid test. i also find it funny that you bash arod but want manny ramirez in the game
Manny may have been a cheat but not a liar and choker like your boy. And Manny would just be a fun addition to the game. I think most here would agree.
Oh and it's weird that MLB never suspended Papi and he's in the HOF. It's almost as if they believed him! But we should listen to random Yankee fans instead of MLB...
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@NWOStunna_PSN A DiMaggio 56 hit streak card would be awesome to see. It's also the most likely. Bonds would be cool too, but I think he disassociated from the pa (anyone feel free to correct me), Pete did have the gambling thing (which with leagues accepting partnerships with betting apps, would probably be different), but he has a whole different story I remember hearing involving a minor, so that's most likely why he won't be in. Others you've mentioned would be cool to see (as someone who's 27 but enjoy seeing older legends in games).
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@bpwildbill11_PSN that’s right I think. Bonds, as far as I understand it, specifically held his own digital rights separate from the MLBPA in his playing days, with the ultimate goal to make a personalized baseball game (à la Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball from the SNES days, from back when I was a teenager and, uh, before you were born, yikes!)
That’s a moot point now, but Barry’s never exactly been accused of being just too accommodating to work with. Time does do crazy things. Heck, everyone was cheering for Mike Tyson as the ‘good guy’ Friday! I guess never say never, but, I just don’t see it myself. Maybe a Reggie Stocker flashback, but I was always a Jon Dowd guy myself.
Pete Rose, I recall there were a few posts on this forum about him a while back. You know what, he’s a pretty divisive figure I gather.
My gut, I suppose as dark as it is, is that MLB, Cooperstown and many others were just waiting for him to pass so they could honor/enshrine him without having to deal with him directly, but again, time will tell. Think he was pretty much just about to get reinstated in ‘21 or ‘22, but sort of got in his own way, which is more or less who he was. During that reinstatement push, the investigator from the gambling scandal (John Dowd) hinted Pete had inappropriate conduct with a minor in like the 70s, but, it was so long after the fact and a bit sensational. We’ll never really know one way or another.
Shoeless Joe’s not back in the fold, but he’s also not the all-time hit leader. A-Rod isn’t, Manny isn’t, and Ryan Braun IS in the game and one of them... is not my favorite ballplayer. I mean, I bet you Barry Bonds and Pete Rose both on the cover of The Show 25 wouldn’t even crack the top 50 list of strangest things to happen in April 2025.
