Most Disappointing Cards of the Year
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#4 Willie Mays - second greatest player of all-time IMO, yet Miguel Rojas has better stats then him. The Willie Mays treatment year-in and year-out is always confusing. He always gets a decent 99, but never the one he deserves.
#3 Mickey Mantle - his swing sucks. If he wasn't a switch-hitter and they didn't juice up his stats tremendously, nobody would use him. And even when people use him, they suck with him. Just spam a fastball up and in. His swing is so delayed he's physically incapable of touching it.
#2 Jose Bautista - I LOVE BAUTISTA. Others, not so much. Unfortunately, his swing just isn't it for most people. A lot of times, you just have to spam the slider or cutter away and then fool him with the fastball inside. Again, most of the community doesn't even bother using him even if they have him, but I love him, so.
#1 Scott Rolen - possibly the worst swing in the game. There was a time when I loved Scott Rolen. But then, reality started to kick in. His swing is so slow it's not even funny. With a high velocity arm on the bump, you basically have 23 outs instead of 27 unless you get really lucky. There's a reason nobody uses this card. Please, SDS, fix Scott's swing.
Honorable Mentions: Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire - some people like these Sammy and Mark, but for most, they're such easy outs. As for Babe, I have no clue why they didn't max him out this year, but something just felt off about him this year. I could not hit with him to save my life after him being arguably my best card two years in a row. I'm sure others feel that way, because he's so cheap and yet no one uses him. -
Mets just signed Polanco, but i was terrible with his POM card!
The Rap Dixon 99 was jokingly bad for me.
His 86 stayed with me all year. I put in the 99, and his swing was so bad I put the 86 (which became a 91 at p5) back!
Rolen was shockingly good for me.
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Captains. Every single one of them. Completely worthless.
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@GoozeFn_PSN said in Most Disappointing Cards of the Year:
Captains. Every single one of them. Completely worthless.
Cpt. Morgan would like a word w/you 🤪
Cpt. Crunch as well. -
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Eric Gagne has entered the chat -
Pendleton with the short kings team build is dope, albeit niche.
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Eric Gagne is always a favorite of mine. Not sure how he’ll fair given they took away his 70 MPH curveball.
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Brian Roberts captain is a singles machine, otherwise the others no bueno.
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I don’t understand their issues with Willie Mays. The only time they’ve released a god squad type of card for Willie Mays is at the end of the game cycle. Otherwise it’s always been a mediocre to crappy 99.
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Ozzie Smith Cards - While I do use his Moonshot card my issue is
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The 13 time Gold Glover has 87 fielding on one card and 85 on the other.
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He is 22nd all time in Stolen bases but only has 85 speed and 60 steal on one card and 92 speed and 79 steal on the other.
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@Dolenz_PSN yeah, I use the moonshot Ozzie card in my lineup often at SS. I feel really, really bad subbing him out for pinch runner Made.
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Sure wish they would drop an Ian Kinsler captain card!!
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@platewelder_363_ he has a JOLT Captain card already so they're not going to release another card of his that's a Captain
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My Terry P. team (5'10") is decent as well as Hal and Buck Hitting and Captain boost!!
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No one would argue Aaron Nola had the best of years, but he has the highest active career WAR to not get a Flashback card.
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@capardo_XBL said in Most Disappointing Cards of the Year:
pinch runner Made.
That card is one of my favorites this year. What a beast.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in Most Disappointing Cards of the Year:
No one would argue Aaron Nola had the best of years, but he has the highest active career WAR to not get a Flashback card.
I think Peterson wins the 'deserved a card he didnt get' award. Like the rest of the Mets starters he collapsed in rhe second, however:
Didn't get a card in 2024, after going 10-3 with a 2.91 era in 21 starts.
Didn't get a shut out Topps Now
Didn't get an All Star card
Didnt get a spotlight for a 1.05 ERA in July (Only bringing this up because after shafting him on the previous two items they could have easily slotted him into a spotlight card) -
One of my most disappointing cards (I have several) of the year is Cal Raleigh. I try to like his card but I feel his swing takes forever to get through the strikezone and consequently he groundsout a lot. It's like I have start his swing a half second earlier. I always find my way back to Biz Mackey or Josh Gibson, although that Gary Carter Finest is pretty darn good too.
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@DrBear100_PSN said in Most Disappointing Cards of the Year:
One of my most disappointing cards (I have several) of the year is Cal Raleigh. I try to like his card but I feel his swing takes forever to get through the strikezone and consequently he groundsout a lot. It's like I have start his swing a half second earlier. I always find my way back to Biz Mackey or Josh Gibson, although that Gary Carter Finest is pretty darn good too.
Other than a few prolific no-doubt homers, that Finest Big Dumper has been a letdown for me as well.
