With the Cover out of the way, Let's start Speculating on the Lead Legend
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Here are all the legends teased in the final bit of Gameplay trailers over the years.
18: Ruth
19: Mays
20: Ortiz & Rivera
21: Clemente
22: Randy
23: n/a - they had already spoiled Jeter
24: n/a - the debut trailer was nothing but a Vlad Jr reveal
25: Clemens, Manny, Cool Papa BellWho do we think?
My Top 3:
- Joe DiMaggio - Judge Covers and Yankee legend reveals just go together. Go ahead and lean into the favoritism.
- Sadahura Oh - In a nod to the WBC, the greatest(?) non MLB player of all time.
- Albert Pujols - 4 years has been the minimum leave time, and it'd also be a WBC tie-in. (He's managing the Dominican team).
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DiMaggio would fit that theme like you say and be a great addition
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Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe
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@SaveFarris_PSN
Pujols, Andruw, and Miggy. -
Frank Robinson
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Eric Kiss
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Has it really been 4 years since Pujols retired?
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if he gets the Digital Deluxe cover... it's one hundred percent David Ortiz... but we also have new HOFers in Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltran so it could be one or both of them... cause I don't recall Andruw Jones being in the game post-retirement and I don't think Carlos Beltran has been in the game for some time and his 99 is one of the GOAT cards of Diamond Dynasty from his playoff tear with Astros I want to say right before he signed with the Mets.
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Won't be Beltran because he's already in the game.
Won't be Jones because he was in 20 and 21 and didn't really move the needle.It wouldn't be either anyway because they were only voted into the Hall just last week and the decision on lead Legend was probably made at least a couple of months ago even if it hasn't been announced. Jeff Kent OHTH we've known about for a couple of months, making him at least eligible for discussion.
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@SaveFarris_PSN said in With the Cover out of the way, Let's start Speculating on the Lead Legend:
Won't be Beltran because he's already in the game.
Won't be Jones because he was in 20 and 21 and didn't really move the needle.It wouldn't be either anyway because they were only voted into the Hall just last week and the decision on lead Legend was probably made at least a couple of months ago even if it hasn't been announced. Jeff Kent OHTH we've known about for a couple of months, making him at least eligible for discussion.
Well, Jones, much like Puckett, was only removed because of a possible—probably a poor word choice—domestic situation, and since nothing really materialized, I can see Jones coming back. I personally believe Munson and DiMaggio will be back since they are two Yankee legends and have already been in the game.
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@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN said in With the Cover out of the way, Let's start Speculating on the Lead Legend:
Has it really been 4 years since Pujols retired?
He retired after the 2022 season so it won't be 4 years until after the season.
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@Dolenz_PSN
Long enough (lol) this is a man who hit 700 homers
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@TheBigPapa55_PSN You don't need to convince this Cardinal fan.
Of course when they do add him he will probably be a collection reward that I won't be able to get
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@Dolenz_PSN
I legitimately might have to help you out with that one. I mean how could the main Cardinals fan on the forum not have Pujols it's a war crime haha -
Sandy Koufax, Carlton Fisk, Joe DiMaggio, or Roy Campanella would all be super exciting to me personally (though I suspect Fisk and Campanella probably wouldn’t be considered exciting “lead legends” to most people). I would also like to see the return of our dead ball stars (Cobb, Hornsby, Mathewson, Grove, Johnson, Foxx, etc).
Julio Franco and Albert Belle would make my Sox theme team look a bit more impressive.
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@Dolenz_PSN said in With the Cover out of the way, Let's start Speculating on the Lead Legend:
Of course when they do add him he will probably be a collection reward that I won't be able to get
Or much, much, much worse.
An Angel...
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I want Carl Crawford, James Shields, and Fernando Rodney. Also make Zobrist full time. Rays are hurting for legends. They did Longo dirty his last year.
Big legends though: Ichiro, Koufax (losing Kershaw so have to refill a Dodger anyways), I also hate ARoid, but let’s face it, it’s time.
Give me Nomar to go with Jeter. Give me Miguel Tejada and Eric Chavez. Jacoby Elsbury was always a favorite card. Early 2000s and 2010s need some more legends.
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@soggy-hampter_PSN said in With the Cover out of the way, Let's start Speculating on the Lead Legend:
Eric Kiss
How about that whole hidden team in Triple Play Baseball?
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@MarioMendoza935_XBL incoming…Albert Pujols Dodger legend.
I love throwing this out there but Pujols is my favorite player all time. And I think he’s a top 5 all time player, certainly top 5 all time hitter. Would love to see him back.
As for @savefarris_psn thread- I could see them bringing in ARod or Ichiro as the big reveal this year.
It’s gonna be hard to top last year where we got Manny, Teddy Ballgame, Clemens, Hank Greenberg, Steve Carlton and Gil Hodges among others.
I like Koufax, Yogi Berra or DiMaggio.
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My guess for LS collections are:
MLB: RF Ichiro Suzuki (Sea)
NL: SP Josh Beckett (MIA)
AL: 2B Dustin Pedroia (BOS)
