Five Teams to Be Excited About in MLB 12: The Show

[JasonZimmerman]

Big Red Machine is gonna be pretty good. They got some great bats, and great young pitching. I'm rollin with the Reds like always! I know it's a minor detail (but if it was your team you'd be pissed too) but I really hope they put the wishbone C or at least have "Reds" wrote out behind home plate I will stop buying it. They have had this for 3 and a half years now, and still blank in the game! Come On!! 2k11 got it right! Why can they??!!

[bmorebirds_24]

The Baltimore Orioles will be the best team in baseball this year.

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[thaSLAB]

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Big Red Machine is gonna be pretty good. They got some great bats, and great young pitching. I'm rollin with the Reds like always! I know it's a minor detail (but if it was your team you'd be pissed too) but I really hope they put the wishbone C or at least have "Reds" wrote out behind home plate I will stop buying it. They have had this for 3 and a half years now, and still blank in the game! Come On!! 2k11 got it right! Why can they??!!

I didn't see it in. Not to say it hasn't been added, since the stadium was being looked at.

[earp4530]

We don't know that yet :wink:

Yeah, we do.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7503422/milwaukee-brewers-say-ryan-braun-team-fan-event

Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio announced Wednesday that outfielder Ryan Braun, **who is facing a 50-game suspension for a positive drug test**, will not take part in the team's fan event this weekend.

[CPRoark]

The list has no validity leaving Reds off the top 5-given their trades and FA signings.

There is probably a little bias toward the really big names in this list, but I'm not sure who you'd bump from the top 5 to include the Reds. Maybe the Phillies, but Papelbon is a bigger name than Madson. Latos consistency seems questionable, and Sean Marshall, Wilson Valdez, and Willie Harris don't make quite the same splash as Thome, Pierre, and Dontrelle Willis. Not to say the latter are more talented, just more interesting.

I think there is certainly a case for the Reds to be on the list, just not 1-5. I don't think many would agree with you, or your assessment that the list is invalid.

The real issue is the Washington Nationals, who should definitely be among the top 5 (though the article was submitted before the Jackson signing). Their rotation is a little scary, and their core of young talent seems poised to challenge the NL East's top dogs.

[The Kid 24]

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Yeah, we do.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7503422/milwaukee-brewers-say-ryan-braun-team-fan-event

Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio announced Wednesday that outfielder Ryan Braun, **who is facing a 50-game suspension for a positive drug test**, will not take part in the team's fan event this weekend.

That is just speculation right now...

He is in appeal process at this point... There is no final decision whether he will or won't be suspended... That's why I said that.

[earp4530]

That is just speculation right now...

He is in appeal process at this point... There is no final decision whether he will or won't be suspended... That's why I said that.

LOL. I highly doubt he will win in appeal.. That's a huge bat in the order but I think they will be fine.. how do u feel about T PLUSH?

[coopsta007]

I'll probably start a season with an NL club. As for who, I've got it narrowed down to the Cubs, Marlins, Dodgers and Giants.

[The Kid 24]

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LOL. I highly doubt he will win in appeal.. That's a huge bat in the order but I think they will be fine.. how do u feel about T PLUSH?

Yea I doubt it too... But I just wanted to throw that out there...

Bout T Plush... I really think us Brewer fans will get sick of the "T Plush" crap if he goes back to hitting like 2010 in Washington when he posted the .253/.319/.314/.633 slash line

When your having a good year, do w/e you want... just stop it when your having a bad year... Plus now that we signed Aoki, I really believe Morgan will be traded and we will bring in a RH power hitting OF for the bench or I could be absolutely wrong!
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[earp4530]

Yea I doubt it too... But I just wanted to throw that out there...

Bout T Plush... I really think us Brewer fans will get sick of the "T Plush" crap if he goes back to hitting like 2010 in Washington when he posted the .253/.319/.314/.633 slash line

When your having a good year, do w/e you want... just stop it when your having a bad year... Plus now that we signed Aoki, I really believe Morgan will be traded and we will bring in a RH power hitting OF for the bench or I could be absolutely wrong!
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Yeah I agree. It's fun to watch when you're winning lol I wonder how Aoki will look. You never know at the trade deadline!

[The Kid 24]

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Yeah I agree. It's fun to watch when you're winning lol I wonder how Aoki will look. You never know at the trade deadline!

I'm excited to see what we have in Aoki... Supposedly he is the "next Ichiro"... But we shall see about that!

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/19392/brewers-might-import-former-next-ichiro

[Evil Dee]

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Seattle is going to be interesting. King Felix is great and they have some good prospects that would be fun to develop. Plus Safeco field is a nice park and its built to favor pitchers which I like. Ken Griffey Jr was my favorite player growing up too so I have a soft spot for that franchise. The Al west will be a challenge with Texas and Anaheim ( I refuse to call them the LA Angels lol)

[earp4530]

I'm excited to see what we have in Aoki... Supposedly he is the "next Ichiro"... But we shall see about that!

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/po...er-next-ichiro

Nice find. I hope he is the next Ichiro, we need the next Japanese all star to carry that torch!

[Chrisksaint]

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Jose Reyes
Hanley
Stanton
LoMo
Gaby Sanchez
Omar Infante
Bonifacio(maybe Cespedes later?)

JJ, Buerhle, Anibal, Zambrano, Nolasco.

Throw in new stadium/uniforms

You may now jump on the Miami bandwagon if you want.

[maddmattrix]

I'll be playing as the A's because I want my head kicked in in the virtual world right after I get through watching the real A's getting their head kicked in. Second Life kinda thing.