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  • Caulfield
    Hall Of Fame
    • Apr 2011
    • 11038

    #1

    Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

    the last few years I haven't been terribly crazy about the choice. Bryce Harper, a solid F in that choice, a total polarizing player if ever there was one. Javier Baez was a significant upgrade but he definitely didn't have the electrifying sizzle that Tatis showed, & was sorely needed. and he brought it, big time.

    I liked the Junior 17 pick, however I would like to have seen the focus on a current player in 17, leaving Aaron Judge as probably the best pick from 17 to 20, until Tatis came along, though in reality he IMO wound up only a slightly better choice than Baez. though at the time Baez and Judge did seem like solid picks. but again, Tatis really raised the bar and showed what a cover athlete should be. though to be fair, it was easier for the Studio to work with someone from the Padre organisation

    the obvious pick would be Shohei, but after years of not being able to land the biggest fish out there in Trout, I really don't see Shohei buying in either. maybe SDS would be better off doing like they did with Show 11 when they repeated with Mauer, and reup with Tatis

    or maybe this could finally be the year of the pitcher? nah, probably not. after all, gamer nerds, like chicks, do dig the long ball lol

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    Chase hereeeee, we did a video on this in the last couple days as well, so we'll pop it in here:

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  • UltimateAvgGuy
    Banned
    • Oct 2009
    • 86

    #2
    Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

    Ironic you wrote this long weird thread and then talked about gamer nerds as if this thread isn’t the epitome of gamer nerdom

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    • Doyoueven85
      Rookie
      • Aug 2020
      • 280

      #3
      Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

      Freeman gets my vote

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      • yanks22009
        Rookie
        • Jan 2012
        • 121

        #4
        Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

        Why was Bryce Harper an F? He is one of the most recognizable players in the league.

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        • jrnlgrn
          Pro
          • Oct 2018
          • 3075

          #5
          Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

          1. Shohei
          2. Freeman
          3. Vlad Jr.
          4. Mookie

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          • DamnYanks2
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jun 2007
            • 20807

            #6
            Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

            It's gotta be Ohtani.

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            • jcblayze
              Pro
              • Feb 2004
              • 657

              #7
              Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

              "The Show"hei Ohtani
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              • Caulfield
                Hall Of Fame
                • Apr 2011
                • 11038

                #8
                Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                Originally posted by yanks22009
                Why was Bryce Harper an F? He is one of the most recognizable players in the league.
                recognisable can't be the litmus. not denying he isn't a solid player, just that he's as polarizing player out there possible that they could have chosen. I'd equate it to, if in 17, SDS would have picked A-Rod as the cover choice instead of Junior

                also, if they wanted to finally pick a pitcher, Walker Buehler, being in LA and closeish to SD, might be the way to go
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                • TripleCrown
                  MVP
                  • Jan 2013
                  • 1209

                  #9
                  Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                  Originally posted by jrnlgrn
                  1. Shohei
                  2. Freeman
                  3. Vlad Jr.
                  4. Mookie

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                  Would prefer to see Vlad Jr. big time but i like both Ohtani and Freeman as well.

                  Too bad we have no Antonio Brown in MLB to innovate with a first half-naked cover !!

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                  • ninertravel
                    MVP
                    • Aug 2015
                    • 4849

                    #10
                    Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                    How about rib Manfred ? The year of the lockout.

                    Will the players Evan be allowed photo shoots for a cover?

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                    • zello144
                      MVP
                      • Jul 2013
                      • 2196

                      #11
                      Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                      Juan Soto

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                      • bronxbombers21325
                        MVP
                        • Mar 2012
                        • 3043

                        #12
                        Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                        I feel like Shohei Ohtani is the only choice.

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                        • countryboy
                          Growing pains
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 52630

                          #13
                          Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                          Personally I’d like to see Tommy Lasorda


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                          • Armor and Sword
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                            • Sep 2010
                            • 21559

                            #14
                            Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                            I think Juan Soto might be one of the best pure talents (hitting the baseball) the game has seen since Junior.

                            He is simply incredible.


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                            • dalger21
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                              • Feb 2010
                              • 1933

                              #15
                              Re: Who should be the cover athlete for Show 22

                              Honestly, I would be shocked if it was anyone other than Shohei especially with them pushing the whole 2-way thing in RttS.
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