Calling It Now Miguel Cabrera Cover Athlete: MLB The Show 13

[franko3219]

You heard it here first folks....

[Spring Rubber]

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I really want an NL guy to get it for the first time since 08, but Miggy is the most lucrative cover athlete if they can sign him.

[Spaced Ace]

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Triple Crown winner. What an accomplishment. If Miggy doesn't win AL MVP, I will have lost all faith in the Baseball Writers Association of America.

[dalger21]

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I say it will be one of these three individuals: Mike Trout, Buster Posey or maybe a pitcher.

[jethrotull]

And what a great way to pay homage to Miguel Cabrera and the team he plays for than to include Tiger Stadium. Just saying

[Blzer]

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I just hope Miggy hasn't ever juiced in his career. I've loved him since he debuted with the Marlins, and think he's surpassed Manny in many, if not all, batting approach qualities/skills (both mental and physical).

If he is ever suspecting of it though, I don't know if SCEA would pull the trigger on someone like that. Plus, they need their athlete to be a well-qualified spokesperson. No offense to Cabrera, but I wouldn't consider him to be the highly communicative type for a U.S. product.

Personally, I think Prince Fielder has a "spokesperson" quality to him (and we've seen him in commercials before), so he might have a chance to be the cover athlete over Miguel Cabrera.

What you all really have to remember is that they've signed their cover athlete months ago. They're not deciding in November or something.

[Qb]

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Wasn't Cabrera involved in past 2K marketing? Still under contract maybe?

[franko3219]

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I just hope Miggy hasn't ever juiced in his career. I've loved him since he debuted with the Marlins, and think he's surpassed Manny in many, if not all, batting approach qualities/skills (both mental and physical).

If he is ever suspecting of it though, I don't know if SCEA would pull the trigger on someone like that. Plus, they need their athlete to be a well-qualified spokesperson. No offense to Cabrera, but I wouldn't consider him to be the highly communicative type for a U.S. product.

Personally, I think Prince Fielder has a "spokesperson" quality to him (and we've seen him in commercials before), so he might have a chance to be the cover athlete over Miguel Cabrera.

What you all really have to remember is that they've signed their cover athlete months ago. They're not deciding in November or something.

I agree with on you the PED's. I am first a huge Tigers fan, have been all through the rough years of the 90's to present, that also goes hand in hand with being a huge Cabrera, Fielder, and Verlander fan just to name a few. With Cabby being such an effective hitter, the unfortunate fact of the steriods era is, now we have to at least wonder whenever a player reaches these types of milestones.

As for a good spokes person I can see your point, but I do not remember much out of Adrian Gonzalez during his time? I could be wrong though. I also think that it is much more important for a game like 2k to have a vocal spokes person than The Show just because The Show can sell itself. Just my opinion.

[fanofikedavis]

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R.A Dickey!

[Perfect Zero]

Re: Calling It Now Miguel Cabrera Cover Athlete: MLB The Show 13

R.A Dickey!

This would be my choice

[Keirik]

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You heard it here first folks....

bold bold prediction my friend! I'm going to predict that the Yankees spend the most money in baseball in 2013. Yup, i said it first! lol

[Frank is the Tank]

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Mike Trout should definitely be the cover guy over Miggy...

[Tweeg]

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Way to go out on a limb.

[Legionnaire]

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I'm not sure I understand the mocking of the original poster for his prediction, as if it's a foregone conclusion that Cabrera would be the choice.

I could easily see a videogame company not being wild about the idea of Cabrera as a cover athlete. It's not like it's unheard of for sports covers to be given to the clean-cut safe choices instead of the guy with off-field problems.

Nobody wants to be the next ones to go through a situation like when EA scrambled to replace Dany Heatley from their NHL cover after he killed a guy by hitting him with his car.

A guy whose history includes drunk driving and suspicions of domestic abuse isn't exactly the dream choice for a videogame spokesman, Triple Crown or not, MVP or not.

I mean I could see them picking him despite the baggage, just for the prestige of the "Triple Crown" honor. But it's not like he's far-and-away the best or only or most obvious choice, to the point where you need to mock someone for "going on out on a limb" for predicting someone too obvious. I think the off-field issues alone make him unlikely to be the front-runner for the cover.

[franko3219]

Re: Calling It Now Miguel Cabrera Cover Athlete: MLB The Show 13

For all of those with the failed attempt of trying to mock me, the entire comment was said in jest. I understand that you cannot tell that in text, but come on guys the line itself, "you heard it here first folks" wasn't a dead give away?

The purpose of this thread was not, "oh look at my prediction", it was to start a conversation about whether Cabrera should be the cover athlete; and I have achieved this for the most part.