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

[earp4530]

My Texas Rangers have the best line up in the MLB.

[DJ]

Since 09 I've done franchises with the Rockies and Mets, although I didn't get very far last year and wound up running with the Mariners.

This year, I'm looking at the Orioles and Blue Jays, but will probably also go back to my 2 standard teams. The Mets are a legit rebuilding team, so that would make Franchise Mode interesting, and I just really enjoy playing at Coors Field.

[b22gamer]

The Reyes-less Mets will be an interesting team to play with. If the potentials are correct in this year's game, I am hoping to see how Lucas Duda and Ruben Tejada do as everyday players.

[jimshaw25]

Although I'm from philly and gotta go with my hometown team I'm going with the challenge of the pittsburgh pirates I love rebuilding teams, 2nd team I might go with are the Dodgers. If I'm the Dodgers, yes I will offer cole hamels a contract in the off-season.

[ozcore]

ill start with the d-backs as usual. cant wait to pitch with trevor cahill recently acquired by the a`s.

[Doormat]

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This is actually a good list, pretty accurate to mine except my Yankees are #5, I want to test out Pineda!

[ped3328]

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Being from Montreal, I have remained pretty close to the Nationals fortunes. With today's addition of Edwin Jackson (probably sporting an FA hat!), the pitching will be very solid. If they could get a decent leadoff hitter (hopefully a CF) thru a trade, they will be fun to play in the Show. That being said, I am more a Season mode player than a Franchise one. I go from team to team, because I like variety. To me, playing 162 games with the same team kind of bores me. To each his own, I guess. Have fun everyone!

[Double Deuce]

"If there is one player I’m looking forward to seeing in The Show, it would be Texas’ Yu Darvish."

And yet, that's the one big name player who will NOT be in the game when it ships. I can't be the only one who found this funny.

[The Kid 24]

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"If there is one player I’m looking forward to seeing in The Show, it would be Texas’ Yu Darvish."

And yet, that's the one big name player who will NOT be in the game when it ships. I can't be the only one who found this funny.

SCEA doesn't have a choice... Yu hasn't played in a MLB game yet, so he can't be added until then.

[Double Deuce]

SCEA doesn't have a choice... Yu hasn't played in a MLB game yet, so he can't be added until then.

Yup, I know. Just thought it was funny that Darvish would be the first name mentioned in the article, and the one player who can't be in the game until the first roster update after opening day.

[The Kid 24]

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Yup, I know. Just thought it was funny that Darvish would be the first name mentioned in the article, and the one player who can't be in the game until the first roster update after opening day.

Ok bro... I got you now

[MelMan1486]

My grandfather and dad are diehard Yankees fans so naturally I am a Yankees fan as well. Last year I used them and went about re-signing guys and building from within and not trying to sign anyone or trade anyone except when they made moves. But when I play a video game I love having a young team. The Yankees are anything but that so this year I may do the same and "rebuild" even though they really don't need it quite yet. The day Mariano Rivera retires the landscape will change dramatically. Soriano will more than likely become the closer, and I believe it will lead to some other interesting changes as well.

Yea I'm just jumping the gun. The next couple years will be big though for the franchise, Posada retired and I don't see Jeter or Rivera staying much longer. To me those three are the face of the Yankees because I grew up watching them.

[jon1960ca]

Dodger Blue Baby!

We have the reigning Cy Young Award winner in Kershaw, and the guy who SHOULD have won the NL MVP (Kemp). That's a great core, making The Blue a serious contender in the west this year.

[ajsdaddy]

It's tough being an A's fan and an MLB Show fan...it's such a great game but it's tough to enjoy it when every player has crappy ratings because either a) they are crappy or b) they are unproven and therefore crappy rating...

I feel you, I've been an A's fan since, well a baby (pics to prove it.) Last years game was incredible, and thanks to solid pitching, speed, the addition of DeJesus, Willingham and Matsui, the A's were actually a fun team to play with. This year however I feel like playing with the A's will be nothing but frustration. Pitching staff is depleted, top hitters have left us, fielding will be atrocious, etc. Guess I'll be running a multi-team season to really appreciate this game.

[Evil Dee]

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Been a Mets fan since the 80s but i'm not really interested in using them in the game. I'm actually intrigued by the Nationals. They have a good up and coming team and a decent ballpark. Plus I get to visit all the other NL east ballparks on a regular basis. I'll probably sim when they play the Mets though.