Jose Reyes is the MLB 2K8 cover athlete
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1Up has announced that Jose Reyes has been chosen by 2K Sports to be the cover athlete for MLB 2K8.
Statistically he stands out with his number of stolen bases and runs scored and he plays in the huge NY market. It is a curious choice however given how the Mets were a complete embarassment at the end of the season when they went through one of the biggest collapses in sports history.
This does thankfully break the streak of three straight years of Derek Jeter and five straight years of having a Yankee on the cover. However did they really have to stay in the same city? There were several choices that would’ve been better such as Prince Fielder, Matt Holliday, Ryan Howard, and CC Sabathia.
December 5, 2007 at 6:53 pm
wow is this for real ?
December 5, 2007 at 7:23 pm
and PastaPadre ..
do you know if any new interviews or screens will come soon now ? thanks
December 5, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Well maybe they chose Reyes for a purpose. Maybe they are implementing a new baserunning system. Kinda like how madden picked Ray Lewis when they put in the hit stick and McNabb with the vision cone then Alexander with the lead blocking controls…
December 5, 2007 at 8:03 pm
yea that was cool … iwas sorda thinking that but .. then i was like nahh they wouldnt
December 5, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Yeah you can probably do take out slides this year (hopefully). Maybe contact hitting is do-able and even infield hits…
December 5, 2007 at 9:13 pm
i hope this implies that they will try to improve on bunting, fielding and baserunning.
December 5, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Hope we get some more news on this game can’t wait!
December 5, 2007 at 9:59 pm
Sweet..
December 5, 2007 at 10:58 pm
I don’t like to see New York get another cover athlete but I hate the Yankees and Jeter so this is an improvment! Big props to 2K for having the guts to take Jeter off.
December 5, 2007 at 10:59 pm
And… I can’t wait for baseball to start. Hopefully the Mariners get Santana (yeah right) or maybe Erik Bedard from the Orioles.
December 6, 2007 at 1:30 am
damn new york mean new baserunning system
December 6, 2007 at 1:31 am
wont wrong Felix H MF
December 6, 2007 at 9:39 am
Why would those other guys be better choices….The fact that the Mets collapsed has nothing to do with a cover athelete. Reyes is not only a young star but he is exciting and is a player that does more then FAT HOWARD.. or Matt Holliday who plays in Colorado or another fat guy Sabathia…. Reyes is young and exciting and can play defense and steal bases and hit… The other guys dont have tools like Reyes and he plays for the greatest city… NY
December 6, 2007 at 12:39 pm
What if the Mets trade him for Johan Santana?O yeah I hope the Mariners get either Santana or Erik Bedard but keep Adam Jones.
December 6, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Yeah, I think Adam Jones will be better then Torri Hunter but not as good as Griffey Jr. I hope Jones stays, but that’s unlikely if we get Bedard or Santana. Also, good job getting rid of Guillen before all the steroid talk.
December 6, 2007 at 3:23 pm
If 2K was going to represent the new age of ball player, why not Detroit’s Curtis Granderson???
The man hit 20+ HRs and 20+ triples. Not to mention, a great CF….
Weird choice. Matt Holliday would have been an excellent choice. He got shafted out of the MVP.
December 6, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Also, I hope that VC fixes the Tigers’ home uniforms. Last year’s game portrayed the home uniforms with a strange white outline.
Also, I would like to see more classic teams (with actual rosters), classic stadiums and classic jerseys. Classics I would like to see:
Teams
1989 Oakland A’s
1984 Tigers
1986 Mets
1979 Pirates
1968 Tigers and Cardinals
Stadiums
Tigers Stadium
Old Comiskey
Memorial Stadium
Astrodome
Exhibition Stadium
Uniforms
1986 Mets blues
1989 A’s greys (with white elephant patch)
1980 Phillies blues
1985 Blue Jays (home and away)
1885 Royals blues
December 7, 2007 at 8:37 am
Holiday would have been great. It’d be nice to have some respect thrown the Colorado way for having a great playoff series. Regardless of the Series results.
December 9, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Hey Pasta do you think well get new info this week?