MLB Showdown (colloq. "MLB" or "Showdown") was a collectible card game by Wizards of the Coast, that ran from 2000 to 2005. The game was introduced to the public in 2000, featuring Atlanta Braves 3rd Baseman Chipper Jones on the product cover. Since the 2000 Base set, cover athletes have included Shawn Green, Gary Sheffield, Manny Ramirez, Luis Gonzalez, Torii Hunter, Albert Pujols, and Craig Biggio, and many,many more.

How to play the game

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MLB Showdown simulates baseball through baseball cards and polyhedral dice combined with a mathmatical formula. The purpose of this game is to play baseball. The game involves a twenty-sided die and baseball cards made specifically for the game. These cards come in booster packs, a staple for collectible card games, as well as starter games & draft packs (see below). There are two types of cards, player and strategy (colloq. "strats") cards. The player cards have a point value on them, and the team of 25 players can have no more than 5000 points worth of value. Many casual players ignore this rule, and instead put together their best possible team. Strategy cards are randomly drawn and used by the player to alter the flow of the game usually in that player's favor. MLB Showdown is broken up into two main divisions, the modern era, 2002-present, and the beginning era, 2000-2001. The reason for this distinction is a formulaic statistical change (known as Catina) of hitter cards introduced in 2002.

The game is based on 2 numbers on the player cards. For pitchers it is the statistic "Control", which ranges from +0 to +6. A hitter's key stat is his "On Base", which ranges from 7-16 in the modern era and 4-11 in the beginning era. The basic at-bat goes like this; the pitcher rolls a twenty-sided die and adds his control to the result. This is called the "pitch". If that number is higher than the On-base of the hitter, the pitcher has advantage and the "swing" is rolled on the pitchers chart. If this "pitch" is lower than or equal to the On-base, the hitter has advantage and the swing is rolled on the hitter's chart. Possible results are strike outs, pop up outs, groundball outs, fly ball outs, walks, singles, doubles, triples and home runs. There is a lot more to the game and it is suggested for beginners to play the demo on Wizards.com.

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All tied up in Philly... another epic showdown from MLB's two best clubs.
StayOnBoard (Jason Parsons) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:22:45 -0000
All tied up in Philly... another epic showdown from MLB's two best clubs.
CC v Howard: Showdown at the KO Corral … an imperfect 10 strike outs for the #Phillies slugger #MLB
markhmasters (Mark Masters) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:44:24 -0000
CC v Howard: Showdown at the KO Corral … an imperfect 10 strike outs for the #Phillies slugger #MLB
New York plays Philadelphia today. Not just in the MLB world series, also in NFL (an NFC East Div showdown)
lipsh (Michael Pilecki) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:15:47 -0000
New York plays Philadelphia today. Not just in the MLB world series, also in NFL (an NFC East Div showdown)
http://bit.ly/3TliwU - NY/PHILLY SHOWDOWN THIS WEEKEND #MLB #baseball #sports #NFL #newyorkgiants #philadelphiaphillies
drewssportsnews (Andrew O'Brien) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:38:53 -0000
http://bit.ly/3TliwU - NY/PHILLY SHOWDOWN THIS WEEKEND #MLB #baseball #sports #NFL #newyorkgiants #philadelphiaphillies
MLB World Series Betting – Philadelphia at New York in Game 1 Showdown: The Philadelphia Phillies (100-71 SU, 8.. http://bit.ly/1f5WaS
comparemlbodds (MLB Odds) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:44:37 -0000
MLB World Series Betting – Philadelphia at New York in Game 1 Showdown: The Philadelphia Phillies (100-71 SU, 8.. http://bit.ly/1f5WaS
MLB World Series Betting – Philadelphia at New York in Game 1 Showdown: The Philadelphia Phillies (100-71 SU, 8.. http://bit.ly/2BAnCr
mlbpicksfree (MLB Picks Free) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:07:00 -0000
MLB World Series Betting – Philadelphia at New York in Game 1 Showdown: The Philadelphia Phillies (100-71 SU, 8.. http://bit.ly/2BAnCr

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