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2002 MLB Showdown was apparently released in several series. There's also a Trading Deadline series, which I would imagine was a "series 2" to this set's "series 3" distinction. I'm not sure why I find this stuff to be somewhat charming and fun when I feel very much the opposite about Topps Attax. They're practically the same thing.
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- Super Season Checklist (I think the Super Season cards are just a subset, but they have their own checklist.)
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S10 - Rattled (As with other MLB Showdown packs, this comes with a couple of "strategy" cards. According to Beckett and Google, this is Tigers pitcher Nate Cornejo.)
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S24 - Bear Down (This appears to be Brian Giles at the plate in his Pittsburgh days. I'm not sure that he has any affiliation with the
University of Arizona.)
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103 - Barry Larkin Super Season
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80 - Jason Grimsley (Not only was Grimsley a key player in the whole steroids ordeal, but his name also sounds like a cartoon villain.)
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83 - Ellis Burks
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37 - Adam Dunn
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53 - Placido Polanco (I'm happy about this card because I only have a couple of Cardinal Polanco cards for my team collection. Why are the logos titled on these cards, anyway?)
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101 - Mike Mussina Super Season
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35 - Eric Karros (Karros played baseball? All I can think of is obnoxious FOX broadcaster now. Perhaps I just hate FOX because of their maddening blackout restrictions.)
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