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Topps Attax wasn't the first (nor will it be the last) attempt to pull off an MLB-themed trading card game. MLB Showdown, made by top TCG maker Wizards of the Coast, had a short run in the middle part of this decade and its packs occasionally find their way into tempting repack boxes in a store near you.
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079 - Carlos Lee
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230 - Hideki Matsui (I'm glad to see Matsui is finally getting a good shot at postseason glory. He came in to the league after the Yankees big run had washed out.)
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170 - Desi Relaford
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052 - Trot Nixon (Nothing says 2004 like Trot Nixon.)
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182 - Fred McGriff
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053 - David Ortiz
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125 - Wilfredo Ledezma
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164 - Raul Ibanez (Ibanez also has a good shot at some postseason glory of his own.)
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S24 - Caught Him Leaning Strategy (Each pack has 3 "strategy" cards in addition to the cards from the main set.)
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S36 - Locked In Strategy
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S38 - Paint the Corner Strategy
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- Checklist 7/7
2 comments:
looks like fun
do you still have the nixon card? I am in need of it. joshwhiteside@hotmail.com thanks
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