MLB Showdown Cards

MLB Showdown: Custom Historic Cards 

We allow our fans who purchase sets from us to make 10 custom cards for their own collection. We add that if they simply pick a player and year we will make the cards as if we made their card from that year. Meaning the card that we make are legal cards to be used. They will be completely compatible with our sets and the 00/01 sets. When players choose to do this we like to pass the spoils on to you guys. We all owe @jgmoney0 and his crew for these 10 cards. They are big Mariners fans so we got 10 of the best Mariners cards ever. We will do half today and half next week. Enjoy.

Ken Griffey Jr. 1997- You don’t get a video game with your own Super Nintendo Video Game without being an all-time great player. Hard to believe his 1997 year was his only MVP season. His 1998 season was almost identical no idea how 3 people had better seasons than that. He could hit for power and field. His card is fantastic and worth more than any other centerfielder at the moment. The reason is he may be the best centerfielder in Showdown history. A 9, 15-20 HR, 12-14 2B, 11 1B+ with a speed A(20) with CF+3. Not a lot more you could ask for. Not a lot more you could pay for ether with 700 points. If you are going to pay for one superstar he may be worth it because he can steal enough to turn singles into doubles. The fear of a 700 point player is the IBB, but he can punish that strategy too.

Ichiro Suzuki 2004- Another 1 time MVP outfielder for the Mariners is Ichiro Suzuki. His MVP season is actually his 2001 MLB Showdown card. His best year may actually have been his 2004 season. He had more hits that season than anyone has ever had in a season. His 262 makes for one heck of an MLB Showdown card. He earned a 10, 19-20 3B, 17-18 2B, 14-16 1B+, 5-13 1B for a speed A(22) with LF/RF+2. All that packaged up for 380 points is one heck of a deal. The question is whether he is best suited as a lead-off hitter. He can get RBI and runs from the 2 hole. This is our first round of cards that was made as a 2002-2005 version of card that we are re-making as a 2000/2001 version.

Jay Buhner 1996- Mariners fans are familiar with Jay Buhner as an underrated power hitter. He may finalize the Mariners all-time Showdown outfield. His 2000 MLB Showdown card may be one of the most useless cards ever made for such a quality player. He had 3 consecutive 40 homer seasons from 1995 to 1997. Buhner may have been underrated in his time because of his low batting average. We around here appreciate him more than most because of his serviceable OBP. He earned himself an 8, 15-20 HR, 13-14 2B, 10-12 1B for a speed C(10) with a LF/RF+0.

Tino Marinez 1995- Before Tino was at the heart of a Yankee dynasty he was helping an up and coming Mariners team compete at a high level. Hard to imagine he was only twice and all-star during his impressively consistent career. His only 2 current MLB Showdown cards ate 7’s. His 1995 card is a more accurate depiction of his career. He earned himself a 9, 18-20 HR, 17 3B, 14-16 2B, 10-13 1B for a speed B(14) with a 1B+0 all that for 450 points. That isn’t going to wow anyone in an open market firstbase class but it is productive.

Jamie Moyer 2003- Old man Moyer has become something of a cult classic to baseball fans as of late. In 2003 he was a spry young man of 38 years old. The man that won a game at 49 years old was a 21 game winner in 2003. His very solid 3.27 ERA that year is an amazing feat for a guy who never really had dazzling stuff. He earned himself his best Showdown card ever is again a re-make of the 2002-2005 type. He earned himself a 6 control, 20 2B, 18-19 1B, 16-17 BB, 10-15 FB, 6-9 GB, 3-5 K for  innings all for 590 points. Sabermetrics purest will say this was one of the luckiest seasons in recent memory. We will say he is one of the better horses made in Showdown. He does not have a lot of ways to protect himself from cheap runs. He can go deep into games for cheap. 

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