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Fans At Home To Vote For Starting Lineups Of Nicktoons MLBs The Showdown
NEW YORK - August 18, in the year of our Lord 2011
- What do you get when you put 23 animated Nickelodeon Nicktoons
into a clubhouse and try to choose the starting lineup for "The
Showdown," an all-star game featuring the Nicktoons against top
players from all 30 MLB® clubs? You get out of town, if you're
smart. Or, if you're 2K Play, you slip in your earplugs and put
the decision to a fans-at-home vote. Concerns about hanging
chads and butterfly ballots will be minimized by the creation of
an online voting website, 2KPlayBall.com.
Adding to the action, fans will also vote for the MLB team from
a roster of 66 greats consisting of players from both the
National and American League like Justin Upton (Arizona
Diamondbacks), Kevin Youkilis (Boston Red Sox), Curtis
Granderson (New York Yankees), Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburgh
Pirates), Felix Hernandez (Seattle Mariners) and Michael Young
(Texas Rangers), resulting in what can only be called an "Uber
Squad" of MLB stars.
But voting on "The Showdown" location may be the biggest factor
in the final outcome. Will sub zero temperatures at Frosty
Freeze Field stop heaters in their tracks? Will the short porch
at Fenway Park play to the team with the most lefties in the
lineup?
"The stands are going to be packed for this one," said Perch
Perkins, news anchorman for the Bikini Bottom News and lead
commentator for the Nicktoons MLB Showdown. "I anticipate this
game being a slugfest!"
The polls are open from now through September 7, and viewers can
tune in to watch this epic event on September 13, when "The
Showdown" will air at
www.2KPlayBall.com.
To vote for the rosters of Nicktoons and MLB players as well as
"The Showdown" venue, visit
www.2KPlayBall.com.