It’s proven every year - competition rocks. This spring, PS2 owners reap the sweet rewards of the three-way steel cage deathmatch battle for their baseball dollar with MLB '07: The Show - a game that accomplishes the impossible task of introducing a kickass new feature while tweaking the already-solid gameplay in all the right places. Ultimately, this adds up to a title that’ll please anyone who gets positively giddy upon hearing the words “pitchers and catchers.”

The new “Road to The Show” career mode just might be the most entertaining mechanic introduced to mainstream sports titles in a decade. Create your own baseball Frankenstein, pick a team, and then handle your business as it comes to you. Each of your at-bats, fielding opportunities, and/or pitching feats is handled in your own private Idaho, while the rest of the game goes on around you with no intervention required.