The 2008 season started with the Red Sox as champs. They were beaten by the A's, who were beaten back by Boston, who were then swept by Toronto, who lost to Oakland, who lost to Cleveland, and so on, until we reached our current champion.
The Heavyweight of the Year is the team that wins the most title bouts at the end of the season.
Final Regular Season Champion:
Atlanta Braves
2008 Title Bout Records:
| Mets | 26 | 19 |
| Cubs | 16 | 4 |
| Phillies | 15 | 14 |
| Athletics | 13 | 13 |
| Red Sox | 11 | 7 |
| Padres | 10 | 9 |
| Braves | 9 | 7 |
| Nationals | 9 | 15 |
| Rockies | 7 | 14 |
| Brewers | 6 | 1 |
| Angels | 6 | 4 |
| Indians | 6 | 11 |
| Cardinals | 5 | 5 |
| Reds | 5 | 5 |
| Marlins | 5 | 5 |
| Dodgers | 5 | 7 |
| Rangers | 4 | 6 |
| Blue Jays | 3 | 3 |
| Mariners | 2 | 1 |
| Yankees | 2 | 3 |
| Tigers | 1 | 2 |
| Giants | 0 | 3 |
| Orioles | 0 | 3 |
| Pirates | 0 | 3 |
2006 Heavyweight of the Year:
Oakland Athletics
2005 Heavyweight of the Year:
Oakland Athletics
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2008 Stats
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Today is May Day, when Socialists across the globe get out and demonstrate for a more equitable distribution of wealth.
I'm not a socialist, but perhaps I should demonstrate for a more equitable distribution of PECOTA percentiles. Only three A's players are hitting above their 10% percentile projections for OPS:
| Name | avg | obp | slg | ops | Nearest % |
| Mark Kotsay | .323 | .382 | .444 | .826 | 75% |
| Marco Scutaro | .275 | .383 | .406 | .789 | 75% |
| Mark Ellis | .279 | .323 | .328 | .651 | 25% |
| Scott Hatteberg | .267 | .323 | .349 | .671 | 10% |
| Jason Kendall | .258 | .333 | .292 | .625 | 10% |
| Erubiel Durazo | .250 | .315 | .345 | .660 | 10% |
| Nick Swisher | .218 | .274 | .372 | .646 | 10% |
| Eric Chavez | .194 | .276 | .312 | .588 | 10% |
| Bobby Kielty | .194 | .293 | .278 | .570 | 10% |
| Eric Byrnes | .192 | .276 | .346 | .622 | 10% |
| Keith Ginter | .176 | .263 | .382 | .646 | 10% |
| Adam Melhuse | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | 10% |
| Charles Thomas | .071 | .235 | .071 | .307 | 10% |
| Total | .241 | .314 | .343 | .657 |
Not fair! We demand equality! 50% percentiles for all!
I am grateful the A's finished April with a 12-12 record and only one game out of first despite the injustice of Those Who Play Dice With The Universe. Otherwise, we might not just be protesting for justice. We might be calling for a revolution.
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