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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Well, Catfish Stew has already covered the Shannon Stewart signing from an analytical perspective and from the informed historical perspective. But what of the inane, of-interest-only-to-me perspective? Who will speak for it?
Oh, all right. I'm game.
Actual conversations between me and my wife this morning:
"Hey, looks like the A's signed Shannon Stewart," I said.
"That's disappointing," my wife replied.
"Disappointing? Are you worried that his recent injury history will make it unlikely for him to have much of an impact with the A's?"
"No."
"Are you upset because it potentially means that Bobby Kielty will be fighting for playing time?"
"Not really."
"Then why is it disappointing?"
"Because I used to date a guy named Shannon Stewart."
"Oh... say, this guy you used to date... the Blue Jays didn't happen to draft him with the 19th pick of the 1992 amateur draft, did they?"
"I don't think so."
"He didn't have a career on-base percentage of .364 and a .439 slugging percentage?"
"I'm pretty sure he did not."
"Get a lot of MVP consideration in 2003 following his trade to Minnesota?"
"No."
"Oh. Then it's probably not the same guy then."
And... scene.
"Oh... say, this girl you used to date...Playboy Magazine didn't anoint her their June 2000 Playmate, did they?"
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