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MLB Heavyweight Champion

If MLB champs were decided like boxing: beat the champ, and you're the champ.

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.

Current Champion (as of 5/17):
Cincinnati Reds

2008 Title Bout Records:

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Athletics1313
Red Sox117
Angels64
Indians46
Rangers46
Blue Jays33
Reds20
Yankees11
Tigers12
Orioles03

2007 Heavyweight of the Year:
Seattle Mariners

2006 Heavyweight of the Year:
Oakland Athletics

2005 Heavyweight of the Year:
Oakland Athletics

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2006 Photo Outtakes #46
2007-02-13 01:46
by Ken Arneson

Baserunning, Umpires

Little known baserunning fact: while baseball players are required to run the bases in a counter-clockwise direction, baseball umpires run the bases clockwise, as shown above.

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Comments
2007-02-13 07:52:35
1.   dianagramr
Do they also do this in the southern hemisphere as well?
2007-02-13 09:28:11
2.   Brent is a Dodger Fan
1 No, silly. In the southern hemisphere, the umpires run backwards.
2007-02-13 10:05:31
3.   John Seal
I didn't know umpires ran those Little League-style relay races.
2007-02-13 10:48:26
4.   mehmattski
Where's Gary Cooper?
2007-02-14 00:21:27
5.   Greg Brock
4 Nice catch. "High Noon" indeed.
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