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.
2008 Title Bout Records:
| Mets | 23 | 17 |
| Athletics | 13 | 13 |
| Red Sox | 11 | 7 |
| Cubs | 9 | 1 |
| Padres | 8 | 6 |
| Rockies | 7 | 14 |
| Angels | 6 | 4 |
| Indians | 6 | 11 |
| Brewers | 5 | 0 |
| Cardinals | 5 | 5 |
| Reds | 5 | 5 |
| Dodgers | 5 | 7 |
| Marlins | 4 | 3 |
| Rangers | 4 | 6 |
| Blue Jays | 3 | 3 |
| Nationals | 3 | 5 |
| Mariners | 2 | 1 |
| Yankees | 2 | 3 |
| Phillies | 2 | 5 |
| Tigers | 1 | 2 |
| Giants | 0 | 3 |
| Orioles | 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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First, I'd like to take the blame for newly annointed All-Star Dan Haren giving up five runs to the Yankees. His streak of seventeen consecutive games with three or fewer earned runs ( ) came to a grinding halt after I brought up his name and ERA. The last four times I've mentioned pitching performances by an A's hurler, they've abruptly changed their tune.
So, I'm sorry, A's fans. You won't see me picking out pitchers for a while. At least it didn't cause a loss -- thanks to Jack Cust. I fear for Gaudin, though...
Speaking of the Great Cust, perhaps he's made an adjustment lately? He's on a home run tear that, while not quite approaching his burst onto the scene, is in the same zip code. His epic homerless drought ( ) is over, and his strikeouts are down a bit (
), too.
Oh, and here's a list of the top 10 hitters in baseball sorted by OPS (min: 175 PA)
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | HR | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Bonds | SFO | 16 | 84 | 32 | .304 | .516 | .603 | 1.119 |
| 2 | Alex Rodriguez | NYY | 28 | 45 | 64 | .327 | .425 | .680 | 1.105 |
| 3 | Magglio Ordonez | DET | 13 | 41 | 36 | .369 | .444 | .617 | 1.061 |
| 4 | Jack Cust | OAK | 14 | 32 | 60 | .288 | .411 | .615 | 1.026 |
| 5 | Chipper Jones | ATL | 13 | 34 | 35 | .327 | .416 | .595 | 1.011 |
| 6 | Vladimir Guerrero | LAA | 14 | 46 | 30 | .328 | .423 | .564 | .987 |
| 7 | David Ortiz | BOS | 13 | 54 | 53 | .314 | .430 | .557 | .987 |
| 8 | Chase Utley | PHI | 15 | 31 | 56 | .326 | .406 | .579 | .985 |
| 9 | Prince Fielder | MIL | 27 | 38 | 67 | .281 | .371 | .614 | .985 |
| 10 | Carlos Pena | TAM | 18 | 31 | 61 | .280 | .380 | .604 | .983 |
Notice any surprises on there? No, not Carlos Pena -- though who'd have guessed that he'd be that high...
Jack Cust has the 4th highest OPS in baseball at the All-Star break. While it isn't "official" since he doesn't have the 250 PA to qualify at this point, it's close enough for me.
It might just be the irrational fan in me, but I'd like to think that Dan Johnson's bat is coming alive, too. His hits ( ) and home runs (
) have been up lately, though I don't like how many ground ball outs he rolls over on to the right side of the field.
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