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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My nine-month-old daughter figured out how to clap her hands this week. The A's haven't lost a game since. There's been a lot of applause going on around these parts lately.
Thing is, I can't really figure out why this is happening. They're on a five-game winning streak, they're in first place by a game and a half, and the only home run they hit in those five games was Bobby Crosby's shot last night. They're not really hitting out of their heads--there's not a single regular with an OPS over .900. Crosby and Ellis are in the .800s, but Cust, Hannahan and Buck are all in the .500s. There's not really one thing you can point at and say, that's the reason. And yet they're scoring runs and winning games. It's a different offensive hero every day, it seems. Clap, clap.
Pitching and defense, pitching and defense. Clap, clap.
Today's game against Cleveland is in a weather delay. We'll see if the game gets played. If it does:
Athletics at Cleveland, 10:05am
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