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The Grandest Question: Who would win in a fight? (Humor)

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Introduction:

Superman vs. Batman. Godzilla vs. King Kong. Kirk vs. Picard.

Questions such as these have raged since the beginning of time. All types of media have tried to answer questions such as this. Heck, recently Nintendo released the first trailers for the latest incarnation of Super Smash Brothers, a series based entirely on the question of whether Mario could beat the snot out of Pikachu (amongst others) and similar questions.

But to the best of my memory, nobody has ever answered the question of who would win in a fight between all of the team-names of Major League Baseball. From the Atlanta Braves to the Washington Nationals, what would win?

Truly, this had to be a massive undertaking, taking into account history, science, tradition and countless other areas of knowledge. Nothing less than the most complete look at each of the warriors could do justice. Well, sort of.

You see, I am automatically going to disqualify teams that are inanimate objects. Therefore, the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals (which is technically named after the American Royal Livestock Show, and not the idea of being kings), Oakland Athletics (which is just derived from being an Athletic club), Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds (given that they are not actually communists), Washington Nationals (derived from being in the National League) and Colorado Rockies are all tied for last place. Now, let us go below the jump to take a look at our combatants:

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MVP of Yesterday (June 26, 2013): R.A. Dickey

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A tough one to choose yesterday, as two pitchers (R.A. Dickey and A.J. Griffin) both had complete game 2-hit shutouts. However, Dickey had a higher Win Points Added on Fangraphs (i.e. he was more responsible for the win, which makes sense as the Blue Jays only won by three while the Athletics won by five), so I’m giving him the nod.

As usual, standings after the jump:

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Baseball News Reaction of the Night (Humor)

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I saw this tweet (emphasis mine):

And this is how I (and no doubt many others) reacted.

MVP of Yesterday (June 25, 2013): Rickie Weeks

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Rickie Weeks had three hits, two homers and four RBIs in the Brewers’ victory over the Cubs yesterday, good enough for him to be the MVP of Yesterday.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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My All-Star Ballot (2013)

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What does my All-Star Ballot look like? Well, it looks something like this:

AMERICAN LEAGUE:

Catcher: Joe Mauer, Twins

First Baseman: Chris Davis, Orioles

Second Baseman: Robinson Cano, Yankees

Shortstop: J.J. Hardy, Orioles

Third Baseman: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers

Designated Hitter: David Ortiz, Red Sox

Outfield: Mike Trout (Angels), Adam Jones (Orioles), Jose Bautista (Blue Jays)

In general, this is pretty close to what the fans have voted in general. The only difference is that I have Bautista in over Nick Markakis.

National League:

Catcher: Yadier Molina, Cardinals

First Baseman: Joey Votto, Reds

Second Baseman: Matt Carpenter, Cardinals

Shortstop: Jean Segura, Brewers (Note: Would be Troy Tulowitzki, but he’s hurt so I’m not voting for him)

Third Baseman: David Wright, Mets

Outfielders: Carlos Gonzalez (Rockies), Carlos Gomez (Brewers), Jay Bruce (Reds)

(Note: Bryce Harper would be in if not hurt, and Gerardo Parra would be a write-in for outfielders in , but, well, the sad truth is that I highly doubt it’d make much of a difference, so I’m voting for Jay Bruce instead)

The NL is a bit more of a mess, and I have differences at 2B (Carpenter- who is more of a utilityman, admittedly, instead of Brandon Phillips), Shortstop (sort of- Tulowitzki is leading but won’t play due to injury) and especially the outfield, where nothing matches up between my ballot and what the fans in general are voting (although admittedly Harper would be on mine too if he was healthy).

So that’s what my ballots look like- what do you think?

Link

MentalFloss.com gives us a brief history of Wiffleball.

MVP of Yesterday (June 24, 2013): Yasiel Puig

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Hang on, this can’t be right. Yasiel Puig is the MVP of Yesterday after going 3-4 with a HR and 2 RBIs. That means he now has been MVP of Yesterday three times… despite not even having played a month’s worth of games yet.

Amazing.

Standings, as always, after the jump:

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Minor Leaguers to Know This Year

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The short-season minor leagues have gotten started or are about to do so, so here are some to look out for… below the jump.

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MVP of Yesterday: Mat Latos (June 23, 2013)

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Mat Latos went 7.2 IP yesterday while striking out 13 D-Backs. That’s a good way to get the MVP of Yesterday. Also, he has a cat named Cat Latos, which is funny.

Standings, as always, under the jump:

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Continuum Week In Review (6/17-6/23) and the Week Ahead (6/24-6/30)

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This past week on the Continuum…

  • MVPs of this week included Giancarlo Stanton, Matt Harvey, Chris Davis, Jordan Zimmermann, Shane Victorino and Zack Greinke.
  • I mused on whether All-Star Voting could hit a breaking point.
  • I covered 2007’s Triple-A Baseball Heroes and then had a brief Twitter conversation with it’s author.
  • I also covered the 2008 sequel to the above.
  • The Dodgers and Yankees had a Twitter-fight.

This coming week:

  • The most unique and interesting Minor Leaguers in baseball, from awesome names to neat stories
  • The daily “MVP of Yesterday” features
  • My All-Star Ballots
  • An updated List of my favorite baseball twitter feeds
  • An answer to that grandest of all questions: Who would win in a fight between all of the namesakes of Major League Baseball teams? This one is over a month in the making.
  • Reaction to any major baseball news.
  • And maybe another installment of Bizarre Baseball Culture.

Good night!