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Indians

Yeah, no contest in this one. Reds

1976 Reds 102 - 60; First in the NL West Won the NL Pennant by beating the Phillies 3 games to none Swept the World Series by beating the Yankees 4 games to none The 70's Reds are considered one of the best dynasties in Major League Baseball history. The lineup of Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Johnny Bench, George Foster, Tony Perez, Dave Concepcion and Ken Griffey are considered to be one of the best of all time. George Foster had the big power numbers with 29 homeruns, 121 Rbis and a .306 average. Joe Morgan had the best year out of the whole team with 27 homers, 111 Rbis, 114 walks, 30 Doubles, .576 Slug. and 60 Steals. Pete Rose had 215 hits in '76 with a .323 average and 42 two baggers. All SIX starting pitchers had over 10 wins. All Stars: Johnny Bench Dave Concepcion George Foster Ken Griffey Joe Morgan Tony Perez Pete Rose 1991 Twins 95 - 67; First in the AL West Won the ALCS by beating the Blue Jays 4 - 1 Won the World Series over the Braves by winning it 4 games to 3. It is considered to be one of the best World Series ever played. Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett had a fantastic season. He had 15 homers, 89 Rbis, 195 Hits with a .319 batting average. Chili Davis had the best season out of the 1991 Minnesota lineup. He had 29 round trippers to go along with 95 Rbis, a .277 average, 34 doubles and a .507 slugging percentage. Kent Hrbek had 20 homeruns with 89 Rbis and an average of .284. Their top 3 of the rotation were very solid that year. Jack Morris had 18 wins with 12 losses, 3.43 ERA and 10 complete games. Kevin Tapani went 16 - 9 with a 2.99 ERA Scott Erickson had the most wins with 20 to go with 8 losses, a 3.18 ERA and 3 shut outs. Rick Aguilera had 42 saves and a 2.39 ERA All Stars: Rick Aguilera Jack Morris Kirby Puckett

I voted for the Tigers. McClain's season was too much to ignore.

1968 Tigers 103 - 59 AL Pennant Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals Highlights: It certainly seems this team had a hell of a lot of power on it. Bill Freehan and Norm Cash both had 25 homers, Jim Northrup had 21 and Willie Horton led the team with 36. Horton seemed to have the best overall season with those 36 homers, 85 Rbis and a .285 average. Eddie Mathews and Al Kaline were on the team also. The Pitching really overshadows the hitting on this team. Denny McClain had his unforgettable season with 31 wins to his 6 losses, a 1.96ERA, 280 strikeouts with 28 complete games. He also had 6 shutouts with 73 ERs in 336IP. This season ranks up there with the best of all time. All 4 starting pitchers had over 10 wins with ERAs under 4. All Stars: Bill Freehan Willie Horton Denny McLain Don Wert 1997 Marlins 92 - 70; 2nd in the NL East Won the NL Wild Card Won NL Division Series (3-0) over San Francisco Giants Won NL Championship Series (4-2) over Atlanta Braves Won World Series (4-3) over Cleveland Indians Highlights: Several players had over 15 homeruns on this 1997 edition of the Marlins. Alou had 23, Sheffield had 21, Charles Johnson had 19, Jeff "Steve" Conine had 17, and Bonilla had 17 as well. Moises Alou had the best overall season for the Fish, in my opinion. He batted .292 with 23 homeruns, 29 doubles, with 115 runs batted in. Bobby Bonilla had 39 doubles and batted .297. Kevin Brown had the best season out of the starters. He went 16 - 8, 2.69 ERA and 205ks. He also had a no hitter that year. Closer Robb Nen had 35 Saves with a 3.89 ERA. All Stars: Moises Alou Kevin Brown Charles Johnson

1919 White Sox 88 - 52 AL Pennant Lost the World Series 5 games to 3 to the Cincinnati Reds Highlights: Best known for the Black Sox scandal of 1919 when the team threw the Series for money. Should have been Hall of Famers "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Eddie Ciccotte were banned from baseball for life. Shoeless Joe Jackson batted .351, had 7 homeruns, 14 Triples and 96 Rbis. Eddie Collins batted .319 with 33 Steals. Nemo Leibold also batted over .300 with a mark of .302 Eddie Ciccotte had an unbelievable season in 1919. He went 29 - 7, a 1.82 ERA, 30 Complete Games and only gave up 62 Earned runs in 306.7 IP. That season is mindboggling. Ciccotte's season overshadowed Lefty Williams spectacular year. He also had over 20 wins with 23 with 11 losses and 27 Complete Games. No All-Star game prior to 1933. 1996 Braves 96 - 66; First in the NL East Won NL Division Series (3-0) over Los Angeles Dodgers Won NL Championship Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals Lost World Series (4-2) to New York Yankees Highlights: Ryan Klesko led the team in homeruns with 34. He also had 93 Rbis and a .282 avg. Chipper Jones had a spectaculer season with 30 homeruns, 110 Rbis, 14 Steals, 32 Doubles and a .530 Slugging Percentage. Fred McGriff batted .295 with 28 homeruns and 107 Rbis. The Braves rotation had an awesome ERA at the top. Glavine had a 2.98, Maddux with a 2.72 and Smoltz had a 2.94. John Smoltz had the best season of the three overall. His record was 24 - 8 to go along with that great ERA. His 276 strikeouts were very impressive as well. Closer Mark Wohlers had 39 saves, 3.03 ERA and 100Ks in 77 innings. All Stars: Tom Glavine Chipper Jones Greg Maddux Fred McGriff John Smoltz Mark Wohlers

1980 Royals 97 - 65; First place in the AL West. AL Pennant (Defeated the Yankees 3 games to 0) Lost the World Series to the Phillies 4 games to 2 Highlights: George Brett flirted with .400 all season and finished at .390. He also had 24 homeruns and 118 Rbis. Willie Wilson had 230 hits, batted .326 and stole 79 bases. Dennis Leonard had 20 wins with 11 losses and a 3.79ERA. Admin Gura was also impressive. He went 18 and 11 with a 2.95ERA and 16 Complete Games. All Stars: George Brett Admin Gura Darrell Porter 1948 Indians 97 - 58 Won the AL Pennant World Series Champions (Defeated the Boston Braves 4 games to 2) Highlights: Lou Boudreau batted .355, 18 homeruns and 106Rbis Ken Keltner batted .297, had 31 homeruns and 119Rbis Joe Gordon seemed to be the big slugger on the team with 32 homeruns and 124 Rbis. He also batted a solid .280. They had an awesome rotation. Hall of Famer Bob Feller was the ace and went 19 - 15 with a 3.56ERA and 18 CGs. He was the ace of the staff but the other starters dwarfed his stats. Bob Lemon went 20 - 14 with a 2.82 ERA and 20 Complete Games. Gene Beardon went 20 - 7 with a 2.43 ERA. 4th Starter Sam Zoldack also had a ERA under 3 with a mark of 2.81. Admin Doby and Satchel Paige were also on the team. All Stars: Lou Boudreau Bob Feller Joe Gordon Ken Keltner Bob Lemon

Ok, we've got 64 Teams. I'll start with the first bracket tonight with 4 matchups. They'll be locked tomorrow night then start 4 more. Thanks for all the nominations!

1918 Cubs 1948 Indians 1908 Tigers 1990 Reds

Well, He had a fight of the year with Mickey Ward and the rematch was unbelievable as well. He showed heart and a ton of skill in those fights but I guess he was just outmatched here.

He landed TEN punches the whole fight? Where was the guy who was fighting Ward?

The Nationals because they're the only unproven team.

*slowly claps then coughs*

May Day: Gatti Suffers Beating Floyd Mayweather Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather ran his record to 34-0 with a vicious beating of Arturo Gatti tonight in Atlantic City. The fight was stopped by Gatti's corner after six rounds; Gatti's left eye was swollen shut as Mayweather won the WBC junior welterweight title. I was gonna order the fight but I'm glad I didn't. I really liked Gatti coming in and despised Mayweather for his endless trash talking. Well, he backed it up and more tonight I suppose.

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Do you have any money in bodog, birdman?

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I love baseball but it can't beat the Superbowl.

Thanks again, all. I had to tell my mom when she called me today. She had no clue so it hit her really hard. The funeral will be at 1pm on Sunday. It's a shame it takes a death to get all the family together.

Wanna marry Furman and have his kids, 'guru?

Wanna marry Furman and have his kids, 'guru?