Rules and Overview
First Round
Semifinals
And now it's down to two.
It was a hard-fought battle, but in the end, you readers decided which two teams would meet in the baseball Championship Game of the World Championships of Fictional Sports Teams. But before we get to the matchup, we need to take a look at the results.
#1 Ghosts from Ray’s Cornfield (Field of Dreams)
Vs
#3 California Angels (Angels in the Outfield)
Winner: Angels
This was the toughest to call. Both teams have supernatural elements working on their side. One team was the ghosts of some of the most talented players of all time, while the other team was guided by divine intervention. However, it seemed like the Ghosts had been placed in a sort of purgatory for their gambling crimes; they weren't in hell, but they weren't in heaven, they were in Iowa. Meanwhile, God and His Angels were directly aiding the California Angels to victory. The main reason that the Angels win is because they are in it to win it, while the Ghosts are happy just to be playing baseball for all eternity, and don't care if they win or lose. The Ghosts already screwed up once by throwing the 1919 World Series; they're not going to ruin their chances to keep playing baseball by beating a team playing for a little orphan kid. It's an enjoyable game, and all six people in attendance loved the competition, but in the end, the Angels have the edge.
#2 Cleveland Indians (Major League)
Vs
#4 Sandlot Kids (The Sandlot)
Winner: Indians
The Sandlot kids have heart, but let's face it, they're just kids! They're going to be too shocked to be in the presence of MLB players to even put up a real fight. Ham is able to talk trash to distract Ceranno in the first few plate appearances, but then Jake Taylor does it right back when Ham comes up to the plate. All of the kids are too afraid to step into the box to face Vaughn's heat, and gladly allow themselves to be called can't-hack-it-pantywaists for it. The ghost of Babe Ruth, Wendy Peffercorn's attention, and Dennis Leary's guidance don't do a thing to inspire the kids, as they stand no chance against an Indians team too big, too tough, and to inspired to win the whole f'n thing to spite their owner. After a severe pummling, the Sandlot kids head to the pool after five innings.
My thanks to everyone who participated! Now, it all comes down to this.
Baseball Championship Game
#3 California Angels (Angels in the Outfield)
Vs
#2 Cleveland Indians (Major League)
Keep in mind, there are certain things to consider in this game. The Angels will no longer have divine intervention, as Christopher Lloyd wants the Angels team to learn to do it on their own. The game will also be played in Cleveland, where the hungry fanbase will be going crazy for the Indians to try to end their long championship drought. Other than that, the same basic rules of the Tournament apply. Not only do you have to pick a winner, you have to tell me why they'd win. Make a comment or e-mail me your thoughts at stevensandberg@hotmail.com
Two major league teams, two former laughingstocks, two great movies, one championship on the line. Who will be crowned the greatest fictional baseball team of all time? Again, readers, the decision is yours.
Choose wisely.
4 comments:
Well, as i guessed, it came down to these teams...I am going with the indians over the angels for many of the reasons that are listed. The Indians, despite being screwed over by the own manager is a team that takes punches and will punch back, they are a stacked team with all-star callibur pitching, hitting, fielding, base running, they themselves are an allstar team. The angels have talent, but they also are driven by 2 things, angels and a fan base, without either, look for them to struggle to find their groove, if at all. After a crushing defeat, Gordon-Levitt will leave this 3rd rock from the sun and return home. Danny Glover will kick the bucket, because he really is too old for this shit. Matthew McConaughey will take he shirt off, because he cant seem to keep the fucking thing on. Adrien Brodey will sign on to make a movie, a movie he thinks it is about his penis, it turns out to be him playing piano for 3 hours. God will take on his next project Angels in the endzone. After that he will spend most of his time refusing to take back tom cruises soul from the devil (the devil and Hitler got sick of Cruise trying to teach them what sciencetology is).
Well this is the championship, so I'm going to make my answer short, a tad bit eccentric, and often straying from the point. The Angels won't be able to get any help from the real Angels so that's going to hurt them a lot. And with Joseph Gordon-Levitt working on a brilliant indie film career, Danny Glover's fat and old, The black kid's working at a taco bell after making guess appearances on the shows Sister Sister, and 7th Heaven, and Tony Danza presumably dead, I just don't see how the Angles can pull it out. Plus the Indians have home field advantage, and 8 of the last 11 World Series were won by the home team (I made that up but I don't think anybody will notice). So I pick the Indians solely for the fact that they have home field advantage. But it will be a close low scoring affair, a pitchers duel if you will.
Let's face it the Angels aren't shit when they don't have the Angels helping them. I mean, they did win that final game without the Angels but I believe it was on some crazy flukey catch if I remember right. Also, didn't they go on some giant 20 game losing streak before the Angels started helping in the first place. Angels can't get it done without the Angels, especially on the road. I also have to think in a game of this magnitude you bring "wild Thing" out of the pen for like 4 innings to put the lid on this one. I really think this one could be a blowout, but Indians are the pick
I'm going with the Indians on this one simply because of the events that pursue:
The Angels don't like playing in the championship, even though they are tempted to break the mold simply because of how good the Indians are. So, God thinks about maybe breaking the rules a bit, simply because he wants to finish what he started with this team.
However, what prevents the Angels from helping out Knox's boys is the fact Cerrano believes in Voodoo and God doesn't want the Angels to get involved in a holy war of any kind. That mistake was already made with the crusades.
So with no angels helping them, the Angels don't have a chance even though they keep it close. Clark's heavy smoking and pain pill use (seriously, how dumb was that in the movie? "Oh he's going to die soon because he smokes" Yeah, I'm sure he smokes enough packs that would warrant him dying in less than a week) eventually catch up with them and Hayes steals four bases because the fat catcher can't throw it beyond the mound.
Indians are the champs, and Bob Uecker parties like crazy.
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