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Round 1:

MLB tourney

I am going to be running the MLB 8- person tourney.

Here are the matchups:

I chose seedings at random!

(1) lakers#1 v (8) Danbash

(2) LIFER v (7) rstowe

(3) Buc v (6) dyhard

(4) T-Fo v (5) Porkins

Topics:

For ALL Best of (decade) Teams - ONLY the stats for that decade count- and must play 7 years of the decade
Best pitcher in _________ (insert decade, like '50s, or '60s)
Best division in baseball right now.
Worst division in baseball right now.
Who is better....Lou Gehrig or Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds?
Best MLB HOF Ballot ever
Best World Series team (Pre 1962)
Best World Series team (1962-1980)
Best World Series team (1980-present)
Worst World Series team ever (same eras)
Best MLB Player before 1900
Top 20 MLB Players of All-Time (in order)
Worst decision by MLB (rules, changes to the game etc)
Top 5 MLB Pitchers All-Time (must be retired)
Top 5 MLB Infielders All-Time (must be retired)
Top 5 MLB Outfielders All-Time (must be retired)
Name 1 thing you would change about the MLB Hall of Fame
More exciting, a 1-0 pitching battle or a 10-11 hitting massacre?
Who should be the #1 projected pitcher for next year.
Best infield in baseball
All 5 years in the Majors and under team
NL All Star team in 2012 (no teams 10 players)
AL All Star team in 2013 (no teams 10 players)
All non All-Star team
World Series prediction
Wild Card predictions
Best Cy Young Award winner
If you had the top overall pick, and knew what you were getting, Would you take Cy Young or Babe Ruth?
Best team that didn't win the world Series (1980-2007)
Best team that didn't win the world Series (1962-1980)
Most dominant Pitcher Pedro or Randy Johnson
Best Defensive Catcher in the League (Career)
Best Defensive 1st Baseman in the League (Career)
Best Defensive 2nd Baseman in the League (Career)
Best Defensive 3rd Baseman in the League (Career)
Best Defensive Short Stop in the League (Career)
Best Defensive Outfielder in the League (Career)
Which division is the weakest in Baseball?
Which division is the strongest in Baseball?
Top 3 Most Influential People in MLB history (can be anyone associated with MLB)

Make a lineup of only (insert team here) (all-time)

Make a pitching staff of only (insert team here)(all-time)

Most of the topic were given to me by dyhard!! 

Use same rules NcDavid has:

Lower seed (bigger number) picks topic and posts it in comments section below.

Higher seed (smaller number) starts td, names it Tournament Throwdowns or TT Round 1 and post link in comments section below.

CHANGE: START TDS BY FRIDAY, ROUND 2 IS SUNDAY!!!