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Lulu
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Level 3: Green Bay and New Orleans

Bonus:15
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seymour
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I guess it's left to be seen if UC4 has boosted any of the franchise characters. The fact that he got in as a six seed shows people are nominating him. Sully is also a very likable character in the game.

But the thing is, you had to have played Uncharted in order to even consider voting for him. No one is going to vote some unknown old white dude over Aya, even if they don't know Aya.

So are there enough people that played Uncharted and would also vote for Sully over Aya....i don't know. I personally loved Sully, so I'm hoping he can find a way to win this match.
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I feel like Chloe has a slight advantage over Lightning. People seem to either love or hate Lightning, and that'll lead to some anti votes. With Life is Strange 2 coming out (even though she's not in it, the fanbase will be visiting this site), I feel like Chloe's got this one.

Also, I guess I'm the only one that thinks Spyro has a chance to win that match against Chun-Li? I guess I have to look more at the analytics on that one. I think I'm letting my own biases sway that decision.
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Lu Bu was the other snub. I know quite a few people nominated him too.
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The bracket banner was up for like 30 seconds, but it's gone now.
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New England Patriots
Tennessee Titans
Cincinnati Bengals
Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carolina Panthers
Los Angeles Chargers
Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco 49ers
Los Angeles Rams
Houston Texans
New Orleans Saints
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laharl - disgaea
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I was just thinking about how the contest will affect this.
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As was St. Louis, up until that final week. I was pretty frustrated down the stretch because Brewers were playing amazing baseball, but still could not close the gap on you guys. We had to win 8 frickin straight games to do it. The Central, without argument, was the strongest division this season in the NL, which seems to be a trend.
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I deleted my comment. I'll be nice. I am extremely happy that the Cubs lost. But to the fans here, sorry for your loss.

To the haughty Cubs fans though, please proceed to your nearest diner and order some humble pie.
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For me, it's hands down Laharl. How do you not include him?
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Mewtwo has some dark horse potential.
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I guess I shouldn't have been so hard on the Cubs players for celebrating their walks so much. This is their one playoff game. Let them enjoy it :)
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We might be here a while.
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Sans has the perfect path for it...The question is if there is still an Undertale community anywhere to rally?
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Cubs players acting like every walk or single is a walk off hit...I mean....it's cool to see players excited, but dude, you drew a bases empty walk...act like you've been here before....or at least save that reaction for something a little more meaningful.
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Laharl is a glaring omission.
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No Laharl? wtf?

Also sad to see no Lu Bu. Looks like he went back to the stricter rules, or maybe he just didn't get enough noms. DW9 really sucked.

This bracket looks really tricky to predict in some spots.
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Underleveled posted...

Guy pulls off some highly public stunts while trying to avoid being seen by anyone he knows.

Catch me if you can?
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Lots of unexpected vomiting and deficating occurs
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I would give the award to someone from a nonplayoff team if there were no suitable candidates from a playoff team, relative to the performance of the individual from the nonplayoff team.

Why do you think no one is talking about Scooter Gennett as a viable candidate? Hes got the stats to be in the discussion, but he was on a losing team, so no one is even considering it.

Also, while eligible, pitchers are rarely chosen for mvp. I went back to the early 90s, and every single pitcher that won MVP since then has been on a playoff team.

That last bit not entirely related to topic at hand, but it would just go to show how rare a degrom MVP would be.
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But Wiggs, you got to look at the history. Yes, last couple years was a big win for non-playoff winning MVPs. But going back to 1995, still less than 10% of winners came from a nonplayoff team, and most of those were at least on winning teams.

It does matter. Or at least it did. Maybe things are changing now.
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This is why the MVP debate would've been very interesting had Yellich not exploded like he did. I feel, and as a Brewer fan maybe this doesn't mean anything, but I feel that Yellich's stats alone make him a worthy MVP top 3 finalist, and a more than worthy winner of it if he does get chosen. I'm not saying Yellich should be chosen solely because he carried this team to the playoffs, I truly believe his stats alone can hold their own. I just think it adds an extra dimension to the consideration.

Had Yellich not done what he did, we would have been stuck with a lot of great, but relatively unamazing options among position players...and then DeGrom. You said yourself Wiggum that if someone comes out as the clear frontrunner DeGrom will probably finish second, but if there is a group of even contenders, DeGrom could take it all. The prior has happened, and I believe your analysis will hold true.
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Remember we are talking about a pitcher here though. The stats will always be subjectively compared to position players, of which Yellich is first or second in almost every major category. Hit for 2 cycles (rarely done in same season). And came 1 HR and 1 RBI shy of the first triple crown in the NL since the 1930s. How do you compare that to pitching stats? You can't.

When talking about leading your team to the playoffs. It gives an undeniable edge. It's the total package on what it means to bring value to your team. That's all I'm saying.
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And this is where I go back to the pressure of a postseason run. Oh yes, we all know the pitiful run support DeGrom got and what kind of pressure that put him under each time he pitched. But in my opinion, that kind of pressure does not come close to the pressure of having to perform in key situations to win games and get your team to the postseason. Talk about a double combo of statistical prowess and value to your team's success.

Obviously, being on a winning team is not a prerequisite, you need to have that foundation of statistical prowess to even beging being considered for the award, but being able to execute under that pressure is definitely a factor into the makeup of an MVP that voters consider, and I believe rightly so.
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1. Actual value of a player to his team, that is, strength of offense and defense.

That sounds open to a lot of subjective interpretation. If it is meant to be just the purely statistically best player and absolutely nothing else, this is a really odd and vague way of stating it.

Also, I like how you keep on harping on the individuality of the award when the first rule is "value of a player TO HIS TEAM"
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wakka

Get Chocobo
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lulu
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seymour
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when september ends
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hmm, who do I want to win tonight?

As a Brewer fan with personal grudges, there would be some satisfaction to seeing the Cubs get knocked out here, but as a baseball fan, facing the Cubs in the Division Series would unarguably be the more entertaining baseball. And maybe, the better bet for us. While I feel the Cubs are a better team than the Rockies, the Brewers are really familiar with the Cubs...and we've had their number lately. Yes, Cubs won the season series 11-8, but most of those wins were early in the season. Brewers have dominated the second half of our encounters. Both the Brewers and Cubs match up really well together (hence the close games), but I feel the Brewers have gained a slight advantage in a few areas (bullpen and timely hitting) that makes me feel like we can beat these guys.

The Rockies on the other hand have been scoring runs like nobody's business. They are a dangerous team and a bit of an unknown quantity. And playing in their ballpark is no picnic. But even so, they are the overall less threatening team of the two.

I'm not sure yet who I want to win, but I know who I will be rooting against!

Prediction: Cubs 5, Rockies 3
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To answer your question foolmo (not really a spoiler, but I'll mark it anyway)

There is a magic gimmick, this time telekinesis. However, you do not use it at all in the entire first episode (but you witness it being done). I am guessing that in later episodes, it can be used.
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it would've been interesting though had Yellich not had this big month. I think Baez wouldve been the frontrunner in a very crowded field of contenders. In that scenario, DeGrom would've been a serious dark horse. Would've been interesting to see how the voting wouldve gone.
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Just finished. There was a part in the middle that I got a little bored, but it started and ended strong. Now I'm going to replay it on a different save file and make better choices.

I answered wrong and only got $20 from dad, then I made the stupid decision of depositing $10 into the drug can, which, after the forced dinner visit left me with 30 cents total.
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To give them the benefit of the doubt, yellich kind of propelled himself to this spot throughout the month of September. Baez was a frontrunner in a cluster of crowded candidates, then yellich went from the fringes, to the middle, then to the top in no time. It's just taking some people a little time to catch up.

What I will talk trash about is that person in the last topic who said he had no fear of the brewers, that the Cubs have no chance of losing their then 2.5 game lead in the central. I forgot who said that, but it stuck with me just due to the lack of respect for our team's ability and accomplishments. Well, we just dethroned your Cubs.

But it's not over yet. I feel like we will meet again in the division series, where the final say will be had.
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Its not even a real llama. It's like a pinata.
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Nanis23 posted...

Hmm I actually debated with myself if I want to save Tifa or Steiner and then thought Tifa probably has more chances of advancing
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I made the same mistake with Zidane's elim. It happens.
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Brewers win!!! I cannot believe they took that division from the Cubs. So pumped right now.
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Tidus
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Brewers have the lead. Can they hold? I knew this one was going to be a close, low-scoring affair.
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chocobo
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seymour
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Chocobo
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I'll be watching from work... not getting much work done.
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Seymour
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The game starts very Life is Strange like, but when the big incident happens, it kind of changes to more of a Last of Us kind of feel (minus the zombies).
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So Yellich hits another 2 HRs tonight, carries the team on his back to an NL central tie with 1 game to go.

He actually has a shot at the NL triple crown this year. Out of nowhere really. T-1st in HR. 1st in batting. Only 2 RBIs behind Baez. His level of play, specifically over the last couple of weeks, has been godlike.
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Tidus
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