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Klueh dons the crown.

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Game Six Crew

(Photo by Megan)

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Drange dons the crown.

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Klueh wins, Drange loses BCBVIII

Hey folks, Harry Doyle here!

Wow, what a Series! I can’t say I’ve ever seen a pair of teams seem so nearly matched in a Fall Classic. But in the end, it was the Houston Astros who cracked it open in Game Seven, and took home the hardware for the first time in franchise history—leaving the Dodger faithful to sit for another off-season and ponder what might have been... not unlike a certain newly-crowned Bet Loser.

In Betlandia, Joe Klueh has been relieved of his Cubs hat curse. He took it from worst to first, winning on the final day of the bet thanks to his savvy Bracketology—and so he has the honor of selecting this year’s crown for Cale Drange, who barely outpaced the returning Matt Robshaw for Bet ignominy in this eighth edition. Sadly, Middle-of-the-Road Cale is no more.

Returning Back-to-Back Bet Champion Todd Pitman was unable to achieve the vaunted three-peat, but remains lossless in eight Bet appearances—the only contestant with such success. Mike Smith and Matt Robshaw have each not lost in three bets apiece, while Joe Schweigert and 2013 Champion Ben Levinger each have two appearances without a defeat. Of note: John Heydinger (a/k/a “Snoke”) ran the entire post-Wild Card Bet on auto-pilot, choosing the home team, their starting pitcher, and a final score of 4-3 for every single Game Pick, and the team with home field advantage for every Bracket Pick and Re-Pick—and he was a threat to win this whole thing, until right there at the end, when he wasn’t. But still, a third place finish... Not bad for a giant, evil hologram, who may or may not be a Sith Lord.

So that—as they say—is that, and another Big League Ballcap Bet is in the books. We’ll see you next year, when Todd promises the theme won’t be so... forced.

— Harry Doyle, Special to the Ballcap Bet

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The Cap in action; St. Louis, 8/5/17

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Klueh dons the crown.

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BCB Update

Hey Fans! How about those Cubs and Indians meeting in the World Series? A battle of perennial losers. Kinda like Joe Klueh and William Riley battling for the top spot of the BCB. 

On second thought, the Cubs and Indians have better odds of winning.

— Harry Doyle Special to the Ballcap Bet

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Levinger Wins, Riley Loses BCBIV

Well, there you have it folks: The Boston Red Sox are World Champions for the third time in a decade, and newcomer Ben Levinger (123 points) is your victor in the Fourth Annual Big League Ballcap Bet. It was a hard fought battle by the other contestants, but with the sole Boston World Series Bracket Pick in hand, Levinger ended up walking away with it.

David Benanav took second with 98 points, and Joe Klueh third with 96. Both were in it until the end—neck and neck—but thanks to a few extra points in Game Five, Benanav edged Klueh for the bragging rights.

Cale Drange pulled in 88 points for fourth, while Todd Pitman and Joe Schweigert—a last second addition to this year's Bet—tied for fifth with 76. (Worth noting is the fact that Todd Pitman is the Ballcap Bet's only four-time non-loser.)

And Matt Robshaw missed a number of picks, but still eked out seventh place due to William Riley's absolutely egregious showing this postseason.

Riley scored only seven points on game picks—averaging one per game he bothered to make picks for.

It was piddling. Pitiful. Pathetic. Pick your synonym: Whatever it was, it was enough of it to earn William Riley his rightful spot as this year's loser in The Great Annual Big League Ballcap Bet Hall of Shame.

I'll see ya next year, folks! It's been one to remember... maybe. I dunno, who cares? I'm on the next plane to Acapulco anyway.