Stiles Tours the Sports Zodiac: Showdown Bracket - 1st Round
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by Manny Stiles
Over the past year, I have brought forth a list of names of people born under the particular Zodiac sign of that time period. Today is the opening round of the Zodiac Showdown (a.k.a The Aquarian Age Invitational)!!!
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The Zodiac Challenge pits sign against sign in order to determine which sign is the truly dominant energyforce in the Sports World today... or at least which one is second (hint - This is the Age of Aquarius).
The first round will consist of BYEs for the top 4 ranked signs and signs ranked 5-12 will battle it out to face the upper tiered signs.
Rankings were determined through a non-scientific dowsing and tea leaf reading ritual and through a series of meticulously ridiculous methods garnering a system of order that cannot be logically explained in the context of written words.... so I won't even try.
Here is the bracket!
| 1) | Aquarius | ||||||||||||
| 8) | BYE | ||||||||||||
| Aquarius | |||||||||||||
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| 4) | Libra | ||||||||||||
| 5) | Cancer | ||||||||||||
| TBD | |||||||||||||
| Sun Division | |||||||||||||
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| 2) | Capricorn | ||||||||||||
| 7) | BYE | ||||||||||||
| Capricorn | |||||||||||||
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| 3) | Pisces | ||||||||||||
| 6) | Taurus |
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| 1) | Leo | ||||||||||||
| 8) | BYE | ||||||||||||
| Leo | |||||||||||||
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| 4) | Virgo | ||||||||||||
| 5) | Aries |
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| Moon Division | |||||||||||||
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| 2) | Gemini | ||||||||||||
| 7) | BYE |
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| 3) | Sagittarius | ||||||||||||
| 6) | Scorpio | ||||||||||||
Ponder it deeply as we plow through the rounds until the final...
Your Job is to Pick who YOU think the Winners are
In comments, list the signs tht you are choosing as the winners of the first round matchups. HOW do you pick the winner? I encourage you to click on the links and take everyone under the sign into account, otherwise you figure it out... and put the sign names in comments below.
The Matchups
Sun Division #4 - Libra vs. Sun Division #5 Cancer
Sun Division #4 seed Libra is represented by the likes of Jerry Rice, Mickey Mantle, Mike Schmidt, John Wooden, Mario Lemieux and Mike Ditka.
Sun Division #5 seed Cancer is served prominently by such sports figures as Barry Sanders, John Elway, Pete Maravich, George Steinbrenner, Mike Tyson and Richard Petty.
Sun Division #3 - Pisces vs. Sun Division #6 Taurus
Sun Division #3 seed Pisces is represented by characters like Julius Erving, Bobby Orr, Honus Wagner, Mario Andretti and Sammy Baugh.
Sun Division #6 seed Taurus is portrayed by individuals such as Willie Mays, Joe Louis, Johnny Unitas, Yogi Berra and Rogers Hornsby.
Moon Division #4 - Virgo vs. Moon Division #5 Aries
Moon Division #4 seed Virgo steps up to the plate with figures such as Ted Williams, Cal Ripken Jr., Jesse Owens, Bear Bryant, Kobe Bryant, Arnold Palmer and Dan Marino.
Moon Division #5 seed Aries burns brightly with representatives like Cy Young, Gordie Howe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pete Rose, Greg Maddux and Maria Sharapova
Moon Division #3 - Sagittarius vs. Moon Division #6 Scorpio
Moon Division #3 seed Sagittarius can boldly pronounce it's representation from sports figures like Larry Bird, Bo Jackson, Reggie White, Oscar Robertson, and Florence Griffith-Joyner.
Moon Division #6 seed Scorpio boasts such proud members as Bob Gibson, Pele, Bob Feller, Doug Flutie, Ken Griffey Jr. and Bobby Knight.
Happy Choosing
Remember, while I strongly encourage you to consider the ENTIRE sign and not just the members I've listed as examples, you don't have to explain your choices to anyone. Just list the four (4) signs in comments that you think deserve to move on to round two...
