Day 2FinalsThe grand final of the 2016 Hearthstone World Championships was a European showdown between Artem DrHippi Kravets and Pavel Pavel Beltukov. DrHippi got out to an early 1-0 lead on the back of his Dragon Warrior against the slower CThun Warrior of Pavel. He looked poised to take a 2-0 lead, but a big Flamestrike from Pavel cleared DrHippis board and swung the momentum enough to tie the series at one apiece. Game 3 was a classic Druid vs. Druid showdown, with both players jockeying for position all game long. DrHippi tried to turn the tides with a Yogg-Saron play, but it came up short and Pavel locked up the 2-1 lead.Game 4 was another classic matchup between CThun Warrior from Pavel and the Malygos Druid of DrHippi. In the late-game oriented matchup, the outcome wasnt clear for quite some time. DrHippi once again tried to make a power play with his Yogg-Saron, but it ended up killing itself before doing much damage. Pavel then used his CThun to clean, thus winning the game and the showdown between Old Gods. Not content to go quietly into the night, DrHippi grabbed a win in Game 5 with his Zoo Warlock. He controlled the board all game long and was able to easily defeat the Malygos Rogue from Pavel.With his back still against the wall, DrHippi pulled out his Druid once again to try and top Pavels Rogue. But for the third time this series, DrHippis Druid came up short. Pavel brought out a massive 10/10 Edwin Van Cleef that essentially won him the game and the right to be crowned the 2016 Hearthstone World Champion.SemifinalsCheonsu vs. DrHippiThe second semifinal of the day saw Kim Cheonsu Cheonsu take on Artem DrHippi Kravets for the last spot in the grand finals of the 2016 Hearthstone World Championship. Another series, another 1-1 tie to start things off. While Cheonsu took Game 1 with a big Malygos swing turn, DrHippi put his faith in the Old Gods and took Game 2 with some Yogg-Saron magic. Game 3 was fairly straightforward, with Cheonsu using his Midrange Shaman to defeat DrHippis Tempo Mage.DrHippi bounced back in a big way in the final three games of the series. After a strong win with his Zoo deck against Dragon Warrior in Game 4, DrHippi put his faith in The Firelord, which helped him grab a 3-2 lead. His Ragnaros was an absolute sniper, as it hit on both a 50/50 and 1-in-3 shot to fuel a big comeback. He then closed out the series with a Game 6 that saw DrHippis Tempo Mage prevail against the Dragon Warrior of Cheonsu.Jasonzhou vs. PavelThe first semifinal of the day saw Jason Jasonzhou Zhou take on Pavel Pavel Beltukov for a chance at the grand finals. The first two games were tightly contested, with both players taking a game apiece. Jasonzhou grabbed a Game 1 win with a late-game, top-decked Doomguard for lethal, while Pavel used some early ramp cards to top Jasonzhous Dragon Warrior in Game 2. Pavel took his Tempo Mage into Games 3 and 4, but he posted two very different results. He couldnt overcome Malygos Druid in Game 3, but parlayed an RNG-filled final play with a Firelance Portal to take down Jasonzhous Dragon Warrior to tie the series at 2-2.An early misplay with an unactivated Edwin Van Cleef from Jasonzhou left him at a huge disadvantage in a Game 5 Rogue mirror, essentially gifting Pavel the win. Needing just one more win to claim the series, Pavel used his CThun Warrior to take down Jasonzhou with a big late-game, 14/14 CThun that locked up the game and his spot in the grand finals.Day 1QuarterfinalsHotMEOWTH vs. DrHippiIn the final quarterfinal of the day, America saw its last hope, Edwin HotMEOWTH Cook, take on the European powerhouse, Artem DrHippi Kravetz. When the deck lists were submitted for the tournament, HotMEOWTHs Warrior deck was the biggest story, as it was an extremely unique variation of the once feared Grim Patron deck. As a result, fans were eager to see the deck in action and HotMEOWTH gladly obliged, opting to use the deck throughout the series.That became a major misstep, as DrHippi won the series in convincing fashion, sweeping HotMEOWTHs Warrior deck in four straight games. Ragnaros the Firelord closed out Game 1 for DrHippi, but he had to earn the rest of the wins in very close matchups. A terrific play with the Midrange Shaman during Game 3 was the highlight of the series, as DrHippi managed to weave through constant board clears to find a 21 damage Bloodlust combo for the win.Cydonia vs. CheonsuThe third quarterfinal matchup was a battle between Julien Cydonia Perrault of Canada and Kim Cheonsu Cheonsu, representing the last hope of the Asia-Pacific Region. Game 1 would wind up being the only competitive match, as the two Warrior archetypes -- Cydonias Control vs. Cheonsus Dragon -- came down to the wire. The decks proved evenly matched as it was never clear who would win until the very end. Despite four straight turns within two damage of lethal, Cheonsu could not find the necessary damage, falling to Cydonia in Game 1. That would be Cydonias only win, however, as Cheonsu was able to take command from there. After his Zoo Warlock took out Cydonias Tempo Mage deck in Game 2, Cydonia committed to his Secret Hunter deck, a move that backfired spectacularly as he lost the final three games. Cheonsu will face the winner of the Edwin HotMEOWTH Cook and Artem DrHippi Kravetz matchup in the semifinals tomorrow.Amnesiac vs. PavelThe second quarterfinals series saw William Amnesiac Barton take on Pavel Pavel Beltukov in a battle between North America vs. Europe. Early on, Amnesiac looked poised to take an easy sweep over the European player. He won a hotly contested Game 1 by putting his faith in The Firelord, relying on a ridiculous 33 percent lethal Ragnaros shot to win the first game before easily taking Games 2 and 3. From there, the tides shifted and Pavel made a roaring comeback, completing the reverse sweep on the back of some incredible microplays and game-changing RNG. Every time it looked like Amnesiac had stabilized, Pavel drew into the perfect answer and kept on rolling. With the win, Pavel will now move on to face Jason Jasonzhou Zhou in the semifinals.Jasonzhou vs. HamsterJason Jasonzhou Zhao was able to grab a 4-2 win over Zhuo Hamster Wang during the first quarterfinal matchup of the weekend. The start of the series appeared to be close as each player managed to split the first two games, but Jasonzhou pulled away as the series progressed. Facing a 3-1 lead, Jasonzhous Dragon Warrior wasnt able to claim the series win in Game 5 thanks to a late Ragnaros draw, which allowed Hamster to heal himself out of lethal range, and force a concede. But Jasonzhou was able to bounce back and earn the win thanks to yet another strong Dragon Warrior Play in Game 6. Air Force 270 Deutschland Kaufen . 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Ruth drew 100-plus walks 13 times, whereas Aarons career high was 92. Even if you adjust for Ruth playing in a high-scoring era when much of Aarons peak came in the low-scoring 60s, Ruths advantage at the plate was monumental. He is estimated to have created 1,335 runs above the average hitter of his time compared with 875 for Aaron. And thats before we even count Ruths 94 wins as a pitcher.But ... how do you account for the fact that Ruth never played against black players, or that he didnt face the quality of pitching that Aaron did, or that Ruth struck out a ton for his era? If you took young Babe Ruth and young Hank Aaron and put them in the majors in 2016, who would fare better? My concern is Ruths strikeouts. He fanned 12.5 percent of the time in his career, but in an era that averaged half as many strikeouts as now. Hed strike out 200 times a season in 2016, which means hes not hitting .342 or hitting 50-plus home runs every year. Then you consider Aaron was better in the field and better on the bases, and maybe the answer isnt so obvious.Christina Kahrl, ESPN MLB writer:?Aaron, and it isnt especially close for me.Now, sure, relative to his era, Ruth was the more dominant player, with a 206 OPS+ compared with Aarons 155, ranking one-two among right fielders. Ruth also generated a career value of 155.1 WAR at bat against Aarons 136.4 -- again, one-two among right fielders.The problem is that there isnt much to recommend Ruths era as a competitive environment: an unintegrated game in a tiny, eight-team league where four of your opponents are non-competitive clubs that exist for little more than filling out the schedule. We cant even say all of the best white talent played in MLB at that time, because the minors still had a measure of independence and their own pennants and profitability to pursue. So say you swap out half of the pitching in the American League for the best black and Latin pitchers, keeping in mind that has an outsized impact on the talent level when you have so few teams to stock -- goodbye, Hod Lisenbee; hello, Satchel Paige. How do you think thats going to go for the Babe?Then theres big-picture stuff: Not only was the Babe facing a limited pool of talent, he was facing people throwing more limited repertoires. The slider? Not even a thing yet; it only became commonplace in the 30s, as the Babe started fading away. Could he hit it? We dont know. We cant know.Against that, Aaron had to deal with everything we take for granted: larger leagues stocked with a broader variety of talent throwing more pitches while he got fewer chances to see opponents, more travel, bigger ballparks. And despite all of that, he was consistent, he was awesome, and when it came time to take the Babe down a peg on the home-run leaderboard, he was worthy. For an exercise like this, Ill take Aaron every time.Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com senior writer: Ruth.?Hank Aaron played the game with an understated consistency and grace on his way to passing the Babe on baseballs career home-run list. But Ruth wins out for his showmanship, his larger-than-life persona and those 714 homers before the home-run trot became an American tradition. More than 70 years after the Bambino took his final trot as a member of the Boston Braves, the name Babe Ruth continues to evoke sensations that transcend baseball.2. Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle?Schoenfield: Mays. At their peaks, Mantle was the more devastating hitter, and you can argue that 1956-57 Mantle, who posted 11.2 WAR in 56 and 11.3 in 57, was better than the best of Mays, although Mays had six seasons of 10-plus WAR, including 11.0 in 1964 and 11.2 in 1965. You can argue that Mantles teams won more. But evverything goes to Mays.ddddddddddddHe was the better fielder and baserunner, more durable and aged better, winning an MVP Award at 34, whereas Mantles bad knees forced him to retire at 36.Kahrl: Mays. It becomes less close the more times I look at what is, after all, a timeless debate. Best peak? I suppose that depends on whether you pick the crest (as Dave points out) or the wave, but Mays seven best seasons outpoint Mantles via WAR, 73.7 to 64.7, beyond just beating Mantle in all the other career-total metrics. Mantles advantage in offense, reflected in a 172-156 advantage in OPS+, gets taken down a few pegs by his inconsistency and his frequent unavailability through injuries, incurred on-field or self-inflicted. Then you get into baserunning, which Mays wins, or that 28-WAR swing of career defensive value, and the margins only get wider. You want Mays because hes always there and always delivering and always great, the reliably right answer.Crasnick, Mays.?Its hard to discount the appeal of Mickey Mantle when Bob Costas and so many other baseball-loving American males carry his picture around in their wallets. But injuries took a toll on his longevity and his production, whereas Mays star burned brighter for longer. That grainy, black-and-white footage of Mays World Series catch on Vic Wertz frames his legacy in a way that mere words could never convey.3. Ted Williams or Barry Bonds?Schoenfield: Bonds.?This is a complicated one. In baseball, we revere previous generations like no other sport, and Williams legacy as the greatest hitter ever -- him or Babe Ruth -- survives more than 50 years after he last played. Bonds legacy, of course, is stained by his late-career ties to PEDs. Still, what happened is what happened. I cant pretend that Bonds didnt hit .349/.559/.809 over the best four-year span any hitter has ever had. Those are slow-pitch softball numbers against the best pitchers in the worldLike Williams, Bonds had perfected the art of hitting, which is why pitchers intentionally walked him a mind-boggling 120 times one season. But heres what pushes me to Bonds: Even before he allegedly started using PEDs sometime after the 1998 season, Bonds was the better all-around player. He was maybe the greatest defensive left fielder ever, although he didnt have a good arm, whereas Williams was indifferent to defense. He was one of the best baserunners in the game, whereas Williams wasnt fast and was indifferent to baserunning. Even if you want Williams at the plate, Ill take Bonds in the field and on the bases. And he wasnt too shabby with the stick.Kahrl: Bonds. The toughest call for me of these three, but only because we dont know what Williams might have done if he hadnt lost the better part of five seasons to military service. Would he have been closer to 650 home runs on his career? Yes. And would his all-time record .482 OBP be higher still? Hitting against fourth-rate, all-white, war-time pitching in 1943-45, you could probably bet on that. And if Williams gets those five seasons back from World War II and Korea, he certainly narrows the career WAR gap between himself and Bonds, 123.1 to 162.4. But even filling in those gaps, would that top Bonds performance at his peak as a slugger? PEDs or no, Bonds delivered at the plate at a time when the talent pool is global, and he delivered even better numbers. Dave has already pointed to Bonds insanely huge production in 2001-04, but I dont know if Id take Williams best years over Bonds 1990-1994 stretch, when he averaged 35 homers per season with an OPS+ of 185 (Williams career rate was 190) while providing premium defense. For me, you just cant lard up Williams career with enough might-have-beens and ignore his indifferent performance in every phase of the game that didnt involve holding a bat in his hands to end up putting him above Bonds.Crasnick, Williams.?Of course, you can point to Barry Bonds 762 home runs and other cartoon numbers as the divider. But as a native New Englander, Im too imbued with there goes the greatest hitter that ever was mythology to vote against the Splendid Splinter. My heart lies with Ted the war hero, Ted the master fisherman, and the Ted Williams who knew more about the art of hitting and practiced it with greater passion than anyone who ever picked up a bat. ' ' '