MLB: Imagining Every MLB Team As A 2016 Presidential Candidate

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Sep 24, 2015; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Matt Belisle (37) and catcher Tony Cruz (48) congratulate each other after the Cardinals 7-3 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kane-USA TODAY Sports /

Hilary Clinton-St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers

Both these teams felt like good fits for different reasons. The Cardinals are a dominant team, frequently crushing many teams in their wake. This of course leads to enemies though, as Hilary Clinton can attest to. She is a lifelong politician, and has been pretty successful most of her time in DC. The Cardinals too, have become used to success.

The Cards have had plenty of familiar names, like Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, and Yadier Molina. They’ve made four trips to the World Series and won it all twice since 2004, giving them some pretty good ammo to use against bitter Chicago Cubs fans.

The Tigers, in their prime, were absolutely dominating their division. Behind the arm of Justin Verlander and the bat of Miguel Cabrera, the Tigers simply owned the rest of the AL Central for years. Hilary Clinton has also had a history of doing well, but like the Tigers, has never been able to go all the way.

Clinton put up a fight against Barack Obama, just as the Tigers put up a valiant effort against the Cardinals and Giants in two World Series appearances, but just couldn’t pull out the big win. There’s always 2016 for all three of these candidates.

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Michael Bloomberg-Houston Astros

There’s a lot of possibility here. It may not happen now, it may not happen for another four years, but there’s no denying the potential of either. Carlos Correa looks to be the league’s next superstar, and there’s no denying Jose Altuve.

If their young pitching staff can get some more experience and truly take their game to the next level, they may be a dark horse candidate to make some noise in upcoming years.

Rick Perry-Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves

Oh, how the once-mighty have fallen.

John Kasich-Oakland Athletics

John Kasich, a Republican candidate from Ohio, bears a lot of similarity to the Oakland Athletics. Though both have a lot of positives to build on, the national media will never give either much air time. The only air time either gets is when they go up against a bigger opponent, such as Trump or the Angels.

The general public, as a direct result, knows very little about them, and they aren’t a sexy pick to win much. Both are extremely well-liked in their home territories, but have had difficulties finding that success on the national stage.

Any energy they do gather generally fizzles out rather quickly, and their fan bases will likely be stuck on the couch come Fall.

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