MLB: Imagining Every MLB Team As A 2016 Presidential Candidate

Chris Christie-Boston Red Sox

These two are a natural fit. The Red Sox are a proud franchise, with a lot to brag about. Though they went quite a few years without a World Series title, they now have three since 2004. They have also had many famous players of the last several decades. Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, and Clay Buchholz are or were perennial all-stars that have played for the Red Sox for long spans of time.

Like the Sox and their city, Christie is a very proud and bombastic politician. Christie proudly gives off that New York/New Jersey aura, as do just about any Red Sox fans you’ll ever encounter. It may be frowned upon to reach across the aisle for a Boston-New York connection here given their histories, but does it really matter in the end?

Neither Christie nor the Sox will be around come Fall. It’s not that they aren’t good, it’s that their competition is simply overwhelming. The AL East is nothing to laugh at, that’s for sure.

Bernie Sanders-San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals

Like Trump, Bernie Sanders is a politician most people seem to either love or hate. From the outsider’s perspective, both of these teams and their fan bases, much like Sanders, are rather odd and don’t make a whole lot of sense.

The Giants have taken home three World Series titles in the last five years, which is impressive to say the least. However, they were certainly under-dogs in 2010 and 2012, much like Sanders has appeared to be since the start. Similarly to the Giants, Sanders is seen as a little out there. His ideas are far from conventional, which could be said for the clubhouse atmosphere around the Giants as well. Not to mention their unusual knack for hitting that their pitchers show.

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This comparison works for the Kansas City Royals as well. For everyone that loves the quirk of Bernie Sanders and his uncommon political views, there are haters. The Royals, who are also known to do things their own way, which has obviously worked because they have been to the World Series two years straight, taking home the title in 2015.

Like they say, success doesn’t come easy. Confidence, cockiness, whatever you want to call it, is something that the Royals have, and that leads to other teams taking notice. Just like Trump, it’s hard to bring up Sanders or the Royals without someone having a very strong personal opinion on them. Some love the Royals and Sanders for their focus on a youth movement, and new ideals, while others resent dramatic change and the bucking of commonplace beliefs.

Whether you feel the Bern or actively fight it,  Sanders seems well-equipped for a big run in 2016, just like the Giants and Royals.