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The Round of 16 saw some incredibly close matchups, with four of the eight within a mere vote or two, so make sure you have your voice heard here in the quarterfinals.
By the way, with Avenged Sevenfold and one of the two Led Zeppelin eliminated from 2019 contention, I can nearly sleep peacefully. I honestly wouldn’t hate any of these eight winning it all, with the exception of the one remaining Zeppelin song, only because I don’t want a repeat winner. But that’s just me.
My personal vote is still for Zunino (Tom Petty, “I Won’t Back Down”) with my prediction sticking with Kiermaier (Rick Ross, “Hustlin’”).
Quarterfinal Matchups
Brendan McKay: “Butterfly Effect” by Travis Scott
Matt Duffy: “When the Levee Breaks” by Led Zeppelin
Brief Thoughts: “When the Levee Breaks” is clearly a better song. But I value fresh blood more.
Poll
Better Walk-up Song
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35%
Brendan McKay: "Butterfly Effect" by Travis Scott
(23 votes) -
64%
Matt Duffy: "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin
(42 votes)
Austin Meadows: “Coming in Hot” by Andy Mineo
Mike Zunino: “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty
Brief Thoughts: Zunino hitting for a much better average with his walk-up selections than his actual at bats...
Poll
Better Walk-up Song
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27%
Austin Meadows: "Coming in Hot" by Andy Mineo
(19 votes) -
72%
Mike Zunino: "I Won’t Back Down" by Tom Petty
(50 votes)
Michael Brosseau: “Mo Money Mo Problems” by The Notorious B.I.G.
Kevin Kiermaier: “Hustlin’” Rick Ross
Brief Thoughts: This is such a glorious matchup. I’d be curious what a non-Rays, aka non-KK biased audience would say. I definitely think Ross and Kiermaier prevail, Biggie has been winning by some tight margins.
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Better Walk-up Song
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46%
Michael Brosseau: "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G.
(31 votes) -
53%
Kevin Kiermaier: "Hustlin’" Rick Ross
(35 votes)
Brandon Lowe: “Nice for What” by Drake
Travis d’Arnaud: “The Way I Live” by Baby Boy Da Prince
Brief Thoughts: Honor Little D with the correct choice here.
Poll
Better Walk-up Song
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38%
Brandon Lowe: "Nice for What" by Drake
(25 votes) -
61%
Travis d’Arnaud: "The Way I Live" by Baby Boy Da Prince
(40 votes)