Mets use hypnosis, breakdancing to steal EOB title from Cards

Those plucky Mets have pulled off the upset, and the Eye On Baseball Heavyweight Championship has changed hands.

By Dayn Perry

Apr 24, 2014 at 2:18 pm ET • 1 min read

There’s a new Eye On Baseball Heavyweight Champion in town. (USATSI)

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The upstart Mets took three of four from the favored Cardinals and in doing so won from them the Eye On Baseball Heavyweight Championship.

Wait, the "Eye On Baseball Heavyweight Championship"? What's that? That, friends, is this ...

The Eye On Baseball Heavyweight Championship, inspired by the valorous glories of professional wrestling, is back for a second season.

The defending World Series champ starts the regular season with the belt. From there, here are our rules.

1. A team must win a series from the champion to take the belt. One game isn't going to cut it, considering it's a 162-game season and teams all view the season in terms of series.

2. If the belt-holder splits a series (two- or four-game series), it retains. Much like on a draw in boxing or a count-out situation in pro wrestling, you don't get the belt unless you actually beat the champion. A tie isn't good enough.

3. If, at the end of the regular season, the belt-holder does not make the playoffs -- and due to the dynamics of this thing, that scenario is entirely plausible -- said team will be stripped of the title for not qualifying for the postseason. Then the winner of the playoffs -- the World Series -- takes the belt and the title into the offseason.

So how did the Mets win both belt and title from the champion Cardinals? With calculated use of hypnosis and breakdancing, obviously. Please regard these official MLB highlights of Thursday's action ...