GIF Tournament III, bonus round: THE RAPTOR DEMANDS SACRIFICE!

defeated MATT ELAM in the first round, 891 votes to 275;

defeated TEXAS FAN in the Sweet 16 round, 841 votes to 474;
defeated SCREAMIN’ MARINE in the Elite Eight round, 1,132 votes to 1,115;
defeated JADEVEON CLOWNEY in the Final Four round, 1,796 to 1,700;
and defeated LAKERSBRO in the championship round, 1,269 to 878.

³ TIM sat upon his dugout throne, which was built three cubits above the ground, and feasted upon a dinner of sunflower seeds. ⁴ And his teammate said to him, “O GIF Champion, your belly will not be full from these seeds. ⁵ They are not husked, and you are eating them in a way that is unclean.” But TIM said, “I want not for nourishment. I need no food in my belly, for I am all-powerful. I am the GIF Champion.”

⁶ And then the earth shook, and a voice poured forth from the heavens: “Who is this man who assumes sovereignty over the GIF domain?’ TIM shouted, “It is I, TIM LINCECUM, the winner of GIF TOURNAMENT III.”

⁷ The voice replied, “I will ask again: who has proclaimed himself the false lord of GIFs?” ⁸ Again TIM said, “I am the greatest and funniest animated sports GIF on Earth. I have conquered the SCREAMIN’ MARINE and slain the LAKERSBRO. I am Lord.”