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Second-Place Showdown
In honor of the 43rd President of the United States (heh, heh, heh),
The Al Gore Cup is a forum for teams that finished second and most
likely feel that they're more deserving than all of the other
first-place teams to be in the championship bracket.
Teams are seeded 1-4 based on regular season records and play a
best-of-seven semifinal round followed by another seven game series to
crown the winner.
The winner receives a bonus of 1 million Benchwarmer Bucks.
The runner-up gets 500,000.
The 2003 Entrants (in order of seeding):
- Las Vegas (85-65) - best record in their history - tied
with Brewster but advanced here due to tiebreakers.
- Nordeast (84-66) - The 2002 BWB Champs. This is the
first time they have not finished first.
- San Francisco (78-73) - BWB Champs of 2001. After 2
first-place seasons, they were defeated in a one-game playoff by
Wheatland to decide the division title.
- Springfield (74-76) - BWB Champs in 2000. This is
the first sub-.500 record in the Isotopes history.
Semifinals - Las Vegas wins in 5 games, San Francisco wins in 6.
Finals - San Francisco vs. Las Vegas. San Francisco took the
season series 5-1.
2003 Gore Cup Winner - Las Vegas in 7 games.
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Finals
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San Francisco vs. Las Vegas |
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E |
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| San Francisco |
2 |
9 |
1 |
Box |
| Las Vegas |
4 |
8 |
0 |
| WP - Brown (1-0)
LP - SF Bullpen (0-1) HR - LV: Ibanez (1)
SF: Halladay 7 IP, 2 ER; Abreu 2-5; Bagwell 2-3;
Rolen 4 BB
LV: Brown 6.3 IP, 1 ER; Pierre 3-5, 3 RBI, SB;
Furcal 2-5, 3B, SB
Las Vegas leads 1-0 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| San Francisco |
5 |
4 |
0 |
Box |
| Las Vegas |
11 |
17 |
1 |
| WP - Martinez (1-0)
LP - Mussina (0-1) HR - SF: Abreu (1),
Bagwell (1); LV: Blalock (1), Thomas (1)
SF: Abreu 2 RBI; Bagwell 2 RBI
LV: Pierre 3-5, SB; Furcal 3-6, 2 R, 3 RBI;
Blalock 4-5, 3 R, 2 RBI; Thomas 2-5, 3 RBI; Ibanez 2-4
Las Vegas leads 2-0 |
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3 |
| EXTRA INNINGS |
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H |
E |
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| Las Vegas |
6 |
8 |
0 |
Box |
| San Francisco |
7 |
13 |
1 |
| WP - Mulder (1-0)
LP - Colon (0-1) HR - LV: Blalock (2),
Thomas (2), LoDuca (1); SF: Abreu (2), Walker (1), Hernandez (1)
LV: Colon 9 IP, 1 ER; Blalock 2 RBI;
Thomas 2-3, 2 RBI; Ibanez 2-5
SF: Abreu 2-4, 2 RBI; Bagwell 2-4; Posada 2 RBI;
Gonzalez 2-4, 2 R; Rolen 2-5; Walker 2 R; Hernandez 3 R
Las Vegas leads 2-1 |
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4 |
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H |
E |
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| Las Vegas |
3 |
10 |
1 |
Box |
| San Francisco |
6 |
10 |
0 |
| WP - Pettitte (1-0)
LP - LV Bullpen (0-1) HR - LV: Hunter (1);
SF: Soriano (1), Bagwell (2), Feliz (1)
LV: Redman (spot start) 8 IP, 1 ER, 8 K; Pierre
2-4, SB; Ibanez 2-4; LoDuca 3-4, 2 RBI
SF - Pettitte 7 IP, 0 ER, 8 K; Soriano 2-4;
Abreu 3-4, 3 R, 2 2B; Bagwell 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI; Feliz 3 RBI
Series tied 2-2 |
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| EXTRA INNINGS |
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H |
E |
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| Las Vegas |
3 |
9 |
0 |
Box |
| San Francisco |
4 |
6 |
1 |
| WP - Hentgen (1-0)
LP - LV Bullpen (0-2) HR - SF: Abreu (3)
LV: Blalock 2-4; Ibanez 2-4; LoDuca 2-4, 2 R
SF: Abreu 2 RBI; Gonzalez 2 R
San Francisco leads 3-2 |
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H |
E |
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| San Francisco |
3 |
7 |
0 |
Box |
| Las Vegas |
7 |
10 |
2 |
| WP - Brown (2-0)
LP - SF Bullpen (0-2) HR - SF: Abreu (4),
Rolen (1); LV: Hunter (2)
SF: Abreu 2-4, 2 R; Rolen 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI;
Halladay 7 IP, 2 ER
LV: Brown 8 IP, 1 ER, 8 K; Furcal 2-3, 3B, 2 BB,
3 R; Blalock 2 2B, 6 RBI; LoDuca 2 R; Hunter 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI
Series tied 3-3 |
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H |
E |
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| San Francisco |
4 |
9 |
2 |
Box |
| Las Vegas |
7 |
15 |
1 |
| WP - LV Bullpen (1-2)
LP - SF Bullpen (0-3) HR - LV: Thomas (3),
Hunter (3)
SF - Mussina 8 IP, 2 ER, 12 K; Gonzalez 3-4, 2
2B; Sweeney 2-5
LV - Furcal 2-5, 2 R; Blaylock 4-5, 2 R, 4 RBI;
Ibanez 2 R; LoDuca 2-5; Hunter 2-4;
Grudzielanek 4-5, 2 R; Biddle 3 Sv
Las Vegas wins Series 4-3 |
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Semifinals
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Semifinal One |
Semifinal Two |
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1 |
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H |
E |
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| Springfield |
2 |
8 |
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Box |
| Las Vegas |
3 |
7 |
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| WP- Brown (1-0)
LP - Spr Bullpen (0-1) HR: none
Spr: Prior 6 IP, 1 ER, 7 K; Mohr 2-5, 2 R; Jones
2-4, 2 R; Guillen 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI
LV: Brown 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 K; Pierre 2-3; Furcal
2-5
Las Vegas leads
1-0 |
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E |
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| San Francisco |
5 |
5 |
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Box |
| Nordeast |
4 |
15 |
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| WP - Mussina (1-0) LP
- May (0-1) HR: Nord - Giambi (1)
SF: Mussina 8 IP, 1 ER, 9 K; Abreu 2-4
Nord: 6 players with 2 hits; Koskie 3-5, 2 R;
LeCroy 3 RBI; Rodriguez 2 RBI; Giambi 2 RBI
San Francisco
leads 1-0 |
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H |
E |
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| Springfield |
8 |
12 |
0 |
Box |
| Las Vegas |
3 |
12 |
1 |
| WP - Wood (1-0)
LP - Redman (spot start) (0-1) HR: Spr -
Suzuki (1), Mohr (1), Jones (1); LV - Thomas (1)
Spr: Biggio 2-5; Suzuki 3-5, 2 R, 3B; Mohr 2-3,
2 RBI; Jones 3-4
LV: Blalock 2-4; Thomas 2-4, 3 RBI; Ibanez 2 RBI
Series tied 1-1 |
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| San Francisco |
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6 |
1 |
Box |
| Nordeast |
7 |
11 |
1 |
| WP - Loaiza (1-0)
LP - Halladay (0-1) HR: Nord - Giambi 2
(3)
SF: Bagwell 3 R; Abreu 2 RBI; Sweeney 2-4
Nord: Loaiza 7 IP, 1 ER, 8 K; Giambi 3-4, 2 R, 3
RBI
Series tied 1-1 |
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E |
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| Las Vegas |
3 |
12 |
0 |
Box |
| Springfield |
0 |
11 |
0 |
| WP - Colon (1-0)
LP - Willis (0-1) HR: LV - Hunter (1)
LV: Pierre 2-4, SB; Furcal 2-4; Ibanez 2-4,
2RBI; Hunter 2-5, 4 RBI; Colon 8 IP, 0 ER; Isringhausen 3 Sv
Spr: Pierzynski 2-4; Suzuki 2-4; Graffiano 2-3
Las Vegas leads
2-1 |
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E |
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| Nordeast |
3 |
13 |
0 |
Box |
| San Francisco |
4 |
12 |
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| WP - Mulder (1-0)
LP - Eaton (0-1) HR: Nord - Giambi (4)
Nord: Giambi 2-4, 3 R, 3 RBI; Bonds 2-3, 2 R, 2
BB, Koskie 2-3, 2 R; Kendall 3-3
SF: Soriano 3-5, 2 2B; Posada 2-5; Walker 2-4;
Hernandez 2-5; Mulder CG, 7 K, 1 ER.
San Francisco
leads 2-1 |
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| Las Vegas |
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8 |
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Box |
| Springfield |
3 |
9 |
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| WP - Beckett (1-0)
LP - Lohse (0-1) HR - LV: Loretta (1); Spr:
Biggio (1), Guererro (1)
LV: Blalock 2-3; Beckett 8 IP, 2 ER, 8 K
Spr: Biggio 2-5, 2 RBI; Guererro 2-4
Las Vegas leads
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| Nordeast |
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7 |
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Box |
| San Francisco |
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11 |
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| WP - Webb (1-0)
LP - SF Bullpen (0-1) HR - Nord: Wigginton
(1), Edmonds 2 (2), Rodriguez (1); SF: Posada (1)
Nord: Edmonds 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI; Rodriguez 2 RBI;
Webb 7 IP, 1 ER, 11 K
SF: Abreu 2-5; Bagwell 3-5; Posada 2-3; Rolen
2-4; Pettite 6.7 IP 1 ER
Series tied 2-2 |
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H |
E |
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| Las Vegas |
8 |
10 |
0 |
Box |
| Springfield |
6 |
5 |
3 |
| WP - LV Bullpen (1-0)
LP - Redding (0-1) HR - LV: Furcal (1),
Blaylock (1), Grudzielanek (1); Spr: Biggio (2)
LV: Blalock 2-3, 3 R; Ibanez 2-4, 2 RBI;
Grudzielanek 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI; Baldelli 2-4
Spr: Biggio 2-6, 2 RBI
Las Vegas wins
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4-1 |
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| Nordeast |
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11 |
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Box |
| San Francisco |
5 |
10 |
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| WP - Ishii (spot
start) (1-0) LP - Franklin HR - Nord:
Ensberg (1); SF: Soriano (1); Bagwell (1); Gonzalez (1)
Nord: Edmonds 2-2, 2 BB; Green 2-4; LeCroy 2
RBI; Ensberg 3-6, 3 RBI
SF: Ishii 7 IP, 0 ER; Soriano 3-5, 2 RBI; Posada
2-5, 2 R; Gonzalez 2-4
San Francisco leads 3-2 |
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E |
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| Springfield |
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Box |
| Las Vegas |
0 |
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| Prior vs. Brown |
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| San Francisco |
4 |
6 |
0 |
Box |
| Nordeast |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| WP - Mussina (2-0)
LP - May (0-2) HR - SF: Bagwell (2); Nord:
Green (1)
SF: Borowski 3 Sv; Abreu 3-5, 2 R; Sweeney 2
RBI; Feliz 2-2
Nord: Green 2 RBI
San Francisco
wins series 4-2 |
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E |
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| Springfield |
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Box |
| Las Vegas |
0 |
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| Wood vs. Martinez |
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E |
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| San Francisco |
0 |
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Box |
| Nordeast |
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