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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 2008 Entrants (in order of seeding):

  • Hornsby's (86-64) - Last year's Bottom Feeder champion.
  • Pitt (77-73) - Improved from 4th place in 2007
  • Labatt's (74-76) - 1 more win in 2008; 1 higher place in 2008.
  • Ocean (69-81) - Dropped off from division champ last season.

 

Semifinals - Ocean vs. Hornsby's; Labatt's vs. Pitt

 

Finals - Pitt vs. Hornsby's - Season series was a tie 6-6

 

2008 Gore Cup Winner - Hornsby's in 5 Games

 

Playoffs main page

Finals

Game Pitt vs. Hornsby's

1

 RHE 
Pitt180

Box

Hornsby's12151
WP - J.Santana (1-0) LP - R.Dempster (0-1)
HR: Pitt: B.Upton (1), K.Johjima (1); Horn: J.Reyes (1), M.Mora 2 (2), J.Cantu (1)
Hornsby's leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Pitt10150

Box

Hornsby's592
WP - E.Santana (1-0) LP - T.Lincecum (0-1)
HR: Pitt: D.Young (1), P.Burrell (1), E.Longoria (1), T.Tulowitzki (1); Horn: R.Ludwick (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Hornsby's880

Box

Pitt342
WP - O.Perez (1-0) LP - J.Sanchez (0-1)
HR: Horn: M.Mora (3), C.Delgado (1), R.Ludwick (2); Pitt: E.Encarnacion (1)
Hornsby's leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Hornsby's680

Box

Pitt570
WP - Horn BP (1-0) LP - Z.Greinke (0-1)
HR: Horn: M.Olivo (1)
Hornsby's leads 3-1
 

5

 RHE 
Hornsby's5120

Box

Pitt4112
WP - U.Jimenez (1-0) LP - Pitt BP (0-1)
HR: Horn: M.Mora (4), H.Pence (1); Pitt: M.Teixeira (1)
Hornsby's wins series 4-1
 

6

 

7

 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
Ocean392

Box

Hornsby's4120
WP - Santana (1-0) LP - Oc BP (0-1)
HR: none
Hornsby's leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Labatt's6101

Box

Pitt360
WP - Haren (1-0) LP - Dempster (0-1)
HR: Lab: Hunter (1), Utley (1), Butler (1); Pitt: Young (1)
Labatt's leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Ocean473

Box

Hornsby's3150
WP - B.Zito (1-0) LP - Horn BP (0-1)
HR: Oc: Crisp (1), Fielder (1); Horn: Cantu (1)
Series tied 1-1
 
 RHE 
Labatt's272

Box

Pitt10111
WP - E.Santana (1-0) LP - M.Buehrle (0-1)
HR: Lab: Thome (1); Pitt: Burrell (1), Soriano (1), Longoria (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Hornsby's860

Box

Ocean362
WP - T.Lincecum (1-0) LP - A.Cook (0-1)
HR: Horn: H.Pence (1); Oc: D.Uggla (1)
Hornsby's leads 2-1
 
 RHE 
Pitt9150

Box

Labatt's560
WP - Pitt BP (1-0) LP - K.Kendrick (0-1)
HR: Pitt: A.Soriano 3 (4); Lab: C.Barmes (1)
Pitt leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Hornsby's3100

Box

Ocean480
WP - G.Floyd (1-0) LP - Horn BP (0-2)
HR: Horn: J.Gerut (1); Oc: P.Fielder (2), D.Uggla (2)
Series tied 2-2
 
Extra InningsRHE 
Pitt9122

Box

Labatt's10121
WP - Lab BP (1-0) LP - Z.Greinke (0-1)
HR: Pitt: D.Young (2), E.Encarnacion (1), E.Longoria (2), C.Iannetta (1); Lab: B.Butler (2), B.Buscher (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Hornsby's750

Box

Ocean363
WP - Horn BP (1-2) LP - R.Wolf (0-1)
HR: none
Hornsby's leads 3-2
 
 RHE 
Pitt450

Box

Labatt's352
WP - J.Lester (1-0) LP - C.Carpenter (0-1)
HR: none
Pitt leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Ocean362

Box

Hornsby's9152
WP - J.Santana (2-0) LP - Oc BP (0-2)
HR: Oc: D.Uggla (3); Horn: J.Reyes (1), R.Ludwick (1), J.Cantu (2)
Hornsby's wins series 4-2
 
Extra InningsRHE 
Labatt's7132

Box

Pitt6120
WP - D.Haren (2-0) LP - Pitt BP (1-1)
HR: Lab: T.Hunter (2), J.Thome (1), B.Molina (1); Pitt: P.Burrell (2)
Series tied 3-3
 

7

 
 RHE 
Labatt's4110

Box

Pitt9110
WP - E.Santana (2-0) LP - M.Buehrle (0-2)
HR: Lab: B.Butler 2 (4), I.Rodriguez (1); Pitt: A.Soriano (2), E.Encarnacion (2)
Pitt wins series 4-3
 
     

 

 

 

 
 
 
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