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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 2026 Entrants (in order of seeding):

  1. Rick's (83-67)
  2. Muzzle (82-68)
  3. Death Valley (77-74)
  4. City of Lago (63-87)

 

Semifinals - City of Lago vs. Rick's; Death Valley vs. Muzzle

 

Rick's won 4 games to 1

Death Valley won 4 games to 2

 

Finals - Death Valley vs. Rick's

Season series: Death Valley won 4-2

2026 Gore Cup Winner - Rick's won 4 games to 3

 

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Finals

Game Death Valley vs. Rick's

1

Extra InningsRHE 
Death Valley3110

Box

Rick's260
WP - Y.Yamamoto (1-0) LP - Ric BP (0-1)
HR: DV: S.Stewart (1), M.Moniak (1)
Death Valley leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Death Valley462

Box

Rick's8110
WP - Z.Thornton (1-0) LP - J.deGrom (0-1)
HR: DV: S.Stewart (2); Ric: K.Tucker (1), L.Butler (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Rick's550

Box

Death Valley1180
WP - DV BP (1-0) LP - F.Griffin (0-1)
HR: Ric: B.Harper (1), C.Jensen (1); DV: R.Devers (1), W.Contreras (1)
Death Valley leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Rick's691

Box

Death Valley4120
WP - P.Tolle (1-0) LP - B.Singer (0-1)
HR: Ric: B.Harper (2), B.Eldridge (1); DV: Y.Diaz (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Rick's5100

Box

Death Valley780
WP - DV BP (2-0) LP - L.Gilbert (0-1)
HR: DV: Y.Diaz (2), R.Devers (2)
Death Valley leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Death Valley440

Box

Rick's991
WP - Ric BP (1-1) LP - Y.Yamamoto (1-1)
HR: DV: W.Contreras (2); Ric: T.Turner (1), J.Chisholm (1), B.Eldridge (2)
Series tied 3-3
 

7

 RHE 
Death Valley2110

Box

Rick's590
WP - Z.Thornton (2-0) LP - J.deGrom (0-2)
HR: Ric: C.Rafaela (1)
Rick's wins series 4-3
 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
City of Lago461

Box

Rick's580
WP - C.Schlittler (1-0) LP - T.Bibee (0-1)
HR: Lago: B.Stott (1), M.Olson (1); Ric: L.Butler (1)
Rick's leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Death Valley15140

Box

Muzzle3120
WP - Y.Yamamoto (1-0) LP - K.Gausman (0-1)
HR: DV: Y.Diaz (1), R.Devers (1), A.Burleson (1), W.Contreras (1); Muz: W.Langford (1)
Death Valley leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
City of Lago330

Box

Rick's6130
WP - Z.Thornton (1-0) LP - C.Cavalli (0-1)
HR: Ric: T.Turner (1), C.Rafaela (1)
Rick's leads 2-0
 
 RHE 
Death Valley5120

Box

Muzzle790
WP - Muz BP (1-0) LP - J.deGrom (0-1)
HR: DV: S.Stewart (1); Muz: G.Conine (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Rick's590

Box

City of Lago7112
WP - Lago BP (1-0) LP - F.Griffin (0-1)
HR: Ric: K.Tucker (1), M.Massey (1), J.Ramirez (1); Lago: R.Greene (1), M.Olson (2)
Rick's leads 2-1
 
 RHE 
Muzzle7130

Box

Death Valley590
WP - Muz BP (2-0) LP - K.Montero (0-1)
HR: Muz: M.Muncy (1); DV: J.Chourio (1)
Muzzle leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Rick's660

Box

City of Lago320
WP - Ric BP (1-0) LP - H.Brown (0-1)
HR: Ric: B.Eldridge (1)
Rick's leads 3-1
 
 RHE 
Muzzle290

Box

Death Valley4140
WP - B.Singer (1-0) LP - Muz BP (2-1)
HR: none
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Rick's472

Box

City of Lago290
WP - L.Gilbert (1-0) LP - B.Chandler (0-1)
HR: none
Rick's wins series 4-1
 
 RHE 
Muzzle5110

Box

Death Valley8100
WP - DV BP (1-0) LP - A.Nola (0-1)
HR: Muz: O.Lopez (1); DV: S.Stewart 2 (3), A.Burleson (2)
Death Valley leads 3-2
 

6

 
Extra InningsRHE 
Death Valley790

Box

Muzzle6150
WP - Y.Yamamoto (2-0) LP - K.Gausman (0-2)
HR: DV: S.Stewart (4), R.Devers (2); Muz: D.Baldwin 2 (2), G.Conine (2), M.Muncy (2)
Death Valley wins series 4-2
 

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