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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):

  • Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2010 (86-64) - 2nd place finish in Speaker, but would have won 2 other divisions.
  • Detroit (82-68) - Spirited fight with Belton for the 2nd spot.
  • Vegas Strip (77-73) - Finished 2nd in a tight 3-way race.
  • Plaza (75-75) - Ahead by 2 games after Week 24, lost title by 1 game.

 

Semifinals - Plaza vs. Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2010; Vegas Strip vs. Detroit

 

Finals - Plaza vs. Detroit - Detroit won the season series 7-5

 

2008 Gore Cup Winner - Detroit in 4 Games

 

Playoffs main page

Finals

Game Plaza vs. Detroit

1

 RHE 
Plaza284

Box

Detroit590
WP - R.Nolasco (1-0) LP - Plaz BP (0-1)
HR: Plaz: C.Pena (1); Det: V.Wells (1)
Detroit leads 1-0
 

2

Extra InningsRHE 
Plaza383

Box

Detroit494
WP - J.Shields (1-0) LP - Plaz BP (0-2)
HR: Det: B.Hawpe (1)
Detroit leads 2-0
 

3

 RHE 
Detroit891

Box

Plaza457
WP - A.Cook (1-0) LP - J.Vazquez (0-1)
HR: Plaz: B.Molina (1)
Detroit leads 3-0
 

4

 RHE 
Detroit8150

Box

Plaza280
WP - P.Maholm (1-0) LP - R.Wolf (0-1)
HR: none
Detroit wins series 4-0
 

5

 

6

 

7

 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
Plaza693

Box

Vancouver, BC, Canada 2010363
WP - Lincecum (1-0) LP - Burnett (0-1)
HR: Pla: Milledge (1); Van: Bruce (1)
Plaza leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Vegas Strip3100

Box

Detroit6130
WP - Nolasco (1-0) LP - Dempster (0-1)
HR: Det: Cabrera (1), Swisher (1)
Detroit leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Plaza354

Box

Vancouver, BC, Canada 201010120
WP - Van BP (1-0) LP - M.Garza (0-1)
HR: Pla: Howard (1); Van: Ramirez (1), Bruce 2 (3)
Series tied 1-1
 
Extra InningsRHE 
Vegas Strip5121

Box

Detroit6102
WP - J.Shields (1-0) LP - J.Guthrie (0-1)
HR: VS: Shoppach (1), Davis (1); Det: Cabrera (2)
Detroit leads 2-0
 

3

 RHE 
Vancouver, BC, Canada 20107112

Box

Plaza6113
WP - H.Kuroda (1-0) LP - J.Vazquez (0-1)
HR: Van: J.Bruce (4); Plaz: A.Soriano (1), C.Pena (1), M.Mora (1)
Vancouver, BC, Canada 2010 leads 2-1
 
 RHE 
Detroit531

Box

Vegas Strip8150
WP - VS BP (1-0) LP - A.Cook (0-1)
HR: VS: C.Lee (1)
Detroit leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Vancouver, BC, Canada 2010570

Box

Plaza862
WP - Plaz BP (1-0) LP - J.Bergmann (0-1)
HR: none
Series tied 2-2
 
 RHE 
Detroit2100

Box

Vegas Strip680
WP - W.Rodriguez (1-0) LP - P.Maholm (0-1)
HR: none
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Vancouver, BC, Canada 2010380

Box

Plaza777
WP - D.Matsuzaka (1-0) LP - V.Padilla (0-1)
HR: Plaz: R.Howard (2), A.Beltre 2 (2)
Plaza leads 3-2
 
 RHE 
Detroit9121

Box

Vegas Strip690
WP - Det BP (1-0) LP - J.Lackey (0-1)
HR: Det: M.Cabrera (3), M.Jacobs (1)
Detroit leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Plaza061

Box

Vancouver, BC, Canada 2010153
WP - A.Burnett (1-1) LP - Plaz BP (1-1)
HR: Van: H.Ramirez (2)
Series tied 3-3
 
 RHE 
Vegas Strip6132

Box

Detroit390
WP - R.Dempster (1-1) LP - Det BP (1-1)
HR: VS: I.Kinsler (1), C.Davis (2), C.Lee (2)
Series tied 3-3
 

7

Extra InningsRHE 
Plaza662

Box

Vancouver, BC, Canada 2010550
WP - Plaz BP (2-1) LP - F.Hernandez (0-1)
HR: Plaz: M.Mora (2)
Plaza wins series 4-3
 
 RHE 
Vegas Strip381

Box

Detroit572
WP - J.Shields (2-0) LP - VS BP (1-1)
HR: VS: C.Hart (1); Det: B.Hawpe (1), N.Swisher (1)
Detroit wins series 4-3
 
     

 

 

 

 
 
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