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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 2007 Entrants (in order of seeding):
- San Antonio (81-69) - Hanging tight all season, a great Week 25
brought them within 1 game of the division lead by Game 149.
They finished in 4th last season.
- St. Paul (77-73) - Two seasons, two 2nd place finishes to
Moscow.
- Jersey Boardwalk (75-75) - A 16-game improvement over 2006 and a
jump from 4th to 2nd.
- Canberra (72-78) - Last year's Gore Cup Champion, when the team
was under different ownership and known as WV.
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Semifinals - Canberra vs San Antonio; Jersey Boardwalk vs St. Paul
Finals - Jersey Boardwalk vs San Antonio - San Antonio won the
season series 4-2
2007 Gore Cup Winner - Jersey Boardwalk in 4 Games
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Finals
Game |
Jersey Boardwalk vs. San Antonio |
1 |
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E |
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Jersey Boardwalk |
4 |
9 |
0 |
Box |
San Antonio |
3 |
5 |
0 |
WP - Escobar (1-0)
LP - Penny (0-1) HR - SA: Beltran (1)
Jersey Boardwalk leads 1-0 |
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2 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Jersey Boardwalk |
9 |
9 |
2 |
Box |
San Antonio |
8 |
7 |
3 |
WP - JB BP (1-0)
LP - Capuano (0-1) HR - JB: Pena (1); SA:
Berkman (1)
Jersey Boardwalk leads 2-0 |
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3 |
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R |
H |
E |
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San Antonio |
5 |
11 |
0 |
Box |
Jersey Boardwalk |
7 |
8 |
0 |
WP - Hernandez (1-0)
LP - Shields (0-1) HR - SA: Berkman (2),
Thome (1), Beltran (2); JB: Butler (1), Blake (1)
Jersey Boardwalk leads 3-0 |
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R |
H |
E |
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San Antonio |
5 |
8 |
1 |
Box |
Jersey Boardwalk |
6 |
5 |
0 |
WP - JB BP (2-0)
LP - Maine (0-1) HR - SA: Beltran (3),
Scott (1), Snyder (1); JB: Loney (1)
Jersey Boardwalk wins 4-0 |
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Semifinals
Game |
Semifinal One |
Semifinal Two |
1 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Canberra |
9 |
8 |
2 |
Box |
San Antonio |
4 |
10 |
0 |
WP - Oswalt (1-0)
LP - Penny (0-1) HR - Can: Ortiz (1),
Gonzalez (1), Pence 2 (2); SA: Beltran (1)
Canberra leads 1-0 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Jersey Boardwalk |
9 |
12 |
1 |
Box |
St. Paul |
6 |
8 |
0 |
WP - JB BP (1-0)
LP - Santana (0-1) HR - JB: Pena 2 (2),
Rowand (1);
Jersey Boardwalk leads 1-0 |
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2 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Canberra |
4 |
9 |
2 |
Box |
San Antonio |
7 |
6 |
1 |
WP - Capuano (1-0)
LP - Lowe (0-1) HR - Can: Pence (3); SA:
Thome (1)
Series tied 1-1 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Jersey Boardwalk |
7 |
17 |
0 |
Box |
St. Paul |
4 |
6 |
1 |
WP - JB BP (2-0)
LP - StP BP (0-1) HR - JB: Pena 2 (4),
Butler (1), Varitek (1)
Jersey Boardwalk leads 2-0 |
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Extra Innings |
R |
H |
E |
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San Antonio |
4 |
14 |
0 |
Box |
Canberra |
5 |
7 |
2 |
WP - Wainwright (1-0)
LP - SA BP (0-1) HR - Can: Rodriguez 2
(2), Gonzalez (2)
Canberra leads 2-1 |
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H |
E |
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St. Paul |
3 |
13 |
3 |
Box |
Jersey Boardwalk |
5 |
9 |
0 |
WP - Hernandez (1-0)
LP - Peavy (0-1) HR - StP: Guillen (1); JB:
Butler (2)
Jersey Boardwalk leads 3-0 |
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4 |
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R |
H |
E |
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San Antonio |
7 |
10 |
0 |
Box |
Canberra |
4 |
11 |
0 |
WP - Maine (1-0)
LP - Marquis (0-1) HR - SA: Kemp (1)
Series tied 2-2 |
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E |
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St. Paul |
1 |
9 |
0 |
Box |
Jersey Boardwalk |
5 |
11 |
0 |
WP - Carmona (1-0)
LP - Lincecum (0-1) HR - StP: Ramirez (1);
JB: Lowell (1), Pena (5)
Jersey Boardwalk wins 4-0 |
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H |
E |
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San Antonio |
8 |
13 |
0 |
Box |
Canberra |
6 |
11 |
0 |
WP - Saunders (1-0)
LP - Wolf (0-1) HR - Can: Ortiz (2), Dunn
(1)
San Antonio leads 3-2 |
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6 |
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H |
E |
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Canberra |
6 |
13 |
2 |
Box |
San Antonio |
5 |
11 |
0 |
WP - Can BP (1-0)
LP - SA BP (0-2) HR - Can: Rodriguez (3),
Posada (1); SA: Thome (2)
Series tied 3-3 |
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7 |
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R |
H |
E |
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Canberra |
2 |
8 |
1 |
Box |
San Antonio |
5 |
6 |
0 |
WP - Capuano (2-0)
LP - Lowe (0-2) HR - SA: Kubel (1),
Johjima (1)
San Antonio wins 4-3 |
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