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    			| The 2011 Benchwarmer BashFederation Championships - Joe DiMaggio FederationIn 2009 we changed the annual Benchwarmer Bash to start off with 
          Federation Championships.  The 26 
          leagues are divided into 8 Federations (see the breakdown on the
          Leagues page).  Half 
          of the 
          Federations currently have four leagues - and four teams advance to the Federation 
          Championships.  The league champions automatically qualify, plus 
          the non-championship teams with the highest
          power index values 
          within the federation becomes a wild card in Federations where there 
          are only three leagues.   Teams are seeded based on their federation power index.  However, 
          wild card teams are seeded at the bottom in all rounds.   Seeding - Federation Championship: 
                  Redbirds Champion: Brooklyn - Power Index: 1Three of a Kind Champion: Havana - Power Index: 2Four Star Champion: Northern - Power Index: 4Wild Card: Hennepin County (Four Star) - Power Index: 3   | 
                 
                  
                    | Past DiMaggio Federation Champions |  
                    | 2010: Tennessee (Four Star, Ken DeGroot) |  
                    | 2009: Vegas (Three of a Kind, Phil Dang) |  |  
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              Federation Semifinals: |  
              | Hennepin County (99-51, Four 
              Star)  vs. Brooklyn (102-48, Redbirds) | Northern (85-66, Four Star)  vs.
              Havana (93-57, Three of a Kind) |  
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              Federation Finals: |  
              | Havana (93-57, Three of a Kind) vs. Brooklyn (102-48, Redbirds) | 2011 Joe DiMaggio Federation Champion: 
              Brooklyn (Redbirds) - Jerry King |  2011 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                      
      
        
          | Game | Joe DiMaggio Federation Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Havana | 4 | 9 | 1 | Box |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 9 | 0 |  | WP - J.Weaver (1-0)  LP - Hav BP (0-1) HR: Hav: M.Reynolds (1); Brk: J.Votto (1), M.Reynolds (1), A.Avila (1)
 Brooklyn leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Havana | 4 | 9 | 2 | Box |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 5 | 1 |  | WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - C.Carpenter (0-1) HR: Brk: J.Votto (2)
 Brooklyn leads 2-0
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 6 | 0 | Box |  | Havana | 3 | 12 | 2 |  | WP - Y.Gallardo (1-0)  LP - J.Beckett (0-1) HR: Brk: B.Upton (1)
 Brooklyn leads 3-0
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 7 | 1 | Box |  | Havana | 11 | 14 | 1 |  | WP - Lon BP (1-2)  LP - Brk BP (0-1) HR: Brk: M.Morse 2 (2), M.Reynolds (2); Hav: E.Andrus (1), M.Reynolds (2), M.Trumbo (1)
 Brooklyn leads 3-1
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Brooklyn | 2 | 3 | 0 | Box |  | Havana | 4 | 9 | 0 |  | WP - B.Beachy (1-0)  LP - Brk BP (0-2) HR: Brk: M.Reynolds (3); Hav: M.Reynolds (3)
 Brooklyn leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Havana | 3 | 8 | 0 | Box |  | Brooklyn | 2 | 12 | 1 |  | WP - J.Weaver (1-0)  LP - Brk BP (0-3) HR: Hav: J.Buck (1); Brk: B.Upton (2)
 Series tied 3-3
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          | 7 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Havana | 4 | 14 | 0 | Box |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 13 | 0 |  | WP - M.Bumgarner (2-0)  LP - C.Carpenter (0-2) HR: Hav: C.Pena (1); Brk: M.Morse (3)
 Brooklyn wins series 4-3
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          | Game | Semifinal One | Semifinal Two |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Hennepin County | 9 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 9 | 1 |  | WP - J.Verlander (1-0)  LP - J.Weaver (0-1) HR: HC: S.Castro (1), J.Upton (1), B.Butler (1); Brk: R.Howard (1), M.Reynolds (1)
 Hennepin County leads 1-0
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Northern | 8 | 11 | 0 | Box |  | Havana | 4 | 6 | 0 |  | WP - R.Halladay (1-0)  LP - J.Weaver (0-1) HR: Nor: M.Kemp (1), P.Sandoval (1); Hav: J.Upton (1), M.Reynolds (1)
 Northern leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Hennepin County | 5 | 5 | 0 | Box |  | Brooklyn | 6 | 14 | 1 |  | WP - Brk BP (1-0)  LP - HC BP (0-1) HR: HC: S.Castro (2), I.Kinsler (1); Brk: A.Cabrera (1), M.Morse (1), M.Reynolds 2 (3)
 Series tied 1-1
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Northern | 4 | 13 | 0 | Box |  | Havana | 6 | 8 | 1 |  | WP - C.Carpenter (1-0)  LP - J.Shields (0-1) HR: Nor: M.Kemp (2); Hav: B.Phillips (1), M.Reynolds 2 (3), S.Perez (1)
 Series tied 1-1
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          | 3 | | Extra Innings | R | H | E |  |  | Brooklyn | 3 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | Hennepin County | 2 | 9 | 3 |  | WP - Y.Gallardo (1-0)  LP - HC BP (0-2) HR: Brk: D.Pedroia (1), R.Howard (2); HC: J.Upton (2)
 Brooklyn leads 2-1
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Havana | 8 | 8 | 0 | Box |  | Northern | 3 | 12 | 1 |  | WP - Hav BP (1-0)  LP - R.Romero (0-1) HR: Hav: M.Holliday 2 (2), J.Upton (2)
 Havana leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Brooklyn | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | Hennepin County | 3 | 3 | 2 |  | WP - Brk BP (2-0)  LP - HC BP (0-3) HR: Brk: M.Morse (2), M.Reynolds (4)
 Brooklyn leads 3-1
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Havana | 4 | 9 | 2 | Box |  | Northern | 3 | 7 | 1 |  | WP - R.Romero (1-0)  LP - B.McCarthy (0-1) HR: Hav: M.Reynolds (4)
 Havana leads 3-1
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 9 | 2 | Box |  | Hennepin County | 6 | 6 | 2 |  | WP - HC BP (1-3)  LP - B.Beachy (0-1) HR: Brk: M.Morse (3), B.Upton (1); HC: I.Kinsler (2)
 Brooklyn leads 3-2
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Havana | 0 | 2 | 4 | Box |  | Northern | 7 | 12 | 0 |  | WP - K.Lohse (1-0)  LP - B.Beachy (0-1) HR: Nor: M.Kemp (3), C.Beltran (1)
 Havana leads 3-2
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Hennepin County | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box |  | Brooklyn | 8 | 18 | 0 |  | WP - J.Weaver (1-1)  LP - HC BP (1-4) HR: HC: J.Upton (3), B.Butler 2 (3); Brk: A.Cabrera 2 (3), R.Howard (3), M.Reynolds (5), M.Cuddyer (1)
 Brooklyn wins series 4-2
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Northern | 5 | 11 | 1 | Box |  | Havana | 10 | 14 | 1 |  | WP - J.Weaver (1-1)  LP - Nor BP (0-1) HR: Nor: M.Kemp (4), M.Cuddyer (1); Hav: J.Upton (3), M.Reynolds (5), M.Trumbo (1)
 Havana wins series 4-2
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