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    			| The 2011 Benchwarmer BashFederation Championships - Dennis Eckersley 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: 
                  Experts Champion: Erie - Power Index: 1Golden Throat Champion: Massapequa - Power Index: 12Longball Champion: Heartland - Power Index: 19Blame Canada Champion: South Park - Power Index: 24   | 
                 
                  
                    | Past Eckersley Federation Champions |  
                    | 2010: Save the Dome (Experts, Jacob Vass) |  
                    | 2009: Mudville (Longball, Rob Behymer) |  |  
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              Federation Semifinals: |  
              | South Park (83-67, Blame Canada)  vs. Erie (92-58, 
              Experts) | Heartland (82-68, Longball)  vs. 
              Massapequa (91-59, Golden Throat) |  
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              Federation Finals: |  
              | South Park (83-67, Blame Canada) vs. 
              Massapequa (91-59, Golden Throat) | 2011 Dennis Eckersley Federation Champion: 
              Massapequa (Golden Throat) - Vito Selvaggi |  2011 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                      
      
        
          | Game | Dennis Eckersley Federation 
          Championship |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | South Park | 2 | 10 | 1 | Box |  | Massapequa | 3 | 12 | 0 |  | WP - M.Scherzer (1-0)  LP - SP BP (0-1) HR: Mass: J.Bruce (1), A.Cabrera (1), M.Napoli (1)
 Massapequa leads 1-0
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          | 2 | | Extra Innings | R | H | E |  |  | South Park | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box |  | Massapequa | 4 | 10 | 1 |  | WP - J.Garcia (1-0)  LP - SP BP (0-2) HR: Mass: C.Gonzalez (1), D.Ortiz (1)
 Massapequa leads 2-0
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Massapequa | 10 | 11 | 0 | Box |  | South Park | 6 | 12 | 0 |  | WP - Y.Gallardo (1-0)  LP - Z.Greinke (0-1) HR: Mass: C.Gonzalez (2), D.Ortiz (2), M.Napoli (2); SP: B.Upton (1), C.Jones (1)
 Massapequa leads 3-0
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Massapequa | 6 | 13 | 2 | Box |  | South Park | 4 | 8 | 2 |  | WP - Mass BP (1-0)  LP - E.Jackson (0-1) HR: Mass: R.Braun (1), C.Gonzalez (3)
 Massapequa wins series 4-0
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          | Game | Semifinal One | Semifinal Two |  
          | 1 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | South Park | 2 | 8 | 2 | Box |  | Erie | 3 | 5 | 0 |  | WP - I.Kennedy (1-0)  LP - J.Verlander (0-1) HR: SP: J.Ellsbury (1); Er: M.Kemp (1)
 Erie leads 1-0
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Heartland | 4 | 7 | 1 | Box |  | Massapequa | 0 | 8 | 1 |  | WP - C.Lee (1-0)  LP - M.Scherzer (0-1) HR: Hrt: T.Tulowitzki (1)
 Heartland leads 1-0
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          | 2 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | South Park | 5 | 12 | 0 | Box |  | Erie | 8 | 8 | 2 |  | WP - C.Wilson (1-0)  LP - R.Romero (0-1) HR: SP: B.Upton (1), J.Ellsbury (2); Er: F.Freeman 2 (2)
 Erie leads 2-0
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Heartland | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box |  | Massapequa | 3 | 7 | 1 |  | WP - J.Garcia (1-0)  LP - J.Hellickson (0-1) HR: none
 Series tied 1-1
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          | 3 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Erie | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | South Park | 6 | 12 | 0 |  | WP - Z.Greinke (1-0)  LP - Er BP (0-1) HR: Er: M.Morse (1), L.Duda (1); SP: J.Ellsbury (3), A.Avila (1), I.Desmond (1)
 Erie leads 2-1
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Massapequa | 8 | 16 | 0 | Box |  | Heartland | 3 | 7 | 0 |  | WP - H.Kuroda (1-0)  LP - A.Sanchez (0-1) HR: Hrt: R.Howard 2 (2)
 Massapequa leads 2-1
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          | 4 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Erie | 5 | 10 | 2 | Box |  | South Park | 6 | 9 | 0 |  | WP - E.Jackson (1-0)  LP - Er BP (0-2) HR: Er: F.Freeman (3), M.Wieters (1); SP: J.Ellsbury (4), M.Reynolds (1), A.Avila (2)
 Series tied 2-2
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Massapequa | 8 | 15 | 0 | Box |  | Heartland | 3 | 8 | 0 |  | WP - J.Hellickson (1-0)  LP - Hrt BP (0-1) HR: Mass: R.Braun (1), C.Gonzalez (1), A.Cabrera (1), M.Napoli (1); Hrt: E.Hosmer (1), R.Howard (3)
 Massapequa leads 3-1
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          | 5 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Erie | 2 | 7 | 2 | Box |  | South Park | 5 | 11 | 0 |  | WP - M.Leake (1-0)  LP - B.Beavan (0-1) HR: SP: J.Ellsbury (5)
 South Park leads 3-2
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 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | Massapequa | 8 | 10 | 1 | Box |  | Heartland | 4 | 13 | 0 |  | WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - M.Buehrle (0-1) HR: Mass: D.Jennings (1), R.Braun (2), D.Ortiz (1); Hrt: T.Tulowitzki (2)
 Massapequa wins series 4-1
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          | 6 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | South Park | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box |  | Erie | 4 | 14 | 0 |  | WP - I.Kennedy (2-0)  LP - SP BP (0-1) HR: SP: J.Ellsbury (6); Er: M.Morse (2)
 Series tied 3-3
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          | 7 | |  | R | H | E |  |  | South Park | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box |  | Erie | 4 | 12 | 1 |  | WP - R.Romero (1-1)  LP - C.Wilson (1-1) HR: SP: B.Upton (2); Er: F.Freeman (4)
 South Park wins series 4-3
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