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The 2022 Benchwarmer Bash
Benchwarmer Baseball holds a final playoff
tournament each fall, taking all the league champions and - for now -
some wildcard teams and crowning a single champ for all of Benchwarmer
Baseball.
The format - as BWB continues to grow - will be in flux from season
to season. Eventually, leagues will be part of "associations"
and "federations" and there will be champs at each level that advance
to the final bash.
In 2009 we made the move to
Federations, and in 2019, we moved to an Association level. Currently, there are 8
complete Federations in BWB - each
Federation contains 4 Associations, and each Association has 2 leagues.
Beginning in 2020, BWB expanded into additional Federations.
Until those fill up, leagues may be placed randomly in the Bash amid
other groupings. The
league champion teams will make the
Association round along with wild cards to fill out a field of 4
teams. Selection of wild cards will be based on the
Power Index compared within that Association.
The existence and number of wild cards will continue to fluctuate annually as the number of
leagues change.
Until the Koufax Federation gets enough teams to fill out the bracket for Association/Federation play in the Benchwarmer Bash, those leagues will be placed randomly in other Federations/Associations. That placement will be at random and will change each year.
For the purposes of the 2022 Benchwarmer Bash, these leagues will be put into other associations:
- Great Lakes League - Johnny Bench Federation, Ernie Banks Association
- Game Night League - Lou Gehrig Federation, Bob Gibson Association
- Big Red Machine League - Jimmie Foxx Federation, Rollie Fingers Association
- British Invasion League - Hank Aaron Federation, Luis Aparicio Association
4 Association champs move on within each
Federation. Then, each Federation crowns a champ
from those 4 teams...then the 8 remaining Federation champions will
play in a final bracket - seeded by
Power Index (ranked over all BWB).
Confused? You'll see how it plays out.
PRIZE -
The winner of the Benchwarmer Bash will earn two free seasons for
their winning team, in addition to the free season they may have won
if they were a league champion. The Bash runner up will earn one
free season.
Last year's Bash
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Benchwarmer Bash - Quarterfinals |
2022 Benchwarmer
Bash Bracket |
| Semifinals:
Jump to Games
Dawns, K Street (94-56) vs.
Valley Forge, Big Red Machine (100-50)
Dawns Early Light vs. Valley Forge Continentals
Valley Forge wins series 4-1
Kingston, That's the Fact Jack (99-51)
vs.
Atlanta, Golden Throat (93-57)
Kingston Don Dadda vs. Atlanta (Golden Throat) Gangsters
Kingston wins series 4-3
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Benchwarmer Bash
Finals Jump to Games
Kingston, That's the Fact Jack (99-51)
vs.
Valley Forge, Big Red Machine (100-50)
Kingston Don Dadda vs. Valley Forge Continentals
Kingston wins series 4-1
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2022 Benchwarmer Bash Champion
Kingston Don Dadda (That's the Fact Jack) -
Ricardo Alexander
2022 Federation Champions
- Hank Aaron Federation: Infinite Zeroes (A League About Nothing) - David
Henning
- Johnny Bench Federation: Atlanta Golfers (Great Lakes) - Ricardo Alexander
- Ty Cobb Federation: Chicago Prophets (North Siders) - Rick Furtak
- Joe DiMaggio Federation: Atlanta Kool Runnings (Federal) - Ricardo
Alexander
- Dennis Eckersley Federation: Atlanta Gangsters (Golden Throat) - Ricardo
Alexander
- Jimmie Foxx Federation: Valley Forge Continentals (Big Red Machine) -
Robert Elias
- Lou Gehrig Federation: Dawns Early Light (K Street) - Ken Stevenson
- Rogers Hornsby Federation: Kingston Don Dadda (That's the Fact Jack) -
Ricardo Alexander
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Past BW Bash Champions
- 2023: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2022: Kingston (That's the Fact
Jack) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2021: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo
Alexander
- 2020: Stargell's Spectacular (Steel
City) Jason Kiernan
- 2019: The (Beer) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2018: Fiorello's (Marxball) Jason
Kiernan
- 2017:
The (Beer)
owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2016:
Crumpton (now
Rich, Moneyball) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2015:
Towanda (Commissioners)
owned then by Jay Snyder
- 2014:
Crestone (Moneyball)
owned then by Kevin Connors
- 2013:
Backwoods (now
Clearwater, Phightin' Phils) owned then by Kevin Connors
- 2012:
Crumpton (now
St. Paul, Winners Circle) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2011:
Crumpton (now
Atlanta, Murderers' Row) owned then by Jesse Roche
- 2010:
Save the Dome (now Fantasy, Experts) owned then by Jacob Vass
- 2009:
Aksarben (K Street) Don Kruse
- 2008:
Trinidad (Longball) Leif Jonson
- 2007:
Gashouse (Reality Bites) Rob Behymer
- 2006:
NJ (now
Cleveland, Shadowball)
owned then by Tom Twomey
- 2005:
Carlisle (now
Stu Sutcliffe, Beatleball) owned then by Mark Groninger
- 2004:
Gorilla (now Abbey Road, Beatleball) owned then by David Regan/Dana Moreau
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2022 Entrants:
Hank Aaron Federation
Grover Alexander Association
- Hall of Fame: Vice
City
(5)
- A League About Nothing: Jerry's (4)
- Wild Card: NYC2ATL, A League About
Nothing (1)
- Wild Card: Infinite, A League About
Nothing (2)
Association Champ: Infinite Zeroes (A League About Nothing) - David
Henning
Cap Anson Association
- Shadowball: Tombstone (1)
- Wes Anderson: Twee (2)
- Wild Card: Atlanta, Wes Anderson (3)
- Wild Card: Surfin USA, Wes Anderson (4)
Association Champ: Atlanta Red Eagles (Wes Anderson) - Ricardo
Alexander
Luis Aparicio Association
- Bronx Bombers: Standing
Stone (3)
- Fenway Fenatics: Skeleton (7)
- British Invasion:
Kingston (5)
- Wild Card: Maris, Bronx Bombers (1)
Association Champ: Kingston British Yardies (British Invasion) -
Ricardo Alexander
Richie Ashburn Association
- American Association: Area 51 (3)
- Anchorman: House (7)
- Wild Card: Throwback, American
Association (1)
- Wild Card: Cleveland, American
Association (2)
Association Champ: Area 51 (American Association) - Jerry King
Aaron Federation Results
Association
Results
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Johnny Bench Federation
Ernie Banks Association
- Chevy Chase: Rummerfield (1)
- Perfect World: Suffolk (7)
- Great Lakes: Atlanta (3)
- Wild Card: Lampoon's, Chevy Chase (2)
Association Champ: Atlanta Golfers (Great Lakes) - Ricardo Alexander
Yogi Berra Association
- Beer: Maiden's (6)
- Winners Circle: NYC2ATL (8)
- Wild Card: Surly, Beer (1)
- Wild Card: Meshoppen, Winners Circle (2)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL Taxi Drivers (Winners Circle) - Ricardo
Alexander
George Brett Association
- Broadway: Jekyll & Hyde (5)
- Silver Screen: Rick's Cafe (2)
- Wild Card: Court, Silver Screen (1)
- Wild Card: The Lamb Seems Right Out Of
Place, Broadway (3)
Association Champ: The Lamb Seems Right Out Of Place Under Manmade Neon Lights
(Broadway) - John Hula
Lou Brock Association
- White Elephant: NYC2ATL (1)
- Steel City: Monongahela (5)
- Wild Card: Who's on First?, White
Elephant (2)
- Wild Card: Atlanta, Steel City (3)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL White Eagles (White Elephant) - Ricardo
Alexander
Bench Federation Results
Association
Results |
Ty Cobb Federation
Roberto Clemente Association
- Beatleball: She's the Fire (3)
- Firemen: Flagstaff (12)
- Wild Card: Volkswagon, Beatleball (1)
- Wild Card: Mammoth, Firemen (2)
Association Champ: She's the Fire and the Fallout (Beatleball) -
Sherman Wan
Eddie Collins Association
- Reality Bites: Sea Isle City (2)
- The Kings of Queens: Astoria (1)
- Wild Card: Kansas, Kings of Queens (3)
- Wild Card: Doc and Straw and, Kings of
Queens (4)
Association Champ: Doc and Straw and Mookie!!! (The Kings of Queens) -
Jason Kiernan
Steve Carlton Association
- North Siders: Chicago (6)
- South Siders: South Pole (1)
- Wild Card: Wimpy's, South Siders (2)
- Wild Card: Wrigleyville, North Siders (3)
Association Champ: Chicago Prophets (North Siders) - Rick Furtak
Roy Campanella Association
- B Movie Actor: Lord
Boulder's (2)
- Whiff: Big Train Rides (5)
- Wild Card: The Usual, Whiff (1)
- Wild Card: Don't Let, B Movie Actor (3)
Association Champ: Lord Boulder's Dixie Cups (B Movie Actor) - John
Stroba
Cobb Federation Results
Association
Results
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Joe DiMaggio Federation
Bill Dickey Association
- Four Star: NYC2ATL (2)
- Redbirds: Get a BRAIN! (1)
- Wild Card: Mt. Eaton, Four Star (3)
- Wild Card: Bloomingdale, Redbirds (4)
Association Champ: Mt. Eaton Hilltoppers (Four Star) - Dave Matter
Dizzy Dean Association
- Three of a Kind: Equilateral (2)
- Royal Flush: Speed Wins and (3)
- Wild Card: Havana, Three of a Kind (1)
- Wild Card: Wyalusing, Three of a Kind (4)
Association Champ: Speed Wins and Homers do too!!! (Royal Flush) -
Jason Kiernan
Don Drysdale Association
- Tobacco Road: Jordan's (5)
- Federal: Atlanta (2)
- Wild Card: Kingston, Tobacco Road (1)
- Wild Card: Wrigley, Federal (3)
Association Champ: Atlanta Kool Runnings (Federal) - Ricardo
Alexander
Ed Delahanty Association
- Motor City: Maplewood (10)
- Marxball: Kingston (8)
- Wild Card: Fiorello's, Marxball (1)
- Wild Card: Bee Em, Motor City (2)
Association Champ: Kingston Baseball Club (Marxball) - Ricardo
Alexander
DiMaggio Federation Results
Association
Results |
Dennis Eckersley Federation
Johnny Evers Association
- Longball: Nokomis (4)
- Blame Canada: Elsinore (3)
- Wild Card: Camptown, Blame Canada (1)
- Wild Card: Banff, Blame Canada (2)
Association Champ: Nokomis Hyperloop (Longball) - Sherman Wan
Darrell Evans Association
- Golden Throat: Atlanta (1)
- Experts: Fantasy (8)
- Wild Card: Azilum, Golden Throat (2)
- Wild Card: Stateroom, Experts (3)
Association Champ: Atlanta Gangsters (Golden Throat) - Ricardo
Alexander
Buck Ewing Association
- Scooby Doo: North DeLisle (4)
- Birdland: Palmer, McNally,
Cuellar, Dobson (8)
- Wild Card: J-Town, Birdland (1)
- Wild Card: NYC2ATL, Birdland (2)
Association Champ: North DeLisle Rangers (Scooby Doo) - Sherman Wan
Dwight Evans Association
- Born to Run: Runnin' Redbirds (4)
- Moneyball: Atlanta (2)
- Wild Card: Escape from New Jersey, Born
to Run (1)
- Wild Card: Random, Moneyball (3)
Association Champ: Escape from New Jersey (Born to Run) - John Hula
Eckersley Federation Results
Association Results
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Jimmie Foxx Federation
Bob Feller Association
- Triple Crown: Garreg Mach (3)
- Cleveland Rocks:
Feller's (2)
- Wild Card: North Coast, Cleveland Rocks
(1)
- Wild Card: Underwater, Triple Crown (4)
Association Champ: Feller's Fireballers (Cleveland Rocks) - Jason
Kiernan
Whitey Ford Association
- Deuces Wild: South Florida (9)
- Murderers' Row: Atlanta (1)
- Wild Card: Ruth and Gehrig, Murderer's
Row (2)
- Wild Card: Chicago, Murderers' Row (3)
Association Champ: Atlanta Bronx Bombers (Murderers' Row) - Ricardo
Alexander
Frankie Frisch Association
- ThirtyThirtySomething: Gant's Galloping
(4)
- Phightin' Phils: NYC2ATL (1)
- Wild Card: Steak Sandwich, Phightin'
Phils (2)
- Wild Card: The Thunder,
ThirtyThirtySomething (3)
Association Champ: Gant's Galloping Ghosts (ThirtyThirtySomething) -
Jason Kiernan
Rollie Fingers Association
- Will Ferrell: Kingston (6)
- Five Boroughs: Staten
Island (7)
- Big Red Machine: Atlanta (3)
- Wild Card: Valley Forge, Big Red Machine
(1)
Association Champ: Valley Forge Continentals (Big Red Machine) -
Robert Elias
Foxx Federation Results
Association
Results
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Lou Gehrig Federation
Josh Gibson Association
- K Street: Dawns (1)
- Home of the Brave: I've Seen
Your Face Before (2)
- Wild Card: Altoona, K Street (3)
- Wild Card: Middle School, Home of the
Brave (4)
Association Champ: Dawns Early Light (K Street) - Ken Stevenson
Lefty Grove Association
- Commissioners: Kenesaw (5)
- They Might Be Giants: NYC2ATL (6)
- Wild Card: Herrickville, They Might Be
Giants (1)
- Wild Card: McCovey Cove, They Might Be
Giants (2)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL (They Might Be Giants) - Ricardo Alexander
Bob Gibson Association
- Minnie & Paul: Minoso
& (5)
- Grand Slam: Grannies Salami (2)
- Game Night: Atlanta (1)
- Wild Card: Moons, Grand Slam (3)
Association Champ: Minoso & Waner (Minnie & Paul) - Jason Kiernan
Hank Greenberg Association
- Geek Pride: Ai. Phi. Oh. (3)
- Grunge: Seattle (2)
- Wild Card: Boba Chette, Geek Pride (1)
- Wild Card: Sun, Grunge (4)
Association Champ: Boba Chette and the Darksabers (Geek Pride) -
Sherman Wan
Gehrig Federation Results
Association Results
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Rogers Hornsby Federation
Carl Hubbell Association
- Blue and Gray: Lexington (4)
- Bleed Dodger Blue: Wisconsin (1)
- Wild Card: Bradford, Blue and Gray (2)
- Wild Card: Scully's, Bleed Dodger Blue
(3)
Association Champ: Wisconsin Dawgs (Bleed Dodger Blue) - Greg Flees
Rickey Henderson Association
- Batman: Biff, Bam, KKrunk (1)
- Superman: Hollywood (8)
- Wild Card: Metropolis, Superman (2)
- Wild Card: Fusilli, Superman (3)
Association Champ: Metropolis Ites (Superman) - Jason Kiernan
Harry Heilmann Association
- Pacific Northwest: Snoqualmie (3)
- Gone But Not Forgotten: Veeckville (2)
- Wild Card: Larry, Pedro, Kenny Hill, Gone
But Not Forgotten (1)
- Wild Card: Walla Walla, Pacific Northwest
(4)
Association Champ: Snoqualmie Owls (Pacific Northwest) - Sherman Wan
Catfish Hunter Association
- That's the Fact Jack:
Proton (7)
- Original Six: Lamoureux (2)
- Wild Card: Kingston, That's the Fact
Jack (1)
- Wild Card: Super Mario All Stars,
Original Six (3)
Association Champ: Kingston Don Dadda (That's the Fact Jack) -
Ricardo Alexander
Hornsby Federation Results
Association Results
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Number in parentheses represents Association Power Index ranking
that is used for seeding
Wild Card spots in italics are tentative
depending on the results of league championship series.
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2022 Benchwarmer Bash Championship
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Benchwarmer Bash Championship Series
- TBD vs. TBD |
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1 |
| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 2 | 5 | 0 | Box | | Valley Forge | 3 | 10 | 0 | WP - B.Woodruff (1-0) LP - King BP (0-1)
HR: VF: O.Cruz (1)
Valley Forge leads 1-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 3 | 11 | 0 | Box | | Valley Forge | 1 | 5 | 0 | WP - B.Snell (1-0) LP - VF BP (0-1)
HR: King: J.Miranda (1), B.Drury (1), J.Rojas (1)
Series tied 1-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Valley Forge | 1 | 8 | 0 | Box | | Kingston | 3 | 8 | 0 | WP - F.Peralta (1-0) LP - VF BP (0-2)
HR: King: T.O'Neill (1)
Kingston leads 2-1 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Valley Forge | 2 | 13 | 0 | Box | | Kingston | 3 | 11 | 2 | WP - T.Skubal (1-0) LP - VF BP (0-3)
HR: VF: A.Pujols (1)
Kingston leads 3-1 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Valley Forge | 2 | 7 | 3 | Box | | Kingston | 3 | 6 | 1 | WP - King BP (1-1) LP - J.Luzardo (0-1)
HR: none
Kingston wins series 4-1 |
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2022 Benchwarmer Bash Semifinals
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Semifinal One |
Semifinal Two |
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| | R | H | E | | | Dawns | 2 | 10 | 0 | Box | | Valley Forge | 0 | 8 | 1 | WP - T.McKenzie (1-0) LP - B.Woodruff (0-1)
HR: VF: M.Chapman (1)
Dawns leads 1-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 5 | 8 | 1 | Box | | Atlanta (Golden Throat) | 2 | 7 | 3 | WP - M.Scherzer (1-0) LP - N.Cortes (0-1)
HR: AtGT: A.Garcia (1)
Kingston leads 1-0 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Dawns | 6 | 14 | 0 | Box | | Valley Forge | 8 | 10 | 0 | WP - S.Ohtani (1-0) LP - C.Bassitt (0-1)
HR: Daw: B.Reynolds (1), B.Nimmo (1); VF: J.Ramirez (1), A.Pujols (1)
Series tied 1-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 3 | 5 | 1 | Box | | Atlanta (Golden Throat) | 4 | 6 | 1 | WP - AtGT BP (1-0) LP - B.Snell (0-1)
HR: King: F.Freeman (1), T.O'Neill (1)
Series tied 1-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Valley Forge | 7 | 11 | 0 | Box | | Dawns | 4 | 8 | 1 | WP - F.Valdez (1-0) LP - Daw BP (0-1)
HR: VF: M.Chapman (2), J.Ramirez 2 (3), K.Marte (1), A.Pujols (2), R.Laureano (1); Daw: M.Olson (1), B.Nimmo (2)
Valley Forge leads 2-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Atlanta (Golden Throat) | 5 | 9 | 2 | Box | | Kingston | 6 | 11 | 3 | WP - King BP (1-0) LP - AtGT BP (1-1)
HR: AtGT: J.Soto (1), A.Riley (1); King: F.Freeman (2), K.Marte (1), J.Miranda (1)
Kingston leads 2-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Valley Forge | 7 | 10 | 1 | Box | | Dawns | 6 | 7 | 2 | WP - G.Kirby (1-0) LP - F.Valdez (0-1)
HR: VF: M.Chapman 2 (4), O.Cruz (1), A.Pujols (3), N.Gordon (1); Daw: Y.Alvarez 3 (3), G.Springer (1)
Valley Forge leads 3-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Atlanta (Golden Throat) | 7 | 12 | 1 | Box | | Kingston | 6 | 12 | 0 | WP - C.Burnes (1-0) LP - B.Falter (0-1)
HR: AtGT: F.Lindor (1), B.Drury 2 (2); King: B.Drury 2 (2)
Series tied 2-2 |
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| Extra Innings | R | H | E | | | Valley Forge | 2 | 11 | 1 | Box | | Dawns | 1 | 8 | 0 | WP - J.Luzardo (1-0) LP - Daw BP (0-2)
HR: VF: A.Vaughn (1)
Valley Forge wins series 4-1 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Atlanta (Golden Throat) | 7 | 14 | 0 | Box | | Kingston | 2 | 11 | 0 | WP - J.Luzardo (1-0) LP - J.Musgrove (0-1)
HR: AtGT: N.Arenado (1)
Atlanta (Golden Throat) leads 3-2 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 6 | 15 | 0 | Box | | Atlanta (Golden Throat) | 4 | 12 | 3 | WP - M.Scherzer (2-0) LP - N.Cortes (0-2)
HR: King: F.Freeman (3); AtGT: F.Lindor (2)
Series tied 3-3 |
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| | R | H | E | | | Kingston | 5 | 7 | 1 | Box | | Atlanta (Golden Throat) | 3 | 5 | 2 | WP - B.Snell (1-1) LP - M.Stroman (0-1)
HR: King: T.O'Neill (2), W.Contreras (1); AtGT: N.Arenado (2), T.Hernandez (1)
Kingston wins series 4-3 |
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