Federation Championships - Johnny Bench Federation
The Benchwarmer Bash continues with Federation Championships.
The 68 leagues are divided into 8 Federations and each Federation
currently has 2 Associations (see the breakdown on the
Leagues page). The
Association winners advance to the Federation round.
Teams are seeded based on their federation
power index
Seeding - Federation Championship:
Ernie Banks Association Champion: NYC2ATL - Power Index 1
- Ricardo Alexander
Yogi Berra Association Champion: Goose Island 312 - Power
Index 11 - Jason Kiernan
Lou Brock Association Champion: Clean - Power Index 15 -
Orphan team with Robert Elias as foster owner
George Brett Association Champion: Hankie - Power Index 30
- Dave Matter
Past Bench Federation Champions
2023: Suffolk (Perfect World) -
Robert Elias - Bash Runner Up 2022: Atlanta (Great Lakes) Ricardo
Alexander 2021: Meshoppen (now Florida, Winners Circle)
owned then by Jay
Snyder 2020: Stargell's Spectacular (Steel
City) Jason Kiernan - Bash Champion 2019: The (Beer)
owned then by Jesse Roche
- Bash Champion
2018: The (Beer) owned then by Jesse Roche
- Bash Runner Up
2017: The (Beer)
owned then by Jesse Roche
- Bash Champion 2016: The (Beer)
owned then by Jesse Roche 2015: Winterfell (now
Rick's Cafe, Silver Screen) Sherman Wan 2014: The (Beer)
owned then by Jesse Roche -Bash Runner Up 2013: Quahog (Chevy Chase) Don Kruse 2012: Crumpton (now
St. Paul, Winners Circle) owned then by Jesse Roche - Bash Champion 2011: Dallas (now Bushwood, Chevy Chase) owned then by Richard Morgan 2010: San Berdoo (now
Lampoon's, Chevy Chase) owned then by E.J. Camburn 2009: Key West (now La Vista, Chevy Chase) owned then by Phil Dang