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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. Also, in 2004, the winner earns a
free team for 2005 in a new league.
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The 2004 Entrants (in order of seeding):
- Lake Wobegon (89-61) - Fell just one game short
of the division leaders.
- Newman (82-68) - Had a small chance in the final
series to catch Wilton.
- Keene (80-70) - Back and forth most of the year
with Carlisle for first place.
- Anaheim (78-72) - Came on strong to finish over
.500. Had the best divisional record by far in the Lennon.
Semifinals - Lake Wobegon defeated Anaheim 4-1, Newman beat Keene
4-2.
Finals - Newman vs. Lake Wobegon. Newman won the regular
season series 4-2.
2004 Winner: Lake Wobegon Whippets
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Finals
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Newman vs. Lake Wobegon |
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1 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Newman |
4 |
8 |
2 |
Box |
| Lake Wobegon |
7 |
11 |
2 |
| WP - LW Bullpen (1-0)
LP - Johnson (0-1) HR - LW: Casey (1)
New: Alou 2-5; Mora 2-5; Burnitz 2-3
LW: Castillo 3-3; Guerrero 2-4; Casey 4-5, 2 R,
2 2B, 3 RBI
Lake Wobegon leads 1-0 |
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2 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Newman |
3 |
8 |
0 |
Box |
| Lake Wobegon |
4 |
8 |
1 |
| WP - Marquis (1-0)
LP - Santana (0-1) HR - New: Burnitz 2 (2)
New: Mora 2-5; Burnitz 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI; Jenkins
3-5
LW: Rollins 2-5; Redman 2-4; Marquis 7.7 IP, 1
ER
Lake Wobegon leads 2-0 |
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3 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Lake Wobegon |
4 |
13 |
1 |
Box |
| Newman |
5 |
12 |
1 |
| WP - Ramirez (1-0)
LP - Milton (0-1) HR - New: Burnitz (3),
Varitek (1)
LW: Castillo 3-4; Guerrero 2-3; Sweeney 2 RBI;
Polanco 2-5; Nix 2-5
New: Nevin 4-5, 3 R; Burnitz 2 R; Varitek 2-3, 2
R
Lake Wobegon leads 2-1 |
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4 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Lake Wobegon |
8 |
11 |
0 |
Box |
| Newman |
6 |
14 |
0 |
| WP - LW Bullpen (2-0)
LP - Garcia (0-1) HR - LW: Rollins (1),
Guerrero (1), Sweeney (1), Cairo (1)
LW: Castillo 2-4; Rollins 3 RBI; Guerrero 3 RBI;
Sweeney 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI; Polanco 2-5, 2 R
New: Durham 2 R, 2 RBI; Crisp 3-4, 3 R; Werth
3-5; Blake 2-4, 2 RBI
Lake Wobegon leads 3-1 |
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5 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Lake Wobegon |
1 |
6 |
2 |
Box |
| Newman |
3 |
9 |
1 |
| WP - Redman (1-0)
LP - LW Bullpen (2-1) HR - none
LW: Polanco 2-2; Clement 10 K
New: Durham 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 RBI; Mora 2-3;
Jeter 2-5; Redman 7 IP, 1 ER
Lake Wobegon leads 3-2 |
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6 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Newman |
12 |
10 |
0 |
Box |
| Lake Wobegon |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| WP - Johnson (1-1)
LP - Martinez (0-1) HR - New: Alou (1),
Burnitz 2 (5), Blake (1)
New: Durham 2 R; Mora 3-4, 3 R, 2 2B; Alou 2-4,
3 RBI; Burnitz 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI; Blake 3 RBI; Johnson 7 IP, 2 ER
LW: Castillo 2-4, 2 R; Guerrero 2-4, 2 SB
Series tied 3-3 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Newman |
0 |
5 |
1 |
Box |
| Lake Wobegon |
8 |
12 |
0 |
| WP - Marquis (2-0)
LP - New Bullpen (0-1) HR - New: Mora (1);
LW: Guerrero (2), Polanco (1)
New: Mora 2-4; Varitek 2-4; Santana 7 IP, 1 ER
LW: Rollins 2-4, 2 R; Guerrero 2-5, 2 RBI; Casey
3 RBI; Polanco 2-5, 2 R; Pierzynski 2-5; Marquis 7.3 IP, 0
ER; Bullpen 0 ER, 3 Sv
Lake Wobegon wins series 4-3 |
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Semifinals
| Game |
Semifinal One |
Semifinal Two |
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1 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Anaheim |
0 |
6 |
0 |
Box |
| Lake Wobegon |
2 |
6 |
0 |
| WP - Martinez (1-0)
LP - Ana Bullpen (0-1) HR - none
Ana: Anderson 2 RBI; Ramirez 3-4
LW: Castillo 2-3; Martinez 7 IP, 9 K, 0 ER
Lake Wobegon leads 1-0 |
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H |
E |
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| Keene |
2 |
7 |
4 |
Box |
| Newman |
7 |
8 |
0 |
| WP - Johnson (1-0)
LP - Prior (0-1) HR - Kee: Beltre (1)
Kee: Beltre 2-4, 2 R; Sosa 2-5
New: Durham 2-3, 3 R, 2 2B; Jeter 2 R; Burnitz 2
R; Jenkins 3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, Johnson 8 IP, 15 K, 1 ER
Newman leads 1-0 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Anaheim |
2 |
8 |
0 |
Box |
| Lake Wobegon |
5 |
13 |
2 |
| WP - Marquis (1-0)
LP - Webb (0-1) HR - LW: Nix (1)
Ana: Stairs 2-5, 2 R; Alfonzo 2-4
LW: Sweeney 4-5, 2 R; Nix 4-4, 3 R, 2 RBI;
Marquis 8 IP, 1 ER
Lake Wobegon leads 2-0 |
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H |
E |
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| Keene |
0 |
6 |
2 |
Box |
| Newman |
4 |
9 |
0 |
| WP - Santana (1-0)
LP - Kee Bullpen (0-1) HR - Kee: Sosa (1);
New: Jeter (1)
Kee: Sosa 2-5, 5 RBI; Abreu 2-4; Dunn 2-4;
Carpenter 7.3 IP, 8 K, 1 ER
New: Durham 2 R; Alou 2-4; Santana 9 IP, 3 H, 13
K, 0 ER
Newman leads 2-0 |
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3 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Lake Wobegon |
7 |
10 |
2 |
Box |
| Anaheim |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| WP - Milton (1-0)
LP - Weaver (0-1) HR - LW: Rollins (1),
Guerrero (1); Ana: Stairs (1), Glaus (1)
LW: Rollins 3-6, 3 R; Guerrero 2-4; Pierzynski
2-5; Milton 6.3 IP, 1 ER
Ana: Stairs 2-4, 2 RBI; Glaus 2 R
Lake Wobegon leads 3-0 |
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H |
E |
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| Newman |
9 |
9 |
0 |
Box |
| Keene |
7 |
7 |
2 |
| WP - New Bullpen (1-0)
LP - Lawrence (0-1) HR - New: Nevin (1)
New: Durham 3-4, 2 RBI; Millar 2 RBI; Mora 2-3,
2 R; Nevin 2 RBI
Kee: Cabrera 2-5; Beltre 3-5, 2 R;
Newman leads 3-0 |
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4 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Lake Wobegon |
6 |
15 |
5 |
Box |
| Anaheim |
8 |
12 |
1 |
| WP - Ana Bullpen (1-1)
LP - Radke HR - LW: Casey 2 (2)
LW: Guerrero 3-4; Casey 5-6, 2 R, 4 RBI; Sweeney
2-5; Inge 3-5, 2 R
Ana: Overbay 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI; Ramirez 2 RBI;
Alfonzo 2-5, 6 RBI
Lake Wobegon leads 3-1 |
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H |
E |
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| Newman |
3 |
11 |
0 |
Box |
| Keene |
4 |
6 |
0 |
| WP - Escobar (1-0)
LP - Garcia (0-1) HR - Kee: Ortiz (1)
New: Durham 3-5; 3 R; Jeter 2-4; Nevin 2-3;
Jenkins 2-5
Kee: Cabrera 2-4; Ortiz 2-5, 3 RBI
Newman leads 3-1 |
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5 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Lake Wobegon |
6 |
9 |
0 |
Box |
| Anaheim |
5 |
8 |
0 |
| WP - LW Bullpen (1-0)
LP - Brown (0-1) HR - Ana: Ramirez (1),
Figgins (1)
LW: Rollins 3-4; Casey 2-5; Randa 2-3, 2 R
Ana: Ramirez 2-4, 2 R; Figgins 2 RBI
Lake Wobegon wins series 4-1 |
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H |
E |
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| Newman |
6 |
11 |
1 |
Box |
| Keene |
9 |
10 |
2 |
| WP - Kee Bullpen (1-1)
LP - Redman (0-1) HR - New: Bellhorn (1);
Kee: Ortiz (2); Griffey (1), Dunn 2 (2)
New: Bellhorn 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI; Nevin 2-4;
Varitek 3-5
Kee: Ortiz 2 RBI; Griffey 2 R; Dunn 3-4, 4 RBI;
Vidro 3-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Newman leads 3-2 |
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H |
E |
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| Keene |
0 |
10 |
2 |
Box |
| Newman |
4 |
10 |
1 |
| WP - Johnson (2-0)
LP - Prior (0-2) HR - none
Kee: Cabrera 2 RBI; Hidalgo 2-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI;
Matheny 2-4; Vidro 2-5
New: Millar 2 RBI; Mora 2-4; Nevin 3-5, 2 RBI;
Jenkins 2-3; Johnson 8.3 IP, 14 K, 0 ER
Newman wins series 4-2 |
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H |
E |
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| Keene |
0 |
0 |
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Box |
| Newman |
0 |
0 |
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