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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.

 

The 2009 Entrants (in order of seeding):

  • Rainy City (84-66) - 2-time division champ and won the league in 2005
  • Heartland (79-71) - Heartbreaking finish - 2nd straight year to miss out by 1 game.
  • Columbus (79-71) - Former 2-time division winner rebounded from 95 losses in 2008
  • Trinidad (72-78) - 2008 Benchwarmer Bash Champion slipped a bit this season.

 

Semifinals - Trinidad vs.Rainy City; Columbus vs Heartland

 

Finals - Heartland vs Rainy City; Rainy City won the season series 5-1

 

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Finals

Game Heartland vs. Rainy City

1
 RHE 
Heartland480

Box

Rainy City5131
WP - RC BP (1-0) LP - C.Lee (0-1)
HR: none
Rainy City leads 1-0
 

2
 RHE 
Heartland2110

Box

Rainy City480
WP - A.Burnett (1-0) LP - J.Verlander (0-1)
HR: RC: D.Jeter (1)
Rainy City leads 2-0
 

3
 RHE 
Rainy City9160

Box

Heartland780
WP - RC BP (2-0) LP - G.Floyd (0-1)
HR: RC: E.Longoria (1), F.Pie (1); Hrt: T.Tulowitzki (1)
Rainy City leads 3-0
 

4
 RHE 
Rainy City2100

Box

Heartland370
WP - J.Shields (1-0) LP - RC BP (2-1)
HR: Hrt: J.Werth (1), D.Navarro (1)
Rainy City leads 3-1
 

5
 RHE 
Rainy City790

Box

Heartland6140
WP - RC BP (3-1) LP - U.Jimenez (0-1)
HR: RC: J.Votto (1), F.Gutierrez (1); Hrt: R.Howard (1)
Rainy City wins series 4-1
 

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Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1
 RHE 
Trinidad0120

Box

Rainy City6101
WP - T.Lincecum (1-0) LP - R.Wolf (0-1)
HR: RC: B.Abreu (1), E.Longoria (1)
Rainy City leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Columbus140

Box

Heartland580
WP - C.Lee (1-0) LP - J.Lester (0-1)
HR: Hrt: J.Werth (1)
Heartland leads 1-0
 

2
Extra InningsRHE 
Trinidad590

Box

Rainy City6110
WP - RC BP (1-0) LP - D.Haren (0-1)
HR: RC: A.McCutchen (1)
Rainy City leads 2-0
 
 RHE 
Columbus580

Box

Heartland9121
WP - Hrt BP (1-0) LP - Col BP (0-1)
HR: Col: D.Pedroia (1); Hrt: A.Hill (1), T.Tulowitzki (1), J.Werth (2)
Heartland leads 2-0
 

3
 RHE 
Rainy City790

Box

Trinidad390
WP - RC BP (2-0) LP - C.Buchholz (0-1)
HR: RC: E.Longoria (2), F.Gutierrez (1)
Rainy City leads 3-0
 
 RHE 
Heartland482

Box

Columbus581
WP - Col BP (1-1) LP - G.Floyd (0-1)
HR: none
Heartland leads 2-1
 

4
 RHE 
Rainy City4100

Box

Trinidad8130
WP - Trin BP (1-0) LP - M.Cain (0-1)
HR: RC: F.Gutierrez (1); Trin: K.Suzuki (1)
Rainy City leads 3-1
 
 RHE 
Heartland8100

Box

Columbus9120
WP - Col BP (2-1) LP - J.Shields (0-1)
HR: Hrt: A.Hill (2), D.Navarro (1); Col: D.Pedroia (2), J.Bay (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5
 RHE 
Rainy City5142

Box

Trinidad7100
WP - Trin BP (2-0) LP - H.Kuroda (0-1)
HR: RC: R.Martin (1); Trin: M.Cabrera (1), M.Ramirez (1)
Rainy City leads 3-2
 
 RHE 
Heartland6102

Box

Columbus570
WP - U.Jimenez (1-0) LP - M.Latos (0-1)
HR: Hrt: J.Upton (1); Col: T.Helton (1)
Heartland leads 3-2
 

6
Extra InningsRHE 
Trinidad3110

Box

Rainy City480
WP - T.Lincecum (2-0) LP - R.Wolf (0-2)
HR: Trin: C.Gonzalez (1)
Rainy City wins series 4-2
 
 RHE 
Columbus790

Box

Heartland480
WP - J.Lester (1-1) LP - C.Lee (1-1)
HR: Col: T.Helton (1), J.Bautista (1); Hrt: A.Hill (3), T.Tulowitzki (2)
Series tied 3-3
 

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Extra InningsRHE 
Columbus4100

Box

Heartland581
WP - Hrt BP (2-0) LP - S.Feldman (0-1)
HR: none
Heartland wins series 4-3
 
     

 

 

 

  
 
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