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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):

  • Atlantic City (84-66) - Gore Cup Champ in 2007; Rebounded from 93 losses in 2008
  • Austin (83-67) - 2nd appearance in the Gore Cup
  • Moscow (78-72) - Division champ in '06 & '07
  • Sunrise Park (71-79) - also Division champ in '06 & '07

 

Semifinals - Sunrise Park vs.Atlantic City; Moscow vs Austin

 

Finals - Austin vs Atlantic City; Atlantic City won the season series 4-2

 

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Finals

Game Austin vs. Atlantic City

1
 RHE 
New Orleans5120

Box

Las Vegas670
WP - C.Sabathia (1-0) LP - A.Burnett (0-1)
HR: NO: A.Ethier (1), M.Reynolds (1), C.Jones (1)
Las Vegas leads 1-0
 

2
 RHE 
New Orleans7123

Box

Las Vegas570
WP - NO BP (1-0) LP - J.Cueto (0-1)
HR: LV: A.Hill (1), R.Braun 2 (2)
Series tied 1-1
 

3
 RHE 
Las Vegas3100

Box

New Orleans251
WP - M.Buehrle (1-0) LP - NO BP (1-1)
HR: LV: R.Braun (3)
Las Vegas leads 2-1
 

4
 RHE 
Las Vegas6121

Box

New Orleans780
WP - Z.Greinke (1-0) LP - D.Davis (0-1)
HR: LV: A.Hill (2), M.Cuddyer (1), C.Blake (1); NO: M.Reynolds (2), A.Gonzalez (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5
 RHE 
Las Vegas290

Box

New Orleans350
WP - J.Pineiro (1-0) LP - K.Millwood (0-1)
HR: NO: M.Reynolds (3), A.Gonzalez (2)
New Orleans leads 3-2
 

6
Extra InningsRHE 
New Orleans570

Box

Las Vegas672
WP - C.Sabathia (2-0) LP - A.Burnett (0-2)
HR: NO: A.Lind (1), M.Reynolds (3); LV: A.Dunn (1)
Series tied 3-3
 

7
 RHE 
New Orleans7160

Box

Las Vegas4110
WP - J.Vazquez (1-0) LP - J.Cueto (0-2)
HR: NO: A.Lind (2); LV: M.Cuddyer (2)
New Orleans wins series 4-3
 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1
 RHE 
Leucadia4100

Box

Las Vegas9100
WP - LV BP (1-0) LP - Y.Gallardo (0-1)
HR: Leu: M.Izturis (1); LV: A.Dunn (1), K.Suzuki (1)
Las Vegas leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
New Orleans7101

Box

Seattle6131
WP - A.Burnett (1-0) LP - J.Jurrjens (0-1)
HR: NO: A.Lind (1); Sea: G.Beckham (1), A.Jones (1), A.Kennedy (1), B.Inge (1)
New Orleans leads 1-0
 

2
 RHE 
Leucadia3110

Box

Las Vegas872
WP - J.Cueto (1-0) LP - J.Blanton (0-1)
HR: LV: H.Pence (1)
Las Vegas leads 2-0
 
 RHE 
New Orleans4131

Box

Seattle380
WP - J.Vazquez (1-0) LP - Sea BP (0-1)
HR: NO: A.Ethier (1), M.Cabrera (1); Sea: C.Gonzalez (1)
New Orleans leads 2-0
 

3
 RHE 
Las Vegas490

Box

Leucadia382
WP - LV BP (2-0) LP - T.Lilly (0-1)
HR: LV: A.Hill (1)
Las Vegas leads 3-0
 
 RHE 
Seattle360

Box

New Orleans8100
WP - N.Blackburn (1-0) LP - D.Haren (0-1)
HR: Sea: B.Inge (2), C.Gonzalez (2); NO: B.Roberts (1), V.Wells (1)
New Orleans leads 3-0
 

4
 RHE 
Las Vegas093

Box

Leucadia6104
WP - J.Sanchez (1-0) LP - LV BP (2-1)
HR: LV: M.Cuddyer (1); Leu: K.Morales (1), B.Phillips (1)
Las Vegas leads 3-1
 
 RHE 
Seattle480

Box

New Orleans371
WP - T.Lincecum (1-0) LP - Z.Greinke (0-1)
HR: none
New Orleans leads 3-1
 

5
 RHE 
Las Vegas491

Box

Leucadia672
WP - A.Laffey (1-0) LP - K.Millwood (0-1)
HR: LV: H.Pence (2); Leu: R.Ibanez (1)
Las Vegas leads 3-2
 
 RHE 
Seattle6110

Box

New Orleans043
WP - J.Lester (1-0) LP - J.Pineiro (0-1)
HR: Sea: N.McLouth (1)
New Orleans leads 3-2
 

6
Extra InningsRHE 
Leucadia7111

Box

Las Vegas6141
WP - Y.Gallardo (1-1) LP - C.Sabathia (0-1)
HR: Leu: C.Lee (1); LV: R.Braun (1)
Series tied 3-3
 
 RHE 
New Orleans4111

Box

Seattle3140
WP - A.Burnett (2-0) LP - J.Jurrjens (0-2)
HR: NO: M.Reynolds (1); Sea: G.Beckham (2), A.Jones (2)
New Orleans wins series 4-2
 

7
 RHE 
Leucadia4100

Box

Las Vegas590
WP - J.Cueto (2-0) LP - J.Blanton (0-2)
HR: LV: A.Hill (2)
Las Vegas wins series 4-3
 		  
     

 

 

 

  
 
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