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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):

  • New Jersey (92-58) - Not too many 90-win teams end up in the Gore Cup, but it's 2 straight seasons for New Jersey (won it last year).
  • The Garden State (75-75) - Former division champ had team-record losses in 2008; rebounded this season.
  • Dawns (74-76) - Division and conference champ in 2005.
  • Fort Marquis (70-80) - 93 losses in 2008, so a nice turnaround this year.  Gore Cup champ in 2006.

 

Semifinals - Fort Marquis vs.New Jersey; Dawns vs The Garden State

 

Finals - Fort Marquis vs The Garden State; The Garden State won the season series 5-1

 

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Finals

Game Fort Marquis vs. The Garden State

1

 RHE 
Fort Marquis3130

Box

The Garden State070
WP - A.Wainwright (1-0) LP - GS BP (0-1)
HR: none
Fort Marquis leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Fort Marquis380

Box

The Garden State9113
WP - W.Rodriguez (1-0) LP - B.Penny (0-1)
HR: FM: C.Granderson (1), P.Konerko (1); GS: R.Ankiel (1), F.Lopez (1), A.Ramirez (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

Extra InningsRHE 
The Garden State5100

Box

Fort Marquis462
WP - A.Pettitte (1-0) LP - B.Arroyo (0-1)
HR: GS: A.Kennedy (1), R.Ankiel (2); FM: C.Granderson 2 (3), P.Konerko (2)
The Garden State leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
The Garden State990

Box

Fort Marquis561
WP - GS BP (1-1) LP - J.Washburn (0-1)
HR: GS: H.Pence (1), A.Ramirez (2), N.Swisher (1); FM: P.Fielder (1), Y.Betancourt (1)
The Garden State leads 3-1
 

5

 RHE 
The Garden State370

Box

Fort Marquis590
WP - FM BP (1-0) LP - GS BP (1-2)
HR: FM: P.Fielder (2), B.Inge (1)
The Garden State leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Fort Marquis070

Box

The Garden State380
WP - J.Beckett (1-0) LP - FM BP (1-1)
HR: none
The Garden State wins series 4-2
 

7

 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
Fort Marquis491

Box

New Jersey092
WP - A.Wainwright (1-0) LP - J.Garland (0-1)
HR: FM: P.Konerko (1)
Fort Marquis leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Dawns380

Box

The Garden State6151
WP - J.Beckett (1-0) LP - D.Haren (0-1)
HR: Daw: A.Dunn (1); GS: N.Swisher 2 (2)
The Garden State leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Fort Marquis5110

Box

New Jersey360
WP - B.Penny (1-0) LP - S.Baker (0-1)
HR: FM: P.Fielder (1); NJ: S.Choo (1), R.Ludwick (1)
Fort Marquis leads 2-0
 
 RHE 
Dawns6101

Box

The Garden State9111
WP - W.Rodriguez (1-0) LP - D.Lowe (0-1)
HR: Daw: B.Abreu (1), G.Beckham (1); GS: H.Pence (1), L.Scott (1), G.Zaun (1), A.Ramirez (1)
The Garden State leads 2-0
 

3

 RHE 
New Jersey270

Box

Fort Marquis680
WP - B.Arroyo (1-0) LP - J.Vazquez (0-1)
HR: NJ: M.Ramirez (1); FM: C.Crawford (1), J.Upton (1)
Fort Marquis leads 3-0
 
Extra InningsRHE 
The Garden State161

Box

Dawns250
WP - R.Porcello (1-0) LP - GS BP (0-1)
HR: GS: N.Swisher (3)
The Garden State leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
New Jersey170

Box

Fort Marquis381
WP - J.Washburn (1-0) LP - NJ BP (0-1)
HR: NJ: M.Ramirez (2)
Fort Marquis wins series 4-0
 
 RHE 
The Garden State674

Box

Dawns190
WP - J.Lannan (1-0) LP - E.Santana (0-1)
HR: GS: S.Victorino (1), A.Ramirez (2); Daw: V.Wells (1)
The Garden State leads 3-1
 

5

 
 RHE 
The Garden State6100

Box

Dawns780
WP - Daw BP (1-0) LP - J.De La Rosa (0-1)
HR: GS: N.Swisher (4); Daw: A.McCutchen (1), B.Abreu (2)
The Garden State leads 3-2
 

6

 
 RHE 
Dawns380

Box

The Garden State6121
WP - J.Beckett (2-0) LP - D.Haren (0-2)
HR: Daw: J.Loney (1); GS: F.Lopez (1)
The Garden State wins series 4-2
 

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