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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.
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The 2005 Entrants (in order of seeding):
- San Francisco (82-68) - Just missed out on their
4th division crown. League Power Index: 6
- Copenhagen (79-71) - Last season's Bottom Feeder
Champs moved back into 2nd place this year. Power Index: 5
- Leucadia (76-74) - After taking over from
Angleton, moved to a respectable 2nd place (beating out Springfield
due to an 11-7 edge in the season series). Power Index: 11
- Brewster (75-75) - The 2003 Bottom Feeder Champ.
Back into 2nd place after third place finishes in 2003 and 2004.
Power Index: 10
Semifinals - Brewster wins in 6 games, Copenhagen wins in 7.
Finals - Brewster vs. Copenhagen. Brewster took the season
series 4-2.
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Finals
| Game |
Brewster vs. Copenhagen |
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1 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Brewster |
1 |
10 |
0 |
Box |
| Copenhagen |
7 |
9 |
0 |
| WP - Garcia (1-0)
LP - Zambrano (0-1) HR - none
Brew: Beltran 3 R; Choi 2-4, 2 RBI
Cop: Kotsay 2-2; Young 2 R; Garciaparra 2-3;
Garcia 8 IP, 0 ER
Copenhagen leads 1-0 |
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2 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Brewster |
4 |
13 |
1 |
Box |
| Copenhagen |
8 |
4 |
0 |
| WP - Seo (1-0)
LP - Perez (0-1) HR - Brew: Hafner 2 (2);
Cop: Young (1)
Brew: Polanco 3-4; Hafner 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI
Cop: Gibbons 2-4
Copenhagen leads 2-0 |
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3 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Copenhagen |
2 |
4 |
2 |
Box |
| Brewster |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| WP -
Penney (1-0) LP - Cop BP (0-1) HR -
Cop: Grudzielanek (1); Brew: Dunn (1)
Cop: Young 8 IP, 2 ER
Brew: Tejada 3-4; Guillen 2-3, 2 2B
Copenhagen leads 2-1 |
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4 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Copenhagen |
6 |
13 |
1 |
Box |
| Brewster |
2 |
4 |
1 |
| WP - Benson (1-0)
LP - Brew BP (0-1) HR - Cop: Wright (1),
Fick (1)
Cop: Kotsay 2-3; Giambi 2-3; Wright 3-3, 3 RBI
Brew: Kazmir 6 IP, 1 ER
Copenhagen leads 3-1 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Copenhagen |
2 |
13 |
0 |
Box |
| Brewster |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| WP - Harang (1-0)
LP - Williams (0-1) HR - none
Cop: Wright 3-4, 2 R; LoDuca 2 R; Inge 2-3, 3 BB
Brew: Polanco 2 R; Harang 8 IP, 8 K, 1 ER
Copenhagen leads 3-2 |
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6 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Brewster |
7 |
9 |
0 |
Box |
| Copenhagen |
10 |
8 |
1 |
| WP - Garcia (2-0)
LP - Zambrano (0-2) HR - Brew: Polanco
(1), Beltran (1), Dunn (2), Hafner (3)
Brew: Polanco 3 R, 2 RBI; Beltran 3 RBI; Varitek
2 R
Cop: LoDuca 2 RBI
Copenhagen wins 4-2 |
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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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| Brewster |
4 |
13 |
1 |
Box |
| San Francisco |
6 |
8 |
0 |
| WP - Mulder (1-0)
LP - Zambrano (0-1) HR - Brew: Beltre (1),
Griffey (1), Hafner (1); SF - Bay (1)
Brew: Beltre 3-5, 2 RBI; Griffey 2-4, 2 R
SF: Bay 3-4, 2 RBI; Mulder 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER
San Francisco leads 1-0 |
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E |
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| Leucadia |
4 |
9 |
0 |
Box |
| Copenhagen |
6 |
12 |
0 |
| WP - Cop BP (1-0)
LP - Leu BP (0-1) HR - Cop: Kotsay (1),
Giambi (1), Gibbons (1)
Leu: Chavez 3-6; Rodriguez 2-3; Garland 6 IP, 0
ER
Cop: Giambi 3-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Copenhagen leads 1-0 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Brewster |
9 |
12 |
1 |
Box |
| San Francisco |
5 |
8 |
1 |
| WP - Brew BP (1-0)
LP - Mussina (0-1) HR - Brew: Tejada (1);
Dunn 2 (2)
Brew: Tejada 3-4, 3 R, 4 RBI; Dunn 3 R; Bullpen
7 Sv
SF: Counsell 3-5
Series tied 1-1 |
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H |
E |
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| Leucadia |
5 |
12 |
0 |
Box |
| Copenhagen |
0 |
7 |
1 |
| WP - Clement (1-0)
LP - Cop BP (1-1) HR - Leu: Hillenbrand (1),
Diaz (1), Rodriguez (1)
Leu: Hillenbrand 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI; Castillo 2-4;
Clement 8 IP, 7 K, 0 ER
Cop: Grudzielanek 3 R; Kotsay 2-4
Series tied 1-1 |
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H |
E |
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| San Francisco |
6 |
8 |
3 |
Box |
| Brewster |
4 |
5 |
0 |
| WP - Chacin (1-0)
LP - Penny (0-1) HR - SF: Soriano (1);
Brew: Beltran (1)
SF: Soriano 2-6, 2 R, 2 RBI
Brew: Hafner 2-5
San Francisco leads 2-1 |
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H |
E |
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| Copenhagen |
2 |
10 |
3 |
Box |
| Leucadia |
6 |
11 |
1 |
| WP - Wells (1-0)
LP - C. Young (0-1) HR - Cop: M. Young
(1); Leu: Rollins (1), Lee (1)
Cop: M. Young 4-6, 3 RBI; Lo Duca 3-5
Leu: Damon 4 RBI; Lee 4 RBI; Wells 7.2 IP, 0 ER
Leucadia leads 2-1 |
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4 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| San Francisco |
5 |
8 |
1 |
Box |
| Brewster |
12 |
8 |
2 |
| WP - Kazmir (1-0)
LP - Greinke (0-1) HR - SF: Overbay (1);
Brew: Tejada (2), Griffey (2), Varitek (1)
SF: Gonzalez 2-4, 2 2B; Sweeney 2-3, 2 R
Brew: Tejada 3 RBI; Varitek 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3
BB
Series tied 2-2 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Copenhagen |
3 |
9 |
2 |
Box |
| Leucadia |
2 |
9 |
0 |
| WP - Benson (1-0)
LP - Washburn (0-1) HR - Cop: Wright (1);
Leu: Rollins (2), Damon (1)
Cop: M.Young 3-6; Wright 3-4; Lo Duca 3 RBI;
Benson 8 IP, 0 ER
Leu: Rollins 2-4; Damon 3-5, 2 R; Rodriguez 2-4,
2 R
Series tied 2-2 |
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| Extra Innings |
R |
H |
E |
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| San Francisco |
4 |
10 |
0 |
Box |
| Brewster |
5 |
8 |
2 |
| WP - Harang (1-0)
LP - Lowry (0-1) HR - SF: Counsell (1)
SF: Bay 2 RBI; Counsell 2 R
Brew: Guillen 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI; Harang 8.1 IP, 2
ER
Brewster leads 3-2 |
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H |
E |
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| Copenhagen |
0 |
8 |
0 |
Box |
| Leucadia |
4 |
8 |
0 |
| WP - Weaver (1-0)
LP - Cop BP (1-2) HR - M.Young (2), Giambi
(2); Leu: Diaz
Cop: M.Young 2 R, 3 BB; Lo Duca 2 RBI; Pineiro
7.2 IP, 1 ER
Leu: Rollins 3-4, 2 2B; Hillenbrand 3-4, 2 R, 2
2B; Weaver 9 IP, 9 K, 0 ER
Leucadia leads 3-2 |
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H |
E |
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| Brewster |
9 |
9 |
1 |
Box |
| San Francisco |
3 |
9 |
0 |
| WP - Zambrano (1-1)
LP - Mulder (1-1) HR - Brew: Polanco (1),
Beltre (2); SF: Abreu (1)
Brew: Polanco 5 RBI; Beltre 2 RBI; Zambrano 8
IP, 0 ER
SF: Abreu 3-5, 3 R, 3 RBI; Posada 2 R
Brewster wins 4-2 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Leucadia |
3 |
13 |
0 |
Box |
| Copenhagen |
4 |
13 |
1 |
| WP - Garcia (1-0)
LP - Leu BP (0-2) HR - none
Leu: Rollins 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R; Chavez 3-5, 2 RBI;
Garland 7.1 IP, 1 ER
Cop: Kotsay 3-4, 2 R; M.Young 4-6; Garcia 7 IP,
8 K, 1 ER
Series tied 3-3 |
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R |
H |
E |
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| Leucadia |
3 |
6 |
2 |
Box |
| Copenhagen |
10 |
15 |
2 |
| WP - Seo (1-0)
LP - Clement (1-1) HR - Leu: Phillips (1);
Cop: Giambi 2 (4), Wright (2)
Leu: Phillips 2 RBI
Cop: Kotsay 3-5; Giambi 3-4; Lo Duca 3-4;
Seo 7.1 IP, 0 ER
Copenhagen wins 4-3 |
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