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          The 2013 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Hank Aaron Federation
          The Benchwarmer Bash begins with 
		  Federation Championships.  The 37 
          leagues are divided into 8 Federations (see the breakdown on the
          Leagues page).  We've 
		  got a mix of 
          Federations with four leagues and some with five - the league champion 
		  teams automatically advance to the Federation Championships, and we 
		  add enough wild cards to make a field of eight teams. 
            
          Teams are seeded based on their federation 
		  power index.  
		  However, in matchups between wild cards and league champs, the league 
		  champion will have home field advantage. 
            
          Seeding - Federation Championship: 
          
				  - Wild Card: Las Vegas, Shadowball - Power Index: 1 -- Jim 
				  Sowerby
 
				  - Wild Card: Go Richmond, Bronx Bombers - Power Index: 2 -- 
				  Jesse Roche
 
				  - Wild Card: Giza, Fenway Fenatics - Power Index: 3 -- Kevin 
				  Connors
 
                  - Bronx Bombers Champion: Iowa - Power Index: 4 -- Tom Kohl
 
				  - Wild Card: Utopia: Fenway Fenatics - Power Index: 5 -- Tom 
				  Twomey
 
                  - Fenway Fenatics Champion: Hawaiian - Power Index: 15 -- 
				  Andrew Lehman
 
                  - Hall of Fame Champion: San Diego - Power Index: 21 -- Andy 
				  Deeble
 
                  - Shadowball Champion: Louisiana - Power Index: 25 -- 
				  Michael Lehman
 
                 
			  
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Past Aaron Federation Champions
2024: Chandeliers (Bronx Bombers) 
Sherman Wan 2023: Chicago (Anchorman) - Jason 
Kiernan 2022: Infinite (A League About Nothing) David Henning 2021: DJ Alyx (now 
New York Ice Cream, Bronx Bombers) Sherman 
Wan 2020: Infinite (A League About Nothing) David Henning 2019: New York (A League About 
Nothing) Robert Elias - Bash Runner Up 2018: Brick (now 
California, Anchorman) owned then by Tom Twomey 2017:  Centauri (Fenway Fenatics) David Henning 
2016:  St. Louis (Fenway Fenatics) Michael Quinn 
2015:  Chicago (Bronx Bombers) Michael Quinn 
2014:  Seattle (Hall of Fame) Scott Campbell & Leif Jonson 
2013:  Las Vegas (Shadowball) Jim Sowerby -
 Bash Runner Up 
2012:  Go Richmond (Bronx Bombers) owned then by Jesse Roche 
2011:  Norfolk Southern (now Norfolk, Shadowball) William Stingle 
2010:  Oaxaca (Hall of Fame) Sherman Wan 
2009:  Oklahoma (now 
Vice City, Hall of Fame) owned then by Phil Dang - Bash Runner Up
   			
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              Federation Quarterfinals: 
			  Jump to games  | 
             
            
              | Las Vegas  (88-62, Shadowball) vs.
			  Louisiana (83-67, Shadowball) | 
              Go Richmond  (102-48, Bronx Bombers) vs.
			  San Diego (84-66, Hall of Fame) | 
             
            
              | Giza  (104-46, Fenway Fenatics) vs.
			  Hawaiian (87-63, Fenway Fenatics) | 
              Utopia (94-56, Fenway Fenatics) vs.
			  Iowa (88-62, Bronx Bombers) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
              | Las Vegas  (88-62, Shadowball) vs.
			  Iowa (88-62, Bronx Bombers) | 
              Giza  (104-46, Fenway Fenatics) vs. Go Richmond  
			  (102-48, Bronx Bombers) | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
              |  Go Richmond  
			  (102-48, Bronx Bombers) vs. Las Vegas  (88-62, Shadowball) | 
              2013 Hank Aaron Federation Champion: Las 
			  Vegas Billionaires (Shadowball) -  Jim Sowerby | 
             
           
                    2013 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Hank Aaron Federation Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - LV BP (0-1) HR: Go: M.Trout (1), M.Cabrera (1); LV: R.Cano (1) Go Richmond leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 5 | 13 | 0 |  WP - LV BP (1-1)  LP - J.Kelly (0-1) HR: Go: M.Cabrera (2); LV: W.Rosario (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 6 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 4 | 7 | 0 |  WP - LV BP (2-1)  LP - H.Iwakuma (0-1) HR: LV: W.Venable (1); Go: M.Cabrera (3) Las Vegas leads 2-1 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 3 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 4 | 9 | 1 |  WP - J.Verlander (1-0)  LP - LV BP (2-2) HR: LV: P.Fielder (1); Go: M.Cabrera (4) Series tied 2-2 |   
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 7 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 3 | 10 | 2 |  WP - M.Moore (1-0)  LP - H.Santiago (0-1) HR: LV: W.Venable (2), P.Fielder (2) Las Vegas leads 3-2 |   
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 2 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - Go BP (0-1) HR: Go: M.Cabrera (5); LV: W.Venable (3) Las Vegas wins series 4-2 |   
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          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 1 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Iowa | 2 | 8 | 1 |  WP - Y.Darvish (1-0)  LP - LV BP (0-1) HR: IA: D.Span (1) Iowa leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Giza | 3 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 5 | 10 | 0 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - Giza BP (0-1) HR: Giza: H.Ramirez (1); Go: E.Hosmer (1), W.Middlebrooks (1), C.Santana (1) Go Richmond leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 3 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Masterson (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: none Iowa leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Giza | 3 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 4 | 6 | 0 |  WP - J.Kelly (1-0)  LP - J.Fernandez (0-1) HR: Go: M.Byrd (1) Go Richmond leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 9 | 12 | 0 |  WP - G.Cole (1-0)  LP - C.Sale (0-1) HR: IA: T.Hunter (1); LV: W.Venable (1), W.Rosario (1), E.Longoria (1) Iowa leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Giza | 6 | 13 | 0 |  WP - A.Sanchez (1-0)  LP - H.Iwakuma (0-1) HR: Go: M.Trout (1), M.Cabrera (1); Giza: H.Ramirez (2), M.Trout (1), W.Venable (1) Go Richmond leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Iowa | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 6 | 13 | 3 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - K.Lohse (0-1) HR: IA: A.McCutchen (1), P.Goldschmidt 2 (2); LV: A.McCutchen (1), F.Freeman (1) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 9 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Giza | 8 | 14 | 1 |  WP - Go BP (1-0)  LP - A.Cashner (0-1) HR: Go: M.Trout (2), M.Byrd (2), Y.Cespedes (1), C.Santana (2); Giza: A.McCutchen (1), M.Trout (2), P.Goldschmidt 2 (2), J.Mauer (1) Go Richmond leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Iowa | 2 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 3 | 7 | 0 |  WP - M.Moore (1-0)  LP - M.Garza (0-1) HR: none Las Vegas leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Giza | 7 | 14 | 1 |  WP - G.Cole (1-0)  LP - H.Santiago (0-1) HR: Go: Y.Puig (1), M.Cabrera (2); Giza: H.Ramirez (3), P.Alvarez (1) Go Richmond leads 3-2 |      | 
         
        
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           6  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 4 | 12 | 2 | Box  |  | Iowa | 3 | 13 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - Y.Darvish (1-1) HR: LV: E.Longoria (2); IA: A.Jones (1), C.Johnson (1) Las Vegas wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Giza | 1 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 5 | 12 | 0 |  WP - J.Fernandez (2-0)  LP - Giza BP (0-2) HR: Giza: T.Tulowitzki (1); Go: W.Middlebrooks (2), C.Santana (3), T.Tulowitzki (1) Go Richmond wins series 4-2 |      | 
         
        
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					Quarterfinals
        
          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal One | 
          Quarterfinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 2 | 5 | 0 | Box  |  | Louisiana | 5 | 16 | 0 |  WP - A.Griffin (1-0)  LP - LV BP (0-1) HR: LV: P.Fielder (1); Lou: T.Hunter (1), B.Moss (1) Louisiana leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | San Diego | 5 | 8 | 2 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - H.Ryu (0-1) HR: Go: Y.Puig (1), T.Tulowitzki (1); SD: M.Napoli 2 (2), T.Tulowitzki (1) Go Richmond leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 3 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Louisiana | 4 | 5 | 0 |  WP - C.Rusin (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: LV: J.Tabata (1); Lou: K.Seager (1) Louisiana leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Go Richmond | 6 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | San Diego | 1 | 5 | 2 |  WP - J.Kelly (1-0)  LP - A.Burnett (0-1) HR: Go: E.Hosmer (1), C.Santana (1); SD: A.Dunn (1) Go Richmond leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Louisiana | 3 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 4 | 8 | 1 |  WP - G.Cole (1-0)  LP - H.Kuroda (0-1) HR: LV: F.Freeman (1) Louisiana leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | San Diego | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 7 | 9 | 0 |  WP - H.Iwakuma (1-0)  LP - R.Nolasco (0-1) HR: SD: T.Tulowitzki (2), J.Maxwell (1); Go: Y.Puig (2), T.Tulowitzki (2) Go Richmond leads 3-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Louisiana | 4 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 5 | 9 | 2 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - Lou BP (0-1) HR: Lou: K.Seager (2); LV: R.Cano 2 (2), F.Freeman (2) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | San Diego | 1 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Go Richmond | 7 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Verlander (1-0)  LP - SD BP (0-1) HR: SD: A.Dunn (2); Go: Y.Puig (3), E.Hosmer (2), M.Cabrera (1) Go Richmond wins series 4-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Louisiana | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas | 1 | 13 | 0 |  WP - J.Shields (1-0)  LP - M.Moore (0-1) HR: LV: E.Longoria (1) Louisiana leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 7 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Louisiana | 1 | 4 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - A.Griffin (1-1) HR: LV: A.McCutchen 2 (2), F.Freeman (3), E.Longoria (2) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          
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           7  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Louisiana | 2 | 9 | 1 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-1)  LP - C.Rusin (1-1) HR: none Las Vegas wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
          
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          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal Three | 
          Quarterfinal Four | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Giza | 4 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Hawaiian | 2 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - S.Gray (0-1) HR: Giza: T.Tulowitzki (1) Giza leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Utopia | 2 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 0 |  WP - Y.Darvish (1-0)  LP - Utop BP (0-1) HR: Utop: J.Altuve (1), Y.Molina (1), B.Moss (1); IA: T.Hunter (1) Iowa leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Giza | 8 | 15 | 0 | Box  |  | Hawaiian | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - H.Kuroda (0-1) HR: Giza: H.Ramirez (1), P.Goldschmidt (1); Haw: A.Soriano (1), K.Seager (1), C.Santana (1) Giza leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Utopia | 2 | 6 | 1 | Box  |  | Iowa | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.Masterson (1-0)  LP - Utop BP (0-2) HR: IA: P.Goldschmidt (1) Iowa leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Hawaiian | 5 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Giza | 4 | 4 | 3 |  WP - Y.Darvish (1-0)  LP - A.Sanchez (0-1) HR: Haw: A.Soriano (2); Giza: T.Tulowitzki (2) Giza leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Utopia | 2 | 10 | 0 |  WP - C.Sale (1-0)  LP - B.Chen (0-1) HR: Utop: C.Carter (1), K.Calhoun (1) Iowa leads 3-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Hawaiian | 3 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Giza | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - A.Cashner (1-0)  LP - C.Morton (0-1) HR: Haw: K.Seager (2); Giza: P.Goldschmidt (2) Giza leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Iowa | 5 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Utopia | 2 | 6 | 2 |  WP - K.Lohse (1-0)  LP - C.Tillman (0-1) HR: IA: P.Goldschmidt (2); Utop: M.Cabrera (1) Iowa wins series 4-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Hawaiian | 9 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Giza | 4 | 10 | 1 |  WP - I.Nova (1-0)  LP - G.Cole (0-1) HR: Haw: S.Gennett 2 (2), A.Soriano 2 (4), N.Schierholtz (1); Giza: P.Alvarez (1) Giza leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Giza | 7 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Hawaiian | 2 | 6 | 1 |  WP - C.Kershaw (2-0)  LP - A.Griffin (0-1) HR: Giza: A.McCutchen 2 (2), H.Ramirez (2); Haw: K.Johnson (1) Giza wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
          
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