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          2008 Benchwarmer Championships
          Season one is in the books for the Redbirds League and now we're on 
          to the playoff rounds to crown the first champion.  Brooklyn, 
          Hanso, Prairie, and Alpha Centauri vie for a place in Redbirds 
          history. 
            
          Musial Conference: Hanso (82-68) vs. Brooklyn (101-49) 
          On the surface, it appears that Brooklyn is the heavy favorite to 
          win the first Musial Conference title.  That may be so, but it is 
          common in BWB that the top team stumbles before winning it all.  
          Brooklyn was neck and neck with Manalapan for a while before pulling 
          out to 101 wins.  Hanso had a bit of a closer race in the Smith 
          Division. 
            
          Season series: Brooklyn won 8 games to 4 
          League Power Index Rankings: Brooklyn: 1  Hanso: 
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          Brooklyn Wins in 6 Games 
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           Gibson Conference: Alpha Centauri (83-67) vs. Prairie (84-66) 
          Both of these races were very close, and this series appears to be 
          a close matchup also.  Prairie won the Dean Division by 3 games, 
          while Alpha Centauri came right down to the wire and finished only 1 
          game ahead of Middle Age in the Slaughter.  During the season, 
          the two teams were pretty close in their head-to-head matchups. 
            
          Season series: Prairie won 7 games to 5 
          League Power Index Rankings: Prairie: 2  Alpha 
          Centauri: 6 
            
          Alpha Centauri Wins in 5 Games 
            
           
          BWB CHAMPIONSHIP : Alpha Centauri vs. Brooklyn 
          Alpha Centauri barely got into the playoffs, and now they're just 
          one step away from the league's first championship.  But standing 
          in their way is the league's top team - Brooklyn.  Alpha Centauri 
          cannot qualify for the Benchwarmer Bash as a wild card - they must 
          win.  But Brooklyn is in regardless of the results here. 
            
          Season series: Brooklyn won 4 games to 2 
            
          Brooklyn Wins in 5 Games 
            
          Playoffs main page 
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                    Redbirds Benchwarmer Baseball Championship
                    
                      
      
        
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          Musial Conference Champion vs. 
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alpha Centauri | 3 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Brooklyn | 6 | 6 | 1 |  WP - D.Lowe (1-0)  LP - E.Volquez (0-1) HR: AC: J.Bruce (1), J.Hardy (1); Brk: R.Howard (1), D.Uggla (1) Brooklyn leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alpha Centauri | 3 | 8 | 3 | Box  |  | Brooklyn | 7 | 8 | 0 |  WP - R.Harden (1-0)  LP - R.Oswalt (0-1) HR: AC: J.Bruce (2); Brk: A.Soriano (1), R.Ludwick (1), J.Thome (1), M.Reynolds (1) Brooklyn leads 2-0 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Brooklyn | 3 | 6 | 1 | Box  |  | Alpha Centauri | 4 | 12 | 0 |  WP - W.Rodriguez (1-0)  LP - Brk BP (0-1) HR: Brk: R.Howard 2 (3); AC: J.Bruce (3), P.Konerko (1), J.Hardy (2) Brooklyn leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brooklyn | 5 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Alpha Centauri | 3 | 7 | 0 |  WP - K.Slowey (1-0)  LP - M.Garza (0-1) HR: Brk: R.Ludwick (2), R.Howard (4); AC: J.Bruce (4), M.Holliday (1) Brooklyn leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brooklyn | 7 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Alpha Centauri | 1 | 7 | 1 |  WP - J.Jurrjens (1-0)  LP - I.Snell (0-1) HR: Brk: M.Reynolds (2); AC: A.Ramirez (1) Brooklyn wins series 4-1 |   
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                    Conference Championships
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Musial Conference | 
          Gibson Conference | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Hanso | 7 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Brooklyn | 6 | 7 | 2 |  WP - Haren (1-0)  LP - Lowe (0-1) HR: Han: Pena (1); Brk: McLouth (1), Beltran (1), Howard (1), McCann (1) Hanso leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alpha Centauri | 8 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Prairie | 4 | 6 | 0 |  WP - Volquez (1-0)  LP - Pr BP (0-1) HR: AC: Holliday (1), Ramirez (1), Ianetta (1), Hardy 2 (2); Pr: Peralta (1) Alpha Centauri leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Hanso | 6 | 13 | 1 | Box  |  | Brooklyn | 7 | 11 | 1 |  WP - Brk BP (1-0)  LP - Han BP (0-1) HR: Han: Mora (1); Brk: Beltran (2), Ludwick (1), Thome (1) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alpha Centauri | 2 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Prairie | 4 | 10 | 1 |  WP - J.Blanton (1-0)  LP - AC BP (0-1) HR: AC: Holliday (2), Hardy (1); Pr: Edmonds 2 (2) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Brooklyn | 4 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Hanso | 5 | 14 | 2 |  WP - M.Buehrle (1-0)  LP - Brk BP (1-1) HR: Han: M.Mora (2) Hanso leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Prairie | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Alpha Centauri | 4 | 10 | 1 |  WP - W.Rodriguez (1-0)  LP - H.Kuroda (0-1) HR: Pra: A.Ramirez (1) Alpha Centauri leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brooklyn | 7 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Hanso | 5 | 10 | 3 |  WP - Brk BP (2-1)  LP - Han BP (0-2) HR: Brk: A.Soriano 3 (3), D.Uggla (1); Han: A.Dunn (1), C.Snyder (1) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Prairie | 2 | 6 | 1 | Box  |  | Alpha Centauri | 5 | 8 | 0 |  WP - M.Garza (1-0)  LP - M.Hampton (0-1) HR: AC: P.Konerko (1) Alpha Centauri leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brooklyn | 9 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Hanso | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Jurrjens (1-0)  LP - A.Pettitte (0-1) HR: Brk: A.Soriano (4) Brooklyn leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Prairie | 5 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Alpha Centauri | 6 | 10 | 0 |  WP - AC BP (1-1)  LP - V.Padilla (0-1) HR: Pra: A.Ramirez (2); AC: C.Iannetta (2), J.Hardy (3) Alpha Centauri wins series 4-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Hanso | 3 | 12 | 2 | Box  |  | Brooklyn | 7 | 11 | 1 |  WP - D.Lowe (1-1)  LP - D.Haren (1-1) HR: Han: A.Rios (1), A.Dunn (2), A.Ethier (1); Brk: C.Beltran (3), M.Reynolds (1) Brooklyn wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
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