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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 2008 Entrants (in order of seeding):

  • Seattle (88-62) - After winning the division last year, fell just 3 games short of a repeat.
  • Springfield (87-63) - Neck and neck with South Beach all year - lost by one game.
  • Las Vegas (82-68) - 4th second-place finish; Gore Cup champ in 2003.
  • New Orleans (71-79) - Improved from last year's 4th-place; highest finish for the franchise since 2001.

 

Semifinals - New Orleans vs. Seattle; Las Vegas vs. Springfield

 

Finals - New Orleans vs. Springfield - New Orleans won the season series 4-2

2008 Gore Cup Winner - Springfield in 6 Games

 

Playoffs main page

Finals

Game New Orleans vs. Springfield

1

 RHE 
New Orleans690

Box

Springfield370
WP - T.Hudson (1-0) LP - J.Sowers (0-1)
HR: NO: C.Guillen (1); Spr: V.Guerrero (1), E.Longoria (1)
New Orleans leads 1-0
 

2

Extra InningsRHE 
New Orleans3111

Box

Springfield430
WP - Spr BP (1-0) LP - B.Sheets (0-1)
HR: NO: A.Ethier (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Springfield5102

Box

New Orleans353
WP - J.Duchscherer (1-0) LP - J.Vazquez (0-1)
HR: Spr: S.Victorino (1); NO: B.Crosby (1)
Springfield leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Springfield4130

Box

New Orleans3121
WP - E.Volquez (1-0) LP - A.Burnett (0-1)
HR: Spr: V.Guerrero (1); NO: J.Hermida (1), A.Gonzalez (1)
Springfield leads 3-1
 

5

 RHE 
Springfield5121

Box

New Orleans7120
WP - Z.Greinke (1-0) LP - J.Maine (0-1)
HR: none
Springfield leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
New Orleans3111

Box

Springfield990
WP - J.Sowers (1-1) LP - T.Hudson (1-1)
HR: NO: J.Hermida (2); Spr: A.Pierzynski (1), C.Delgado (1), T.Hunter 2 (2)
Springfield wins series 4-2
 

7

 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
New Orleans7121

Box

Seattle6190
WP - Hudson (1-0) LP - Sea BP (0-1)
HR: NO: Harris (1); Sea: LaRoche (1), Sanchez (1)
New Orleans leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Las Vegas5100

Box

Springfield2100
WP - Buehrle (1-0) LP - Sowers (0-1)
HR: none
Las Vegas leads 1-0
 

2

Extra InningsRHE 
New Orleans470

Box

Seattle3100
WP - B.Sheets (1-0) LP - Sea BP (0-2)
HR: NO: Hermida 2 (2), Gonzaez (1); Sea: Granderson (1), LaRoche (1)
New Orleans leads 2-0
 
 RHE 
Las Vegas551

Box

Springfield6142
WP - B.Bannister (1-0) LP - C.Sabathia (0-1)
HR: LV: Rios 2 (2), Braun (1); Spr: Ramirez (1), Hunter 2 (2)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Seattle582

Box

New Orleans672
WP - NO BP (1-0) LP - J.Jurrjens (0-1)
HR: NO: A.Gonzalez (1), B.Crosby (1)
New Orleans leads 3-0
 
Extra InningsRHE 
Springfield280

Box

Las Vegas3110
WP - J.Beckett (1-0) LP - Spr BP (0-1)
HR: Spr: J.Peralta (1); LV: R.Braun (2)
Las Vegas leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Seattle282

Box

New Orleans3121
WP - A.Burnett (1-0) LP - D.Haren (0-1)
HR: NO: D.Navarro (1), A.Gonzalez (2)
New Orleans wins series 4-0
 
 RHE 
Springfield13133

Box

Las Vegas462
WP - Spr BP (1-1) LP - J.Guthrie (0-1)
HR: Spr: A.Ramirez (2), C.Delgado (1), E.Longoria 3 (3)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 
 RHE 
Springfield6121

Box

Las Vegas592
WP - Spr BP (2-1) LP - LV BP (0-1)
HR: Spr: C.Delgado 2 (3); LV: R.Braun (3)
Springfield leads 3-2
 

6

 
 RHE 
Las Vegas5130

Box

Springfield6100
WP - Spr BP (3-1) LP - M.Buehrle (1-1)
HR: LV: C.Blake (1)
Springfield wins series 4-2
 

7

   
     

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
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