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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):

  • Edgewater (84-66) - New ownership brought a 14-win improvement in 2008.
  • Mudville (82-68) - Division and conference winner last season.
  • Heartland (81-69) - New owner missed out on 1st place by 1 game - highest franchise finish ever.
  • Sydney (69-81) - Gore Cup champ in 2007.

 

Semifinals - Sydney vs. Edgewater; Heartland vs. Mudville

 

Finals - Heartland vs. Edgewater - Edgewater won the season series 4-2

2008 Gore Cup Winner - Edgewater in 6 Games

 

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Finals

Game Heartland vs. Edgewater

1

 RHE 
Heartland480

Box

Edgewater290
WP - C.Lee (1-0) LP - Edg BP (0-1)
HR: Hrt: R.Howard (1), T.Tulowitzki (1)
Heartland leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Heartland241

Box

Edgewater5161
WP - A.Pettitte (1-0) LP - Hrt BP (0-1)
HR: Edg: J.Hamilton (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Edgewater10130

Box

Heartland690
WP - C.Billingsley (1-0) LP - U.Jimenez (0-1)
HR: Edg: A.Rodriguez (1), P.Fielder (1); Hrt: J.Werth (1), R.Howard (2), X.Nady (1)
Edgewater leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Edgewater3100

Box

Heartland9122
WP - E.Jackson (1-0) LP - T.Wellemeyer (0-1)
HR: Edg: A.Rodriguez (2); Hrt: J.Hardy 2 (2), A.Beltre (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Edgewater7100

Box

Heartland3102
WP - K.Slowey (1-0) LP - G.Floyd (0-1)
HR: Edg: J.Hamilton (2), P.Fielder (2); Hrt: L.Milledge 2 (2)
Edgewater leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Heartland251

Box

Edgewater590
WP - T.Wakefield (1-0) LP - Hrt BP (0-2)
HR: Hrt: L.Milledge (3), R.Howard (3); Edg: A.Rodriguez (3), J.Hamilton (3), P.Fielder (3)
Edgewater wins series 4-2
 

7

 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

Extra InningsRHE 
Sydney7103

Box

Edgewater641
WP - Syd BP (1-0) LP - Slowey (0-1)
HR: Syd: Ludwick (1), Young (1); Edg: Fielder (1)
Sydney leads 1-0
 
Extra InningsRHE 
Heartland6140

Box

Mudville560
WP - Hrt BP (1-0) LP - Halladay (0-1)
HR: Hrt: Tulowitzki (1); Mud: Youkilis (1)
Heartland leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Sydney062

Box

Edgewater270
WP - A.Pettitte (1-0) LP - Syd BP (1-1)
HR: Syd: Ludwick (2); Edg: Beltran (1)
Series tied 1-1
 
 RHE 
Heartland481

Box

Mudville380
WP - P.Maholm (1-0) LP - S.Kazmir (0-1)
HR: Hrt: Howard (1); Mud: Utley (1)
Heartland leads 2-0
 

3

 RHE 
Edgewater7100

Box

Sydney391
WP - C.Billingsley (1-0) LP - C.Carpenter (0-1)
HR: Edg: C.Beltran (1); Syd: I.Rodriguez (1)
Edgewater leads 2-1
 
 RHE 
Mudville7131

Box

Heartland8100
WP - Hrt BP (2-0) LP - J.Guthrie (0-1)
HR: Mud: C.Dickerson (1)
Heartland leads 3-0
 

4

 RHE 
Edgewater7100

Box

Sydney5133
WP - T.Wellemeyer (1-0) LP - J.Johnson (0-1)
HR: Edg: C.Beltran (2), A.Rodriguez (1); Syd: R.Ludwick (3), R.Garko (1), N.Swisher (1)
Edgewater leads 3-1
 
 RHE 
Mudville6121

Box

Heartland4112
WP - J.Lackey (1-0) LP - Hrt BP (2-1)
HR: Mud: M.Kemp (1), B.Hawpe (1), K.Youkilis (2); Hrt: J.Hardy (1), X.Nady (1), T.Tulowitzki (2)
Heartland leads 3-1
 

5

 RHE 
Edgewater6111

Box

Sydney490
WP - B.Moehler (1-0) LP - J.Garland (0-1)
HR: Edg: P.Fielder 2 (3); Syd: S.Drew (1), I.Rodriguez (2), N.Swisher (2)
Edgewater wins series 4-1
 
 RHE 
Mudville13130

Box

Heartland7102
WP - Mud BP (1-0) LP - G.Floyd (0-1)
HR: Mud: M.Kemp (2), M.Teixeira (1), C.Utley (2), K.Youkilis 2 (3); Hrt: L.Milledge (1), X.Nady (2)
Heartland leads 3-2
 

6

 
 RHE 
Heartland590

Box

Mudville470
WP - C.Lee (1-0) LP - Mud BP (1-1)
HR: Hrt: X.Nady (3), A.Miles (1); Mud: K.Youkilis (4)
Heartland wins series 4-2
 

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