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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 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

1

  R H E  
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

2

  R H E  
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

3

  R H E
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

4

  R H E  
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

5

  R H E  
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

6

  R H E  
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

1

  R H E  
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

  R H E  
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

2

  R H E  
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

  R H E  
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

3

  R H E  
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

  R H E  
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

4

  R H E  
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

Extra Innings R H E  
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

5

Extra Innings R H E  
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

  R H E  
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

6

  R H E  
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

Extra Innings R H E  
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

7

 
  R H E  
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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