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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):

  • Santa Ana (85-66) - After losing the division tiebreaker, can they rebound for a Gore Cup win (runner up last year).
  • Orange (74-76) - Improved one place and 17 wins from 2007
  • Forest City (70-80) - Maybe never had a chance against St. Cloud?  Here's a chance at some redemption.
  • Beachwood (66-84) - New owner improved from last season's 100-loss record.

 

Semifinals - Beachwood vs. Santa Ana; Forest City vs. Orange

 

Finals - Orange vs. Santa Ana - Orange won the season series 4-2.

2008 Gore Cup Winner - Santa Ana in 7 Games

 

Playoffs main page

Finals

Game Orange vs. Santa Ana

1

 RHE 
Orange1102

Box

Santa Ana11100
WP - J.Peavy (1-0) LP - J.Washburn (0-1)
HR: Org: M.Byrd (1), Y.Betancourt (1); SA: D.Pedroia (1)
Santa Ana leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Orange480

Box

Santa Ana670
WP - C.Zambrano (1-0) LP - J.Verlander (0-1)
HR: SA: J.Bay (1), A.Ramirez (1)
Santa Ana leads 2-0
 

3

 RHE 
Santa Ana580

Box

Orange6110
WP - Org BP (1-0) LP - S.Baker (0-1)
HR: SA: C.Coste (1)
Santa Ana leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Santa Ana5122

Box

Orange6100
WP - I.Snell (1-0) LP - J.Blanton (0-1)
HR: SA: A.Dunn (1), C.Jackson (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Santa Ana4111

Box

Orange242
WP - R.Wolf (1-0) LP - K.Lohse (0-1)
HR: none
Santa Ana leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Orange791

Box

Santa Ana4110
WP - B.Colon (1-0) LP - J.Peavy (1-1)
HR: Org: M.Thames (1), G.Soto (1)
Series tied 3-3
 

7

 RHE 
Orange3110

Box

Santa Ana6130
WP - C.Zambrano (2-0) LP - Org BP (1-1)
HR: Org: M.Bradley (1), R.Cano (1); SA: D.Pedroia (2), M.DeRosa (1), C.Coste (2)
Santa Ana wins series 4-3
 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
Beachwood283

Box

Santa Ana8160
WP - Peavy (1-0) LP - Bea BP (0-1)
HR: SA: Pedroia (1)
Santa Ana leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
Forest City6102

Box

Orange9142
WP - Washburn (1-0) LP - Hernandez (0-1)
HR: FC: Braun (1); Or: Soto (1)
Orange leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Beachwood582

Box

Santa Ana9171
WP - SA BP (1-0) LP - Bch BP (0-2)
HR: SA: Guzman (1)
Santa Ana leads 2-0
 
 RHE 
Forest City452

Box

Orange5120
WP - Org BP (1-0) LP - R.Dempster (0-1)
HR: FC: Braun (2); Or: Ramirez (1)
Orange leads 2-0
 

3

 RHE 
Santa Ana4100

Box

Beachwood562
WP - J.Chamberlain (1-0) LP - S.Baker (0-1)
HR: SA: O.Infante (1); Bch: K.Matsui (1)
Santa Ana leads 2-1
 
 RHE 
Orange442

Box

Forest City7130
WP - FC BP (1-0) LP - J.Weaver (0-1)
HR: Org: C.Lee (1)
Orange leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Santa Ana8111

Box

Beachwood793
WP - SA BP (2-0) LP - H.Kuroda (0-1)
HR: SA: C.Jackson (1)
Santa Ana leads 3-1
 
 RHE 
Orange371

Box

Forest City10100
WP - N.Blackburn (1-0) LP - I.Snell (0-1)
HR: Org: A.Ramirez (2), M.Thames (1); FC: R.Braun (3)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Santa Ana4140

Box

Beachwood7124
WP - J.Litsch (1-0) LP - R.Wolf (0-1)
HR: SA: M.DeRosa (1); Bch: A.Soriano (1), K.Matsui (2), D.Wright (1)
Santa Ana leads 3-2
 
 RHE 
Orange8111

Box

Forest City5100
WP - Org BP (2-0) LP - J.Francis (0-1)
HR: Org: C.Lee (2), M.Thames (2); FC: J.Thome (1)
Orange leads 3-2
 

6

Extra InningsRHE 
Beachwood6103

Box

Santa Ana781
WP - SA BP (3-0) LP - M.Buehrle (0-1)
HR: none
Santa Ana wins series 4-2
 
 RHE 
Forest City141

Box

Orange690
WP - J.Washburn (2-0) LP - F.Hernandez (0-2)
HR: FC: J.Thome (2); Org: A.Ramirez (3), C.Beltran 2 (2), M.Thames (2)
Orange wins series 4-2
 

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