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          The 2010 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Rogers Hornsby Federation
          In 2009 we changed the annual Benchwarmer Bash to start off with 
          Federation Championships.  The 22 
          leagues are divided into 8 Federations (see the breakdown on the
          Leagues page).  Most 
          Federations currently have three leagues - Five teams advance to the Federation 
          Championships.  The league champions automatically qualify, plus 
          the two or three non-championship teams with the highest
          power index values 
          within the federation. 
            
          The first round is a play-in between the two lowest-ranked wild 
          card teams.  The winner advances to the federation semifinals.  
          Teams are seeded based on their federation power index.  However, 
          wild card teams are seeded at the bottom in all rounds. 
            
          Seeding - Federation Championship: 
          
                  - Blue and Gray Champion: Detroit - Power Index: 1
 
                  - Bleed Dodger Blue Champion: Minneapolis- Power Index: 8
 
                  - Batman Champion: Diamond - Power Index: 9
 
                  - Wild Card: Brinkley (Batman) - Power Index: 2
 
                  - Wild Card: Aksarben (Bleed Dodger Blue) - Power Index: 3
 
                 
			  
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                    | Past Federation Champions: | 
                   
                  
                    | 2009: Fort Snelling (Blue and Gray) | 
                   
                   
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              | Federation 
              Wild Card Play-in Round: Aksarben (86-64, 
              Bleed Dodger Blue) vs. Brinkley (93-57, Batman) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
              |  Brinkley (93-57, Batman) vs. Detroit (85-65, Blue 
              and Gray) | 
              Diamond (89-61, Batman) vs. 
              Minneapolis (92-58, Bleed Dodger Blue) | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
              |  Brinkley (93-57, Batman) vs. Diamond (89-61, 
              Batman) | 
              2010 Rogers Hornsby Federation Champion: 
              Diamond Rats (Batman) - Michael Himich | 
             
           
                    2010 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Rogers Hornsby Federation 
          Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brinkley | 8 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Diamond | 9 | 8 | 3 |  WP - Dia BP (1-0)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-1) HR: Brin: D.Uggla 2 (2), N.Cruz (1); Dia: J.Reyes (1), M.Cabrera (1), R.Cano (1) Diamond leads 1-0 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Brinkley | 2 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Diamond | 3 | 4 | 1 |  WP - T.Cahill (1-0)  LP - G.Gonzalez (0-1) HR: Brin: J.Kubel (1), A.Rodriguez (1) Diamond leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Diamond | 6 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 8 | 13 | 0 |  WP - Brin BP (1-0)  LP - R.Nolasco (0-1) HR: Dia: S.Rolen (1); Brin: A.Torres (1), M.Teixeira (1) Diamond leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Diamond | 6 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 0 | 4 | 1 |  WP - S.Baker (1-0)  LP - Brin BP (1-1) HR: Dia: A.Ramirez (1), M.Cabrera (2), A.LaRoche (1) Diamond leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Diamond | 5 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 4 | 6 | 0 |  WP - Dia BP (2-0)  LP - L.French (0-1) HR: Dia: A.LaRoche (2), C.Hart (1) Diamond wins series 4-1 |   
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          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brinkley | 2 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Detroit | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Hamels (1-0)  LP - Brin BP (0-1) HR: Brin: M.Teixeira (1); Det: A.Gonzalez (1), P.Konerko (1), A.Beltre (1) Detroit leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Diamond | 7 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Minneapolis | 3 | 9 | 1 |  WP - C.Hamels (1-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-1) HR: Dia: C.Hart (1), A.Soriano (1); Min: Y.Betancourt (1) Diamond leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brinkley | 4 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Detroit | 2 | 11 | 2 |  WP - G.Gonzalez (1-0)  LP - B.Myers (0-1) HR: none Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Diamond | 5 | 12 | 2 | Box  |  | Minneapolis | 4 | 10 | 0 |  WP - T.Cahill (1-0)  LP - J.Cueto (0-1) HR: Min: T.Tulowitzki (1), P.Burrell (1) Diamond leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Detroit | 2 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 9 | 13 | 1 |  WP - T.Hanson (1-0)  LP - I.Kennedy (0-1) HR: Det: P.Konerko (2); Brin: A.Torres (1), A.Rodriguez (1), C.Johnson (1) Brinkley leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Minneapolis | 8 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Diamond | 7 | 13 | 1 |  WP - Min BP (1-0)  LP - R.Nolasco (0-1) HR: Min: T.Tulowitzki (2), P.Burrell (2) Diamond leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Detroit | 4 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 7 | 13 | 0 |  WP - G.Floyd (1-0)  LP - Det BP (0-1) HR: Brin: M.Teixeira (2), J.Nix (1), M.Morse (1) Brinkley leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Minneapolis | 1 | 3 | 0 | Box  |  | Diamond | 6 | 12 | 0 |  WP - S.Baker (1-0)  LP - J.Hellickson (0-1) HR: Dia: R.Cano (1) Diamond leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Detroit | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - S.Marcum (1-0)  LP - V.Mazzaro (0-1) HR: Det: I.Kinsler (1); Brin: M.Tejada (1) Brinkley leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Minneapolis | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Diamond | 6 | 9 | 0 |  WP - Dia BP (1-0)  LP - Min BP (1-1) HR: Min: D.Wright (1); Dia: C.Hart 2 (3), A.Soriano (1) Diamond wins series 4-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brinkley | 5 | 11 | 2 | Box  |  | Detroit | 2 | 6 | 0 |  WP - A.Wainwright (1-0)  LP - Det BP (0-2) HR: Brin: A.Torres (1), M.Teixeira 2 (4), D.Uggla (1) Brinkley wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
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          Wild Card Play-in Round | 
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 5 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 6 | 12 | 0 |  WP - A.Wainwright (1-0)  LP - M.Cain (0-1) HR: Brin: A.Torres (1) Brinkley leads 1-0 |      | 
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Aksarben | 2 | 3 | 2 | Box  |  | Brinkley | 5 | 8 | 0 |  WP - G.Gonzalez (1-0)  LP - Aks BP (0-1) HR: Brin: M.Teixeira (1), M.Tejada (1) Brinkley leads 2-0 |      | 
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brinkley | 5 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - T.Hanson (1-0)  LP - C.Hamels (0-1) HR: Brin: D.Uggla (1); Aks: D.Uggla (1) Brinkley leads 3-0 |      | 
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brinkley | 8 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Aksarben | 1 | 9 | 2 |  WP - G.Floyd (1-0)  LP - J.Lester (0-1) HR: Brin: C.Johnson (1), N.Cruz (1) Brinkley wins series 4-0 |      | 
          
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