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          The 2012 Benchwarmer Bash
          Benchwarmer Baseball holds a final playoff 
          tournament each fall, taking all the league champions and - for now - 
          some wildcard teams and crowning a single champ for all of Benchwarmer 
          Baseball. 
            
          The format - as BWB continues to grow - will be in flux from season 
          to season.  Eventually, leagues will be part of "associations" 
          and "federations" and there will be champs at each level that advance 
          to the final bash. 
            
          In 2009 we made the move to 
          Federations.  Currently, there are 8 Federations in BWB - each 
          federation contains 4 leagues.  The 
          league champion teams will make each 
          Federation round - in 2012 there will be no wild cards. 
            
          The existence and number of wild cards will continue to fluctuate annually as the number of 
          leagues change. 
            
          Each Federation crowns a champ...then the 8 remaining teams will 
          play in a final bracket - seeded by 
		  Power Index (ranked over all BWB).  
          Confused?  You'll see how it plays out. 
            
          PRIZE - 
          The winner of the Benchwarmer Bash will earn two free seasons for 
          their winning team, in addition to the free season they may have won 
          if they were a league champion.  The Bash runner up will earn one 
          free season. 
            
          Last year's Bash 
            
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                    | Past BW Bash Champions: | 
                   
                  
                    | 2011: Crumpton (Murderers' Row) 
                    Jesse Roche | 
                   
                  
                    | 2010: Save the Dome (now Pecos, Experts) 
					owned then by Jacob 
                    Vass | 
                   
                  
                    | 2009: Aksarben (K Street) Don Kruse | 
                   
                  
                    | 2008: Trinidad (Longball) Leif 
                    Jonson | 
                   
                  
                    | 2007: Gashouse (Reality Bites) Rob 
					Behymer | 
                   
                  
                    | 2006: NJ (now Jersey City, Shadowball) 
					Tom Twomey | 
                   
                  
                    | 2005: Carlisle (now 
                    Mobtown's,  Beatleball) owned then by Mark Groninger | 
                   
                  
                    | 2004: Gorilla (now Savoy, Beatleball) 
					owned then by David Regan/Dana Moreau | 
                   
                 
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          2012 Entrants:
          
            
              | Aaron 
              Federation  Hall of Fame: Detroit (4) 
              Shadowball: Las Vegas (2) 
              Bronx Bombers: Go Richmond (1) 
              Fenway Fenatics: Utopia (5) 
                
              
              Aaron Federation 
              Results 
              2012 Hank Aaron Federation Champion: Go Richmond 
			  Spiders! (Bronx Bombers) -
              Jesse Roche 
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              Bench 
              Federation Chevy Chase: Bath County (19) 
              Perfect World: Ehime (12) 
              Beer: The (2) 
              Winners Circle: Crumpton (1) 
              
                
              Bench Federation 
              Results 
              2012 Johnny Bench Federation Champion: Crumpton Roches (Winners 
			  Circle) -
              Jesse Roche  | 
              Cobb 
              Federation Beatleball: Rome (8) 
              Firemen:  Venice Beach (18) 
			  Reality Bites: Sea Isle City (1) 
              The Kings of Queens: Detroit (5) 
                
              Cobb Federation 
              Results 
              2012 Ty Cobb Federation Champion: Sea Isle City 
			  Sandsharks (Reality Bites) -
              Robert Elias 
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              DiMaggio 
              Federation Four Star: NYC2ATL (7) 
              Redbirds: Montara (10) 
              Three of a Kind: Wyalusing (2) 
              Federal:  Devil's Den (5) 
                
              
              DiMaggio 
              Federation Results 
              2012 Joe DiMaggio Federation Champion: Wyalusing Whiffers (Three 
			  of a Kind) -
              Jay Snyder  | 
             
            
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              Eckersley Federation 
              Longball: Trinidad (9) 
              Blame Canada: Cro-Town (5) 
              Golden Throat: Newport News (1) 
              Experts: St. Louis (11) 
                
              Eckersley 
              Federation Results 
              2012 Dennis Eckersley Federation Champion: Cro-Town 
			  Crushers (Blame Canada) -
              Craig Bennett 
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                Foxx 
                Federation Triple Crown: Oakdale (12) 
                Deuces Wild: Bemidji (16) 
                Murderers' Row: Guttenberg (3) 
                Phightin' Phils: SGV (11) 
                
                  
                Foxx Federation 
                Results 
                2012 Jimmie Foxx Federation Champion: Oakdale Barrons (Triple 
				Crown) -
              E.J. Camburn  | 
                Gehrig 
                Federation K Street: New Jersey (6) 
                Commissioners: Detroit (1) 
                They Might be Giants:  Detroit (5) 
                Minnie & Paul: Minneapolis (13) 
                  
                Gehrig 
                Federation Results 
                2012 Lou Gehrig Federation Champion: Detroit Pizza 
				Pizzas (Commissioners) -
              Mike Prohaska 
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                Hornsby 
                Federation Blue and Gray: Fort Snelling (43) 
                Bleed Dodger Blue: Wisconsin (9) 
                Batman: Brinkley (10) 
                Superman:  Hollywood (25) 
                  
                Hornsby 
                Federation Results 
                2012 Rogers Hornsby Federation Champion: Wisconsin 
				Dawgs (Bleed Dodger Blue) -
              Greg Flees 
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              Number in parentheses represents Federation Power Index ranking. 
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                        Benchwarmer Bash - Quarterfinals | 
                        
              2012 Benchwarmer 
              Bash Bracket | 
                       
                      
                        | Semifinals:  
			  Cro-Town 
              		  (96-54, Blame Canada) vs. Crumpton 
              (96-54, Winners Circle) 
                         
			  Wisconsin 
              		  (90-60, Bleed Dodger Blue) vs. 
			  Sea Isle City 
              (92-58, Reality Bites)  | 
                        
                        Benchwarmer Bash 
                        Finals  
			  Wisconsin 
              		    (90-60, Bleed Dodger Blue - owner Greg Flees) vs. Crumpton 
              (96-54, Winners Circle - owner Jesse Roche)  | 
                       
                     
                    2012 Benchwarmer Bash Championship
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Benchwarmer Bash Championship Series 
          - Wisconsin vs. Crumpton | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 11 | 17 | 2 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - Wis BP (0-1) HR: Crum: C.Crisp (1), A.Beltre 3 (3) Crumpton leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 3 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Weaver (1-0)  LP - C.Hamels (0-1) HR: Wis: A.Ramirez (1), Y.Molina (1); Crum: N.Swisher (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 2 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Wisconsin | 5 | 4 | 0 |  WP - A.Wainwright (1-0)  LP - H.Iwakuma (0-1) HR: Crum: R.Ludwick (1); Wis: R.Zimmerman (1), P.Fielder (1), A.Cabrera (1) Wisconsin leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 5 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Wisconsin | 6 | 8 | 0 |  WP - Wis BP (1-1)  LP - J.Zimmermann (0-1) HR: Crum: J.Upton (1), A.Beltre (4); Wis: J.Upton (1) Wisconsin leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1 |  WP - K.Kendrick (1-0)  LP - B.Morrow (0-1) HR: Crum: A.Beltre (5); Wis: R.Zimmerman (2) Wisconsin leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Wisconsin | 2 | 4 | 1 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 6 | 10 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (2-0)  LP - Wis BP (1-2) HR: Wis: A.Ramirez (2); Crum: C.Crisp (2), A.Pujols (1) Series tied 3-3 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Wisconsin | 4 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 6 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Hamels (1-1)  LP - J.Weaver (1-1) HR: Wis: A.Hill (1), P.Fielder (2); Crum: A.Beltre (6), C.Utley (1) Crumpton wins series 4-3 |   
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                    2012 Benchwarmer Bash Semifinals
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Cro-Town | 3 | 13 | 1 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 5 | 19 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - Cro BP (0-1) HR: Cro: E.Aybar (1), M.Reynolds (1); Crum: A.Pujols (1), M.Montero (1) Crumpton leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Wisconsin | 2 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Sea Isle City | 1 | 7 | 0 |  WP - Y.Gallardo (1-0)  LP - SIC BP (0-1) HR: Wis: Y.Molina (1); SIC: A.Pujols (1) Wisconsin leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Cro-Town | 5 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 4 | 12 | 1 |  WP - C.Sabathia (1-0)  LP - C.Hamels (0-1) HR: Cro: C.Utley (1), M.Reynolds (2); Crum: B.Zobrist (1), C.Utley (1) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Wisconsin | 5 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Sea Isle City | 2 | 3 | 1 |  WP - J.Weaver (1-0)  LP - SIC BP (0-2) HR: Wis: R.Zimmerman (1) Wisconsin leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Cro-Town | 5 | 12 | 0 |  WP - Cro BP (1-1)  LP - H.Iwakuma (0-1) HR: Crum: A.Beltre (1), R.Ludwick (1); Cro: B.Butler (1) Cro-Town leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Sea Isle City | 2 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Wisconsin | 3 | 13 | 0 |  WP - A.Wainwright (1-0)  LP - SIC BP (0-3) HR: Wis: R.Zimmerman (2) Wisconsin leads 3-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 4 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Cro-Town | 3 | 10 | 0 |  WP - J.Zimmermann (1-0)  LP - Cro BP (1-2) HR: Cro: M.Reynolds (3) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Sea Isle City | 10 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 0 |  WP - J.Niese (1-0)  LP - Z.McAllister (0-1) HR: SIC: D.Pedroia (1), J.Heyward (1), A.Ramirez (1); Wis: R.Zimmerman (3), A.Ramirez (1), A.Soriano (1) Wisconsin leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 6 | 9 | 4 | Box  |  | Cro-Town | 5 | 15 | 4 |  WP - K.Kendrick (1-0)  LP - P.Hughes (0-1) HR: Cro: C.Gomez (1), D.Jeter (1) Crumpton leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Sea Isle City | 4 | 14 | 3 | Box  |  | Wisconsin | 7 | 11 | 1 |  WP - Wis BP (1-0)  LP - Y.Gallardo (0-1) HR: SIC: E.Encarnacion (1); Wis: A.Hill (1), A.Soriano (2) Wisconsin wins series 4-1 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Cro-Town | 3 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 4 | 12 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (2-0)  LP - Cro BP (1-3) HR: Cro: M.Saunders (1) Crumpton wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
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