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The 2024 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, and in 2019, we moved to an Association level. Currently, there are 8 complete Federations in BWB - each Federation contains 4 Associations, and each Association has 2 leagues. Beginning in 2020, BWB expanded into additional Federations. Until those fill up, leagues may be placed randomly in the Bash amid other groupings. The league champion teams will make the Association round along with wild cards to fill out a field of 4 teams. Selection of wild cards will be based on the Power Index compared within that Association.

The existence and number of wild cards will continue to fluctuate annually as the number of leagues change.

Until the Koufax Federation gets enough teams to fill out the bracket for Association/Federation play in the Benchwarmer Bash, those leagues will be placed randomly in other Federations/Associations. That placement will be at random and will change each year.

For the purposes of the 2024 Benchwarmer Bash, these leagues will be put into other associations:

Great Lakes League - Hank Aaron Federation, Richie Ashburn Association
Game Night League - Johnny Bench Federation, Yogi Berra Association
Big Red Machine League - Lou Gehrig Federation, Lefty Grove Association
British Invasion League - Jimmie Foxx Federation, Bob Feller Association

4 Association champs move on within each Federation. Then, each Federation crowns a champ from those 4 teams...then the 8 remaining Federation champions 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

Benchwarmer Bash - Quarterfinals

2024 Benchwarmer Bash Bracket

Semifinals: Jump to Games

I've Seen Your Face Before, Home of the Brave (81-69) vs. Chandeliers, Bronx Bombers (89-61)

I've Seen Your Face Before My Friend vs. Chandeliers On The Hood
I've Seen Your Face Before wins series 4-2

Volkswagon, Beatleball (97-53) vs. NYC2ATL, Chevy Chase (93-57)

Volkswagon Hipsters vs. NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) Yankees
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) wins series 4-2

Benchwarmer Bash Finals Jump to Games

I've Seen Your Face Before, Home of the Brave (81-69) vs. NYC2ATL, Chevy Chase (93-57)
I've Seen Your Face Before My Friend vs. NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) Yankees
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) wins series 4-0

2024 Benchwarmer Bash Champion

NYC2ATL Yankees (Chevy Chase) - Ricardo Alexander

2024 Federation Champions

Hank Aaron Federation: Chandeliers On The Hood (Bronx Bombers) - Sherman Wan
Johnny Bench Federation: NYC2ATL Yankees (Chevy Chase) - Ricardo Alexander
Ty Cobb Federation: Volkswagon Hipsters (Beatleball) - Jason Kiernan
Joe DiMaggio Federation: Star City Novas (Marxball) - David Henning
Dennis Eckersley Federation: Runnin' Redbirds Circa late 80's (Born to Run) - Jason Kiernan
Jimmie Foxx Federation: NYC2ATL Blackbirds (Phightin' Phils) - Ricardo Alexander
Lou Gehrig Federation: I've Seen Your Face Before My Friend (Home of the Brave) - Sherman Wan
Rogers Hornsby Federation: Southeast Northern State Westerners (Bleed Dodger Blue) - Leif Jonson

Past BW Bash Champions

2023: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo Alexander
2022: Kingston (That's the Fact Jack) Ricardo Alexander
2021: Kingston (Marxball) Ricardo Alexander
2020: Stargell's Spectacular (Steel City) Jason Kiernan
2019: The (Beer) owned then by Jesse Roche
2018: Fiorello's (Marxball) Jason Kiernan
2017: The (Beer) owned then by Jesse Roche
2016: Crumpton (now Rich, Moneyball) owned then by Jesse Roche
2015: Towanda (Commissioners) owned then by Jay Snyder
2014: Crestone (Moneyball) owned then by Kevin Connors
2013: Backwoods (now Clearwater, Phightin' Phils) owned then by Kevin Connors
2012: Crumpton (now St. Paul, Winners Circle) owned then by Jesse Roche
2011: Crumpton (now Atlanta, Murderers' Row) owned then by Jesse Roche
2010: Save the Dome (now Fantasy, 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 Cleveland, Shadowball) owned then by Tom Twomey
2005: Carlisle (now Stu Sutcliffe, Beatleball) owned then by Mark Groninger
2004: Gorilla (now Abbey Road, Beatleball) owned then by David Regan/Dana Moreau

2024 Entrants:

Hank Aaron Federation

Grover Alexander Association

Hall of Fame: Las Vegas (5)
A League About Nothing: Overdried (3)
Wild Card: Canton, Hall of Fame (1)
Wild Card: NYC2ATL, A League About Nothing (2)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL Pee Wee Blackbirds (A League About Nothing) - Ricardo Alexander

Cap Anson Association

Shadowball: Norfolk (3)
Wes Anderson: Atlanta (5)
Wild Card: Tombstone, Shadowball (1)
Wild Card: Australia, Shadowball (2)
Association Champ: Norfolk Thoroughbreds (Shadowball) - William Stingle

Luis Aparicio Association

Bronx Bombers: Maris (1)
Fenway Fenatics: Skeleton (9)
Wild Card: Chandeliers, Bronx Bomers (2)
Wild Card: Louisville, Bronx Bombers (3)
Association Champ: Chandeliers On The Hood (Bronx Bombers) - Sherman Wan

Richie Ashburn Association

American Association: Throwback (6)
Anchorman: Huey Lewis (1)
Great Lakes: Eternal (20)
Wild Card: Area 51, American Association (2)
Association Champ: Eternal Underdogs (Great Lakes) - David Henning

Aaron Federation Results

Association Results

Johnny Bench Federation

Ernie Banks Association

Chevy Chase: NYC2ATL (1)
Perfect World: Suffolk (2)
Wild Card: Malta, Perfect World (3)
Wild Card: Long Island, Perfect World (4)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL Yankees (Chevy Chase) - Ricardo Alexander

Yogi Berra Association

Beer: Goose Island 312 (6)
Winners Circle: Dagobah (4)
Game Night: Atlanta (2)
Wild Card: Duff, Beer (1)
Association Champ: Goose Island 312 Chicago Microbrew (Beer) - Jason Kiernan

George Brett Association

Broadway: Hankie (6)
Silver Screen: Rick's Cafe (2)
Wild Card: Court, Silver Screen (1)
Wild Card: NYC2ATL, Broadway (3)
Association Champ: Hankie Wavers (Broadway) - Dave Matter

Lou Brock Association

White Elephant: KC (1)
Steel City: Atlanta (2)
Wild Card: Clean, Steel City (3)
Wild Card: Carnegie, Steel City (4)
Association Champ: Clean Sweep (Steel City) - Orphan with foster owner Robert Elias

Bench Federation Results
Association Results

Ty Cobb Federation

Roberto Clemente Association

Beatleball: Volkswagon (1)
Firemen: Kingston (5)
Wild Card: London, Beatleball (2)
Wild Card: Plastic Ono, Beatleball (3)
Association Champ: Volkswagon Hipsters (Beatleball) - Jason Kiernan

Eddie Collins Association

Reality Bites: Minneapolis (6)
The Kings of Queens: Heffernan's (4)
Wild Card: Sea Isle City, Reality Bites (1)
Wild Card: Astoria, The Kings of Queens (2)
Association Champ: Minneapolis Coonhounds (Reality Bites) - Jon Swanson

Steve Carlton Association

North Siders: The Blues Brothers (7)
South Siders: Machynlleth (1)
Wild Card: Wrigleyville, North Siders (2)
Wild Card: Delphi, South Siders (3)
Association Champ: Wrigleyville Bryzzo Souvenirs (North Siders) - Jason Kiernan

Roy Campanella Association

B Movie Actor: Don't Let (1)
Whiff: Peaches (5)
Wild Card: Cyborg, B Movie Actor (2)
Wild Card: Big Train Rides, Whiff (3)
Association Champ: Big Train Rides The Ryan Express (Whiff) - Jason Kiernan

Cobb Federation Results

Association Results

Joe DiMaggio Federation

Bill Dickey Association

Four Star: Exsgngui (2)
Redbirds: Big Arch (3)
Wild Card: Get A BRAIN!, Redbirds (1)
Wild Card: Kenobi's, Four Star (4)
Association Champ: Big Arch Over St Louis (Redbirds) - Jason Kiernan

Dizzy Dean Association

Three of a Kind: Southside (8)
Royal Flush: Bedrock (11)
Wild Card: Equilateral, Three of a Kind (1)
Wild Card: The Three, Three of a Kind (2)
Association Champ: The Three Amigos (Three of a Kind) - Leif Jonson

Don Drysdale Association

Tobacco Road: Durham (11)
Federal: Sheshequin (7)
Wild Card: Longyearbyen, Federal (1)
Wild Card: Kingston, Tobacco Road (2)
Association Champ: Sheshequin Shenanigans (Federal) - Dave Matter

Ed Delahanty Association

Motor City: Atlanta (2)
Marxball: Kingston (1)
Wild Card: Star City, Marxball (3)
Wild Card: Sanity Clause, Marxball (4)
Association Champ: Star City Novas (Marxball) - David Henning

DiMaggio Federation Results

Association Results

Dennis Eckersley Federation

Johnny Evers Association

Longball: Trinidad (11)
Blame Canada: Aurora (1)
Wild Card: McGwire and Sosa, Longball (2)
Wild Card: Kingman, Longball (3)
Association Champ: Aurora Borealis (Blame Canada) - Sherman Wan

Darrell Evans Association

Golden Throat: Vin's (1)
Experts: NYC (4)
Wild Card: Fantasy on Roids, Experts (2)
Wild Card: Stateroom, Experts (3)
Association Champ: Fantasy on Roids Men Injecting Men (Experts) - Christian Ingram

Buck Ewing Association

Scooby Doo: North DeLisle (3)
Birdland: Palmer, McNally, Cueller, Dobson (2)
Wild Card: Where, Scooby Doo (1)
Wild Card: J-town, Birdland (4)
Association Champ: J-town Roadrunners (Birdland) - Keith Rudy

Dwight Evans Association

Born to Run: Runnin' Redbirds (2)
Moneyball: Billy's (1)
Wild Card: Central City, Born to Run (3)
Wild Card: Random, Moneyball (4)
Association Champ: Runnin' Redbirds Circa late 80's (Born to Run) - Jason Kiernan

Eckersley Federation Results

Association Results

Jimmie Foxx Federation

Bob Feller Association

Triple Crown: Toronto (12)
Cleveland Rocks: Red (11)
British Invasion: Kingston (4)
Wild Card: Hobart, Triple Crown (1)
Association Champ: Toronto Maple Leifs (Triple Crown) - Leif Jonson

Whitey Ford Association

Deuces Wild: Las Vegas (13)
Murderers' Row: Chicago (2)
Wild Card: Double, Deuces Wild (1)
Wild Card: Walking Dead, Murderers' Row (3)
Association Champ: Walking Dead Pull Hitters (Murderers' Row) - Alonda Clifton

Frankie Frisch Association

ThirtyThirtySomething: Gant's Galloping (6)
Phightin' Phils: NYC2ATL (1)
Wild Card: The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, Phightin' Phils (2)
Wild Card: Neutron, ThirtyThirtySomething (3)
Association Champ: NYC2ATL Blackbirds (Phightin' Phils) - Ricardo Alexander

Rollie Fingers Association

Will Ferrell: Riemann (4)
Five Boroughs: Staten Island (1)
Wild Card: Oklahoma, Five Boroughs (2)
Wild Card: Daytona, Will Ferrell (3)
Association Champ: Staten Island Smashers (Five Boroughs) - Jason Kiernan

Foxx Federation Results

Association Results

Lou Gehrig Federation

Josh Gibson Association

K Street: Alvin (1)
Home of the Brave: I've Seen Your Face Before (2)
Wild Card: K Street, K Street (3)
Wild Card: Shawnee, Home of the Brave (4)
Association Champ: I've Seen Your Face Before My Friend (Home of the Brave) - Sherman Wan

Lefty Grove Association

Commissioners: Brooklyn (4)
They Might Be Giants: California (23)
Big Red Machine: Valley Forge (3)
Wild Card: Kenesaw, Commissioners (1)
Association Champ: Brooklyn Dodgers (Commissioners) - Jason Kiernan

Bob Gibson Association

Minnie & Paul: Riverdale (1)
Grand Slam: Grannies Salami (2)
Wild Card: Minoso &, Minnie & Paul (3)
Wild Card: Ultimate, Grand Slam (4)
Association Champ: Minoso & Waner (Minnie & Paul) - Jason Kiernan

Hank Greenberg Association

Geek Pride: Ai. Phi. Oh (7)
Grunge: Seattle (1)
Wild Card: Plush, Grunge (2)
Wild Card: Silicon Valley, Geek Pride (3)
Association Champ: Plush sung by Percival Edmund (Grunge) - Jason Kiernan

Gehrig Federation Results

Association Results

Rogers Hornsby Federation

Carl Hubbell Association

Blue and Gray: Lexington (2)
Bleed Dodger Blue: Southeast Northern State (1)
Wild Card: Charleston, Blue and Gray (3)
Wild Card: Wisconsin, Bleed Dodger Blue (4)
Association Champ: Southeast Northern State Westerners (Bleed Dodger Blue) - Leif Jonson

Rickey Henderson Association

Batman: Infinity Island (2)
Superman: Metropolis (1)
Wild Card: Here Come, Superman (3)
Wild Card: Biff, Bam, Batman (4)
Association Champ: Metropolis Ites (Superman) - Jason Kiernan

Harry Heilmann Association

Pacific Northwest: Seattle (2)
Gone But Not Forgotten: Larry, Pedro, Kenny Hill (3)
Wild Card: Walla Walla, Pacific Northwest (1)
Wild Card: Center City, Gone But Not Forgotten (4)
Association Champ: Larry, Pedro, Kenny Hill and the 1994 Expos (Gone But Not Forgotten) - Jason Kiernan

Catfish Hunter Association

That's the Fact Jack: The Thing (7)
Original Six: Destiny's (10)
Wild Card: Super Mario All Stars!!!, Original Six (1)
Wild Card: Lamoureux, Original Six (2)
Association Champ: Super Mario All Stars!!! Now with Sid the Kid!!! (Original Six) - Jason Kiernan

Hornsby Federation Results

Association Results

Number in parentheses represents Association Power Index ranking that is used for seeding

Wild Card spots in italics are tentative depending on the results of league championship series.

2024 Benchwarmer Bash Championship

Game

Benchwarmer Bash Championship Series - I've Seen Your Face Before vs NYC2ATL

1

	R	H	E
I've Seen Your Face Before	2	9	2	Box
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	4	9	0	Box
WP - C.Sale (1-0) LP - C.Sale (0-1) HR: ISYFB: T.Turner (1); NYC: J.Duran (1) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) leads 1-0

2

	R	H	E
I've Seen Your Face Before	2	8	1	Box
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	4	6	1	Box
WP - B.Francis (1-0) LP - ISYFB BP (0-1) HR: ISYFB: M.Betts (1); NYC: C.Carroll (1), C.Seager (1) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) leads 2-0

3

	R	H	E
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	4	8	0	Box
I've Seen Your Face Before	1	6	3	Box
WP - NYC BP (1-0) LP - ISYFB BP (0-2) HR: NYC: E.Suarez (1); ISYFB: L.Butler (1) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) leads 3-0

4

	R	H	E
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	3	6	0	Box
I've Seen Your Face Before	1	7	1	Box
WP - Z.Littell (1-0) LP - ISYFB BP (0-3) HR: NYC: J.Merrill (1); ISYFB: T.Turner 2 (3), J.Merrill (1) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) wins series 4-0

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2024 Benchwarmer Bash Semifinals

Game

Semifinal One

Semifinal Two

1

	R	H	E
I've Seen Your Face Before	2	9	0	Box
Chandeliers	6	11	1	Box
WP - C.Burnes (1-0) LP - ISYFB BP (0-1) HR: Chan: C.Carroll (1), J.Chisholm (1), E.Tovar (1) Chandeliers leads 1-0

	R	H	E
Volkswagon	3	9	2	Box
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	5	7	0	Box
WP - C.Sale (1-0) LP - A.Civale (0-1) HR: VW: J.Burger (1); NYC: C.Carroll (1) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) leads 1-0

2

	R	H	E
I've Seen Your Face Before	5	13	0	Box
Chandeliers	7	12	0	Box
WP - S.Arrighetti (1-0) LP - T.Bibee (0-1) HR: Chan: X.Bogaerts (1) Chandeliers leads 2-0

	R	H	E
Volkswagon	4	9	0	Box
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	5	11	0	Box
WP - B.Francis (1-0) LP - VW BP (0-1) HR: VW: B.Witt Jr. (1), A.Benintendi (1); NYC: J.Rodriguez (1) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) leads 2-0

3

Extra Innings	R	H	E
Chandeliers	3	10	0	Box
I've Seen Your Face Before	4	12	1	Box
WP - S.Schwellenbach (1-0) LP - Chan BP (0-1) HR: Chan: E.Tovar (2) Chandeliers leads 2-1

	R	H	E
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	2	16	1	Box
Volkswagon	3	8	0	Box
WP - G.Kirby (1-0) LP - C.Ragans (0-1) HR: NYC: J.Rodriguez (2); VW: W.Contreras (1) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) leads 2-1

4

	R	H	E
Chandeliers	5	15	0	Box
I've Seen Your Face Before	9	13	0	Box
WP - B.Miller (1-0) LP - L.Gilbert (0-1) HR: Chan: S.Ohtani (1), H.Ramos (1), K.Higashioka (1); ISYFB: H.Ramos (1), V.Guerrero Jr. (1), K.Higashioka (1) Series tied 2-2

	R	H	E
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	3	8	0	Box
Volkswagon	4	6	0	Box
WP - C.Rodon (1-0) LP - Z.Littell (0-1) HR: NYC: J.Duran (1), K.Higashioka (1); VW: B.Witt Jr. (2) Series tied 2-2

5

	R	H	E
Chandeliers	4	6	0	Box
I've Seen Your Face Before	5	10	0	Box
WP - D.Cease (1-0) LP - G.Rodriguez (0-1) HR: Chan: S.Ohtani (2), J.Bell 2 (2); ISYFB: C.Abrams (1) I've Seen Your Face Before leads 3-2

	R	H	E
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	9	15	0	Box
Volkswagon	7	9	0	Box
WP - NYC BP (1-0) LP - VW BP (0-2) HR: NYC: J.Duran (2), M.Ozuna (1), C.Seager 2 (2), V.Pasquantino 2 (2); VW: B.Witt Jr. (3), M.Ozuna (1), J.Burger (2), J.Bell 2 (2) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) leads 3-2

6

	R	H	E
I've Seen Your Face Before	8	16	0	Box
Chandeliers	5	14	1	Box
WP - C.Sale (1-0) LP - Chan BP (0-2) HR: ISYFB: V.Guerrero Jr. (2), M.Machado (1); Chan: C.Carroll (2) I've Seen Your Face Before wins series 4-2

	R	H	E
Volkswagon	4	10	0	Box
NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase)	5	11	0	Box
WP - C.Sale (2-0) LP - A.Civale (0-2) HR: VW: B.Witt Jr. (4), J.Burger (3); NYC: C.Carroll (2) NYC2ATL (Chevy Chase) wins series 4-2

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