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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 2009 Entrants (in order of seeding):

  • Louisiana (82-68)
  • Wisconsin (79-71)
  • California (79-71)
  • Motley (70-80)

 

Semifinals - Motley vs Louisiana; California vs Wisconsin

 

Finals - Motley vs Wisconsin; Teams split their season series 6-6

 

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Finals

Game Motley vs. Wisconsin

1

 RHE 
Motley044

Box

Wisconsin3110
WP - A.Wainwright (1-0) LP - Mot BP (0-1)
HR: Wis: J.Upton (1)
Wisconsin leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Motley0100

Box

Wisconsin490
WP - B.Arroyo (1-0) LP - G.Meche (0-1)
HR: none
Wisconsin leads 2-0
 

3

 RHE 
Wisconsin270

Box

Motley552
WP - T.Lilly (1-0) LP - H.Kuroda (0-1)
HR: none
Wisconsin leads 2-1
 

4

Extra InningsRHE 
Wisconsin5110

Box

Motley470
WP - D.Lowe (1-0) LP - R.Romero (0-1)
HR: Wis: B.Molina (1); Mot: H.Blalock (1)
Wisconsin leads 3-1
 

5

Extra InningsRHE 
Wisconsin470

Box

Motley5133
WP - B.Zito (1-0) LP - B.Morrow (0-1)
HR: Wis: P.Fielder (1), A.Soriano (1)
Wisconsin leads 3-2
 

6

 RHE 
Motley131

Box

Wisconsin050
WP - J.Lester (1-0) LP - Wis BP (0-1)
HR: Mot: J.Buck (1)
Series tied 3-3
 

7

 RHE 
Motley292

Box

Wisconsin970
WP - B.Arroyo (2-0) LP - M.Scherzer (0-1)
HR: Mot: J.Rivera (1); Wis: A.Hill (1), P.Fielder (2), A.Ramirez (1), M.Cameron (1)
Wisconsin wins series 4-3
 
   

 

Semifinals

Game Semifinal One Semifinal Two

1

 RHE 
Motley7120

Box

Louisiana364
WP - J.Lester (1-0) LP - J.Lackey (0-1)
HR: Mot: M.Reynolds (1), M.Olivo (1); Lou: J.Dye (1), J.Baker (1)
Motley leads 1-0
 
 RHE 
California2121

Box

Wisconsin490
WP - B.Arroyo (1-0) LP - T.Hanson (0-1)
HR: Cal: J.Ellsbury (1), S.Drew (1)
Wisconsin leads 1-0
 

2

 RHE 
Motley780

Box

Louisiana8133
WP - Lou BP (1-0) LP - G.Meche (0-1)
HR: Mot: J.Morneau (1), M.Reynolds (2); Lou: J.Votto (1)
Series tied 1-1
 
 RHE 
California9152

Box

Wisconsin4100
WP - J.Chamberlain (1-0) LP - D.Lowe (0-1)
HR: Cal: C.Crawford (1), J.Lopez (1); Wis: A.Hill (1), P.Fielder (1), J.Upton (1)
Series tied 1-1
 

3

 RHE 
Louisiana2141

Box

Motley370
WP - T.Lilly (1-0) LP - Lou BP (1-1)
HR: Mot: P.Burrell (1)
Motley leads 2-1
 
Extra InningsRHE 
Wisconsin350

Box

California4120
WP - J.Jurrjens (1-0) LP - Wis BP (0-1)
HR: Wis: P.Fielder 2 (3)
California leads 2-1
 

4

 RHE 
Louisiana6120

Box

Motley370
WP - Lou BP (2-1) LP - R.Romero (0-1)
HR: Lou: J.Kubel (1); Mot: M.Holliday (1)
Series tied 2-2
 
 RHE 
Wisconsin560

Box

California273
WP - A.Wainwright (1-0) LP - J.Happ (0-1)
HR: Wis: J.Upton (2); Cal: K.Youkilis (1)
Series tied 2-2
 

5

 RHE 
Louisiana10100

Box

Motley572
WP - Rich BP (1-0) LP - B.Zito (0-1)
HR: Lou: E.Longoria (1), R.Ibanez 2 (2); Mot: M.Holliday (2), H.Blalock (1)
Louisiana leads 3-2
 
 RHE 
Wisconsin4100

Box

California6130
WP - Cal BP (1-0) LP - C.Volstad (0-1)
HR: Cal: K.Youkilis 2 (3), A.Rodriguez 2 (2), M.Montero (1)
California leads 3-2
 

6

Extra InningsRHE 
Motley5152

Box

Louisiana460
WP - J.Lester (2-0) LP - J.Lackey (0-2)
HR: Mot: M.Holliday 2 (4); Lou: M.Teixeira (1)
Series tied 3-3
 
 RHE 
California1110

Box

Wisconsin3121
WP - B.Arroyo (2-0) LP - T.Hanson (0-2)
HR: Cal: A.Rodriguez (3), M.Montero (2); Wis: C.Counsell (1)
Series tied 3-3
 

7

 RHE 
Motley7110

Box

Louisiana5110
WP - Mot BP (1-0) LP - J.Danks (0-1)
HR: none
Motley wins series 4-3
 
 RHE 
California7130

Box

Wisconsin883
WP - Wis BP (1-1) LP - J.Chamberlain (1-1)
HR: Cal: A.Rodriguez (4); Wis: P.Fielder (4), Y.Molina (1)
Wisconsin wins series 4-3
 
     

 

 

 

 
 
 
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