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          The 2014 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Ty Cobb Federation
          The Benchwarmer Bash begins with 
		  Federation Championships.  The 41 leagues are divided into 8 Federations (see the breakdown on the
          Leagues page).  We've 
		  got a mix of Federations with five leagues and some with six - the league champion 
		  teams automatically advance to the Federation Championships, and we 
		  add enough wild cards to make a field of eight teams. 
            
          Teams are seeded based on their federation 
		  power index.  
		  However, in matchups between wild cards and league champs, the league 
		  champion will have home field advantage. 
            
          Seeding - Federation Championship: 
          
                  - The Kings of Queens Champion: Dunder Mifflin - Power 
				  Index: 1 -- Don Kruse
 
                  - Beatleball Champion: London - Power Index: 2 -- Sherman 
				  Wan
 
                  - Reality Bites Champion: Nashville - Power Index: 3 -- Ken 
				  DeGroot
 
				  - Wild Card: Margaritaville, Beatleball - Power Index: 4 -- 
				  Tom Twomey
 
				  - Firemen Champion: Smoke - Power Index: 5 -- Sherman Wan
 
				  - Wild Card: Kansas, The Kings of Queens - Power Index: 6 -- 
				  Greg Flees
 
				  - Wild Card: Mighty, Reality Bites - Power Index: 7 -- 
				  Roland Dupont
 
				  - North Siders Champion: Waypoint - Power Index: 17 -- David 
				  Henning
 
                 
			  
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Past Cobb Federation Champions
2024: Volkswagon (Beatleball) Jason 
Kiernan 2023: Interlaken (Reality Bites) Sherman Wan 2022: Chicago (North Siders) Rick 
Furtak 2021: Kansas (The Kings of Queens) 
Greg Flees 2020: Big Train Rides (Whiff) Jason 
Kiernan 2019: The Curiousness (now London, Beatleball) Sherman Wan 2018: Astoria (The Kings of Queens) 
Sherman Wan 2017:  Dunder Mifflin (The Kings of Queens) Don Kruse 
2016:  Underground (Beatleball) Michael Quinn 
2015:  Underground (Beatleball) Michael Quinn 
2014:  London 
(Beatleball) Sherman Wan 
2013:  Underground (Beatleball) Michael Quinn 
2012:  Sea Isle City (Reality Bites) Robert Elias 
2011:  London 
(Beatleball) Sherman Wan - Bash Runner Up 
2010:  Sea Isle City (Reality Bites) Robert Elias 
2009:  London 2012 (now 
Arachnophobe, Reality Bites) Scott Campbell & Leif Jonson
   			
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              Federation Quarterfinals: 
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              | Waypoint (82-68, North Siders) vs. Dunder Mifflin (92-58, Kings of Queens) | 
              Mighty (92-58, Reality Bites) vs. London (96-54, Beatleball) | 
             
            
              | Kansas (92-58, Kings of Queens) vs. Nashville (90-60, Reality Bites) | 
              Margaritaville (95-55, Beatleball) vs. Smoke (97-53, Firemen) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
              | Margaritaville (95-55, Beatleball) vs. Dunder Mifflin (92-58, Kings of Queens) | 
               Nashville (90-60, Reality Bites) vs. London (96-54, Beatleball) | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
              |  London (96-54, Beatleball) vs. Dunder Mifflin (92-58, Kings of Queens) | 
              2014 Ty Cobb Federation Champion: 
			  London Groove Armada (Beatleball) - Sherman Wan | 
             
           
                    2014 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Ty Cobb Federation Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 3 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 2 | 6 | 1 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - DM BP (0-1) HR: Lon: A.McCutchen (1), X.Bogaerts (1); DM: A.Rendon (1) London leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 0 | 4 | 0 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 1 | 6 | 0 |  WP - J.Zimmermann (1-0)  LP - Lon BP (0-1) HR: DM: J.Bautista (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - Z.Wheeler (1-0)  LP - C.Sale (0-1) HR: none London leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 6 | 9 | 0 |  WP - M.Gonzalez (1-0)  LP - J.Teheran (0-1) HR: DM: M.Cabrera 2 (2), J.Bautista (2), J.Ellsbury (1); Lon: J.Ellsbury (1), M.Cabrera 2 (2) London leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 7 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 3 | 8 | 1 |  WP - S.Gray (1-0)  LP - H.Ryu (0-1) HR: none London leads 3-2 |   
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 1 | 8 | 2 |  WP - C.Kershaw (2-0)  LP - F.Hernandez (0-1) HR: Lon: D.Pedroia (1); DM: J.Bautista (3) London wins series 4-2 |   
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          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 3 | 9 | 3 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 5 | 13 | 0 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - Marg BP (0-1) HR: Marg: J.Martinez (1), C.Santana (1); DM: M.Cabrera 2 (2) Dunder Mifflin leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nashville | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 5 | 12 | 1 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - Nash BP (0-1) HR: Nash: A.McCutchen (1), C.Santana (1); Lon: A.McCutchen (1), M.Cabrera 2 (2) London leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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           2  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 1 | 5 | 1 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 2 | 4 | 0 |  WP - J.Zimmermann (1-0)  LP - Marg BP (0-2) HR: DM: J.Bautista (1) Dunder Mifflin leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nashville | 0 | 5 | 1 | Box  |  | London | 5 | 6 | 0 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - J.Cueto (0-1) HR: Nash: S.Castro (1) London leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - T.Ross (1-0)  LP - DM BP (0-1) HR: Marg: A.Rizzo (1) Dunder Mifflin leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 10 | 15 | 2 | Box  |  | Nashville | 8 | 11 | 3 |  WP - Z.Wheeler (1-0)  LP - C.Kluber (0-1) HR: Lon: D.Pedroia (1), A.McCutchen (2), T.d'Arnaud (1); Nash: A.McCutchen (2), L.Duda 2 (2) London leads 3-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 5 | 12 | 0 |  WP - Marg BP (1-2)  LP - J.Teheran (0-1) HR: Marg: A.Rizzo (2), C.Carter (1) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Nashville | 4 | 9 | 1 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - Lon BP (0-1) HR: Nash: Y.Gomes (1) London leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 4 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 5 | 8 | 1 |  WP - Marg BP (2-2)  LP - S.Gray (0-1) HR: DM: F.Freeman (1); Marg: M.Brantley (1), C.Santana (2) Margaritaville leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 2 | 5 | 1 | Box  |  | Nashville | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - M.Gonzalez (1-0)  LP - H.Ryu (0-1) HR: Nash: C.Santana (2) London leads 3-2 |      | 
         
        
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 3 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - F.Hernandez (2-0)  LP - E.Volquez (0-1) HR: Marg: C.Santana 2 (4) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nashville | 1 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 0 | 9 | 1 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (1-1) HR: Nash: L.Duda (3), C.Santana 2 (4) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
         
        
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           7  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 1 | 4 | 0 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 2 | 12 | 1 |  WP - J.Zimmermann (2-0)  LP - Marg BP (2-3) HR: DM: J.Bautista (2) Dunder Mifflin wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nashville | 3 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 4 | 11 | 1 |  WP - Lon BP (1-1)  LP - Nash BP (0-2) HR: Lon: J.Bruce 2 (2) London wins series 4-3 |      | 
         
        
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					Quarterfinals
        
          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal One | 
          Quarterfinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Waypoint | 8 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 2 | 7 | 0 |  WP - C.Kluber (1-0)  LP - F.Hernandez (0-1) HR: Way: C.Gomez (1), J.Lucroy (1), N.Arenado (1), M.Ozuna (1) Waypoint leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Mighty | 5 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | London | 6 | 9 | 2 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - J.Lester (0-1) HR: Mty: S.Pearce (1), N.Cruz (1), J.Peralta (1); Lon: J.Bruce (1), J.Heyward (1) London leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Waypoint | 3 | 10 | 4 | Box  |  | Dunder Mifflin | 4 | 9 | 3 |  WP - J.Zimmermann (1-0)  LP - Way BP (0-1) HR: none Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Mighty | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 3 | 13 | 0 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-0)  LP - Mty BP (0-1) HR: Mty: N.Cruz (2) London leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 5 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Waypoint | 2 | 10 | 2 |  WP - C.Sale (1-0)  LP - Way BP (0-2) HR: DM: A.Rendon (1), J.Bautista (1), J.Ellsbury (1) Dunder Mifflin leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Mighty | 1 | 6 | 0 |  WP - Z.Wheeler (1-0)  LP - B.McCarthy (0-1) HR: Lon: J.Ellsbury (1), I.Desmond (1), J.Heyward (2) London leads 3-0 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 8 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Waypoint | 5 | 10 | 0 |  WP - DM BP (1-0)  LP - J.Peavy (0-1) HR: DM: J.Bautista (2), F.Freeman (1) Dunder Mifflin leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | London | 1 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Mighty | 2 | 7 | 1 |  WP - M.Shoemaker (1-0)  LP - Lon BP (0-1) HR: none London leads 3-1 |   
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Dunder Mifflin | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Waypoint | 1 | 5 | 3 |  WP - S.Gray (1-0)  LP - Way BP (0-3) HR: DM: Y.Puig (1), C.Utley (1) Dunder Mifflin wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 5 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Mighty | 2 | 6 | 0 |  WP - H.Ryu (1-0)  LP - J.Cosart (0-1) HR: Lon: I.Desmond (2), C.Coghlan (1); Mty: N.Cruz (3) London wins series 4-1 |   
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          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal Three | 
          Quarterfinal Four | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Nashville | 3 | 8 | 2 |  WP - A.Wainwright (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: none Kansas leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 0 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Smoke | 3 | 7 | 3 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - Marg BP (0-1) HR: Smo: E.Encarnacion (1) Smoke leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas | 2 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Nashville | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Cueto (1-0)  LP - J.Samardzija (0-1) HR: none Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 2 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Smoke | 4 | 11 | 1 |  WP - Smo BP (1-0)  LP - V.Worley (0-1) HR: none Smoke leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nashville | 5 | 17 | 1 | Box  |  | Kansas | 3 | 6 | 1 |  WP - C.Kluber (1-0)  LP - T.Roark (0-1) HR: Nash: C.Santana (1) Nashville leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 5 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 6 | 16 | 0 |  WP - T.Ross (1-0)  LP - Smo BP (1-1) HR: Smo: A.Rendon (1), J.Donaldson (1), C.Carter (1); Marg: C.Carter (1), C.Santana (1) Smoke leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nashville | 2 | 7 | 3 | Box  |  | Kansas | 7 | 7 | 0 |  WP - J.Paxton (1-0)  LP - J.Lackey (0-1) HR: Kan: D.Jennings (1) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 5 | 14 | 2 |  WP - I.Kennedy (1-0)  LP - Smo BP (1-2) HR: Smo: C.Carter 2 (3); Marg: C.Carter 2 (3) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Nashville | 4 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 3 |  WP - M.Gonzalez (1-0)  LP - K.Lohse (0-1) HR: Nash: E.Longoria (1) Nashville leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 3 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 4 | 15 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - Smo BP (1-3) HR: Smo: M.Brantley (1), C.Carter (4); Marg: M.Brantley (1), A.Rizzo (1), C.Carter (4) Margaritaville leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas | 1 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Nashville | 3 | 10 | 1 |  WP - M.Bumgarner (1-1)  LP - A.Wainwright (1-1) HR: none Nashville wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 5 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Smoke | 4 | 10 | 0 |  WP - E.Volquez (1-0)  LP - Smo BP (1-4) HR: Marg: A.Rizzo (2), J.Martinez (1), C.Carter (5); Smo: J.Donaldson 2 (3), C.Carter (5) Margaritaville wins series 4-2 |   
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