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          The 2014 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Lou Gehrig 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: 
          
				  - Wild Card: London, K Street - Power Index: 1 -- Doug 
				  Schnack
 
				  - Wild Card: Phantastic, Geek Pride - Power Index: 2 -- 
				  David Henning
 
                  - Minnie & Paul Champion: Kansas City - Power Index: 3 
				  -- Don Kruse
 
                  - K Street Champion: Alvin - Power Index: 4 -- Michael Quinn
 
				  - Wild Card: Tonga, Minnie & Paul - Power Index: 5 -- 
				  Tom Twomey
 
                  - Commissioners Champion: San Andreas - Power Index: 16 -- 
				  Bill Munger
 
				  - Geek Pride Champion: Loco - Power Index: 18 -- Roland 
				  Dupont
 
				  - They Might be Giants Champion: Belgium - Power Index: 22 
				  -- Jon Swanson
 
                 
			  
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Past Gehrig Federation Champions
2024: I've Seen Your Face Before 
	(Home of the Brave) Sherman Wan - Bash Runner up 2023: Gilroy (They Might Be Giants) 
Sherman Wan 2022: Dawns (K Street) Ken Stevenson 2021: Ai. Phi. Oh (Geek Pride) Jason 
Kiernan 2020: McCovey Cove (They Might Be 
Giants) Jason Kiernan 2019: Winston Wants (Grand Slam) 
Jamison Reese 2018: Silicon Valley (Geek Pride) 
Sheldon Price 2017:  Riverdale (Minnie & Paul) David Henning 
2016:  New Jersey (now 
Sudden Sam's, K Street) owned then by Tom Twomey 
2015:  Towanda (Commissioners) Jay Snyder 
2014:  Phantastic (Geek Pride) David Henning 
2013:  Detroit (now Brooklyn, Commissioners) owned then by Mike Prohaska 
2012:  Detroit (now Brooklyn, Commissioners) owned then by Mike Prohaska 
2011:  Altoona (K Street) Jerry King 
2010:  Asia (now Alvin, K Street) owned then by Anthony Citarella 
2009:  Aksarben (K Street) Don Kruse - 
 Bash Champion
   			
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              Federation Quarterfinals: 
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              | London (91-59, K Street) vs. Belgium (89-61, They Might be Giants) | 
              Phantastic (92-58, Geek Pride) vs. Loco (84-66, Geek Pride) | 
             
            
              | San Andreas (83-67, Commissioners) vs. Kansas City (95-55, Minnie & Paul | 
              Tonga (102-48, Minnie & Paul) vs. Alvin (91-59, K Street) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
              |  Belgium (89-61, They Might be Giants) vs. Alvin (91-59, K Street) | 
              Phantastic (92-58, Geek Pride) vs. Kansas City (95-55, Minnie & Paul | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
              |  Phantastic (92-58, Geek Pride) vs. Belgium 
			  (89-61, They Might be Giants) | 
              2014 Lou Gehrig Federation Champion: 
			  Phantastic Phantoms (Geek Pride) - David Henning | 
             
           
                    2014 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Lou Gehrig Federation Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Phantastic | 4 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Belgium | 2 | 10 | 0 |  WP - D.Duffy (1-0)  LP - D.Price (0-1) HR: none Phantastic leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Phantastic | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Belgium | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - P.Hughes (0-1) HR: Phan: B.Zobrist (1), W.Rosario (1) Phantastic leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 2 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 5 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - Z.Wheeler (0-1) HR: Phan: C.Dickerson (1) Phantastic leads 3-0 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 3 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 2 | 12 | 0 |  WP - R.Dickey (1-0)  LP - J.Niese (0-1) HR: Phan: D.Ortiz (1) Phantastic leads 3-1 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - M.Leake (1-0)  LP - Bel BP (0-1) HR: Phan: C.Dickerson (2) Phantastic wins series 4-1 |   
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          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 3 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Alvin | 11 | 15 | 0 |  WP - A.Cobb (1-0)  LP - D.Price (0-1) HR: Alv: D.Navarro (1), N.Arenado (1) Alvin leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Phantastic | 5 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Kansas City | 1 | 8 | 0 |  WP - D.Duffy (1-0)  LP - F.Hernandez (0-1) HR: Phan: M.McKenry (1) Phantastic leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 3 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Alvin | 6 | 12 | 0 |  WP - B.McCarthy (1-0)  LP - P.Hughes (0-1) HR: Alv: N.Walker (1) Alvin leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Phantastic | 4 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Kansas City | 0 | 5 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - M.Gonzalez (0-1) HR: none Phantastic leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alvin | 3 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Belgium | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - Bel BP (1-0)  LP - H.Alvarez (0-1) HR: Alv: N.Arenado (2) Alvin leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 1 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 9 | 13 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - KC BP (0-1) HR: Phan: C.Dickerson 2 (2), E.Longoria (1), D.Ortiz 2 (2), M.McKenry (2) Phantastic leads 3-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alvin | 9 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Belgium | 2 | 11 | 1 |  WP - C.McHugh (1-0)  LP - Bel BP (1-1) HR: Alv: M.Cabrera 2 (2), G.Stanton (1), N.Cruz 2 (2) Alvin leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 2 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 3 | 14 | 0 |  WP - J.Niese (1-0)  LP - KC BP (0-2) HR: KC: G.Jones (1); Phan: M.McKenry (3) Phantastic wins series 4-0 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alvin | 3 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Belgium | 10 | 13 | 1 |  WP - S.Feldman (1-0)  LP - W.Miley (0-1) HR: Alv: N.Arenado (3); Bel: A.Pujols (1) Alvin leads 3-2 |      | 
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 4 | 9 | 3 | Box  |  | Alvin | 3 | 5 | 2 |  WP - D.Price (1-1)  LP - A.Cobb (1-1) HR: Bel: A.Pujols (2) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 3 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Alvin | 1 | 3 | 0 |  WP - P.Hughes (1-1)  LP - Alv BP (0-1) HR: Bel: A.Pujols (3) Belgium wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
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					Quarterfinals
        
          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal One | 
          Quarterfinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 4 | 14 | 1 | Box  |  | Belgium | 0 | 8 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - D.Price (0-1) HR: Lon: F.Freeman (1), C.Utley (1); Bel: J.Rollins (1) London leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Phantastic | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Loco | 4 | 12 | 1 |  WP - D.Duffy (1-0)  LP - Loco BP (0-1) HR: Phan: B.Zobrist (1); Loco: J.Harrison (1) Phantastic leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | London | 5 | 15 | 1 | Box  |  | Belgium | 4 | 16 | 3 |  WP - J.Samardzija (1-0)  LP - P.Hughes (0-1) HR: Bel: J.Rollins (2) London leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Phantastic | 5 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Loco | 2 | 7 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - Loco BP (0-2) HR: Phan: H.Pence (1), C.Dickerson (1), D.Ortiz (1) Phantastic leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 2 | 5 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 1 | 9 | 0 |  WP - Z.Wheeler (1-0)  LP - Lon BP (0-1) HR: Bel: J.Rollins (3) London leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Loco | 1 | 5 | 1 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 2 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - Loco BP (0-3) HR: Loco: S.Smith (1) Phantastic leads 3-0 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 3 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 2 | 8 | 3 |  WP - R.Dickey (1-0)  LP - Z.Wheeler (0-1) HR: none Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Loco | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 3 | 4 | 0 |  WP - J.Collmenter (1-0)  LP - J.Niese (0-1) HR: Loco: B.Harper (1), B.McCann (1); Phan: H.Pence (2) Phantastic leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Belgium | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | London | 7 | 11 | 0 |  WP - Lon BP (1-1)  LP - S.Feldman (0-1) HR: none London leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Loco | 4 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Phantastic | 5 | 16 | 2 |  WP - M.Leake (1-0)  LP - Loco BP (0-4) HR: Phan: H.Pence (3) Phantastic wins series 4-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 2 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Belgium | 3 | 11 | 0 |  WP - D.Price (1-1)  LP - Lon BP (1-2) HR: Lon: T.d'Arnaud (1); Bel: C.Yelich (1) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | London | 3 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Belgium | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - P.Hughes (1-1)  LP - J.Samardzija (1-1) HR: Lon: A.Gordon (1), F.Freeman (2) Belgium wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
          
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          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal Three | 
          Quarterfinal Four | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | San Andreas | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Kansas City | 7 | 9 | 0 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - G.Gonzalez (0-1) HR: SA: J.Ellsbury (1) Kansas City leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Tonga | 3 | 11 | 2 | Box  |  | Alvin | 1 | 5 | 3 |  WP - C.Kluber (1-0)  LP - Alv BP (0-1) HR: Tong: J.Rollins (1); Alv: M.Cabrera (1), G.Stanton (1) Tonga leads 1-0 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | San Andreas | 2 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Kansas City | 1 | 6 | 1 |  WP - J.Lester (1-0)  LP - KC BP (0-1) HR: KC: Y.Cespedes 2 (2) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Tonga | 3 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Alvin | 4 | 6 | 2 |  WP - B.McCarthy (1-0)  LP - Tong BP (0-1) HR: Tong: J.Rollins (2); Alv: N.Walker (1), M.Cabrera (2), N.Arenado (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 5 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | San Andreas | 3 | 10 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - A.Burnett (0-1) HR: none Kansas City leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Alvin | 5 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Tonga | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - Alv BP (1-1)  LP - Tong BP (0-2) HR: Alv: C.Rasmus (1); Tong: K.Calhoun (1), J.Rollins (3) Alvin leads 2-1 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 8 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | San Andreas | 7 | 11 | 0 |  WP - KC BP (1-1)  LP - W.Peralta (0-1) HR: KC: A.McCutchen (1), L.Valbuena (1) Kansas City leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alvin | 12 | 15 | 0 | Box  |  | Tonga | 3 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.McHugh (1-0)  LP - I.Kennedy (0-1) HR: Alv: M.Cabrera 2 (4), G.Stanton (2), D.Navarro (1); Tong: D.Navarro (1) Alvin leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Kansas City | 5 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | San Andreas | 3 | 15 | 1 |  WP - B.Norris (1-0)  LP - M.Leake (0-1) HR: KC: C.Gillaspie (1) Kansas City wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Alvin | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Tonga | 2 | 8 | 0 |  WP - W.Miley (1-0)  LP - J.Quintana (0-1) HR: Alv: G.Stanton (3); Tong: C.Carter (1) Alvin wins series 4-1 |   
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