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          The 2015 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Hank Aaron Federation
          The Benchwarmer Bash begins with 
		  Federation Championships.  The 44 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: 
          
                  - Shadowball Champion: Las Vegas - Power Index: 1 -- Jim 
				  Sowerby
 
				  - Anchorman Champion: Brick - Power Index 2 -- Tom Twomey
 
                  - Fenway Fenatics Champion: Centauri - Power Index: 3 -- 
				  David Henning
 
                  - Bronx Bombers Champion: Chicago - Power Index: 4 - Michael 
				  Quinn
 
				  - Wild Card One - Utopia, Fenway Fenatics - Power Index: 5 
				  -- Tom Twomey
 
				  - Wild Card Two: Las Vegas, Anchorman - Power Index: 6 -- 
				  Ken DeGroot
 
                  - Hall of Fame Champion: Boar's - Power Index: 11 -- Tom 
				  Twomey
 
				  - American Association Champion: Buckeye - Power Index 19 -- 
				  David Henning
 
                 
			  
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Past Aaron Federation Champions
2024: Chandeliers (Bronx Bombers) 
Sherman Wan 2023: Chicago (Anchorman) - Jason 
Kiernan 2022: Infinite (A League About Nothing) David Henning 2021: DJ Alyx (now 
New York Ice Cream, Bronx Bombers) Sherman 
Wan 2020: Infinite (A League About Nothing) David Henning 2019: New York (A League About 
Nothing) Robert Elias - Bash Runner Up 2018: Brick (now 
California, Anchorman) owned then by Tom Twomey 2017:  Centauri (Fenway Fenatics) David Henning 
2016:  St. Louis (Fenway Fenatics) Michael Quinn 
2015:  Chicago (Bronx Bombers) Michael Quinn 
2014:  Seattle (Hall of Fame) Scott Campbell & Leif Jonson 
2013:  Las Vegas (Shadowball) Jim Sowerby -
 Bash Runner Up 
2012:  Go Richmond (Bronx Bombers) owned then by Jesse Roche 
2011:  Norfolk Southern (now Norfolk, Shadowball) William Stingle 
2010:  Oaxaca (Hall of Fame) Sherman Wan 
2009:  Oklahoma (now 
Vice City, Hall of Fame) owned then by Phil Dang - Bash Runner Up
   			
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              Federation Quarterfinals: 
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              | Buckeye (91-59, American 
			  Association)  vs. Las Vegas (98-52, 
			  Shadowball) | 
              Boar's (84-66, Hall of Fame)  vs. 
			  Brick (90-60, Anchorman) | 
             
            
              | Las Vegas (96-54, Anchorman)  vs. 
			  Centauri (89-61, Fenway Fenatics) | 
              Utopia (83-67, Fenway Fenatics)  vs. 
			  Chicago (93-57, Bronx Bombers) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
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			  Chicago (93-57, Bronx Bombers) vs. Las Vegas (98-52, 
			  Shadowball) | 
               
			  Centauri (89-61, Fenway Fenatics) vs. 
			  Brick (90-60, Anchorman) | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
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			  Chicago (93-57, Bronx Bombers) vs. 
			  Brick (90-60, Anchorman) | 
              2015 Hank Aaron Federation Champion: Chicago 
			  Haymarket Bombers (Bronx Bombers) - Michael Quinn | 
             
           
                    2015 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Hank Aaron Federation Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 3 | 13 | 1 | Box  |  | Brick | 6 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - Chi BP (0-1) HR: Chi: R.Cano (1); Bri: J.Bautista (1), F.Gutierrez (1) Brick leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 2 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Brick | 5 | 5 | 0 |  WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - C.Carrasco (0-1) HR: Chi: C.Gonzalez (1); Bri: I.Desmond (1) Brick leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 3 | 7 | 3 |  WP - J.Tomlin (1-0)  LP - F.Hernandez (0-1) HR: Bri: F.Gutierrez (2), M.Prado (1); Chi: B.Lawrie (1) Brick leads 3-0 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 7 | 10 | 0 |  WP - B.Colon (1-0)  LP - Bri BP (0-1) HR: Bri: D.Ortiz (1); Chi: A.Cabrera (1), B.Belt (1) Brick leads 3-1 |   
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 9 | 14 | 0 |  WP - C.Kluber (1-0)  LP - Bri BP (0-2) HR: Bri: D.Ortiz (2), M.Trumbo (1), E.Rosario (1); Chi: J.Mauer (1), R.Cano (2), C.Gonzalez (2), K.Davis 2 (2), B.Belt (2), B.Lawrie (2) Brick leads 3-2 |   
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 5 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Brick | 4 | 7 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - J.Arrieta (1-1) HR: Chi: L.Cain (1), C.Gonzalez 2 (4); Bri: M.Trumbo (2) Series tied 3-3 |   
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           7  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 3 | 10 | 3 | Box  |  | Brick | 2 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Carrasco (1-1)  LP - J.deGrom (1-1) HR: Chi: B.Lawrie (3) Chicago wins series 4-3 |   
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          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 2 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-1) HR: LVShd: A.McCutchen (1) Chicago leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Centauri | 1 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Brick | 5 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - Cen BP (0-1) HR: Bri: D.Ortiz (1), J.Bautista (1) Brick leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 5 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 4 | 10 | 2 |  WP - C.Carrasco (1-0)  LP - G.Cole (0-1) HR: Chi: C.Gonzalez (1), A.Cabrera (1); LVShd: E.Rosario (1) Chicago leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Centauri | 0 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Brick | 4 | 12 | 0 |  WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - M.Estrada (0-1) HR: Bri: E.Rosario (1) Brick leads 2-0 |      | 
         
        
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 4 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 12 | 10 | 0 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - S.Gray (0-1) HR: LVShd: X.Bogaerts (1), E.Rosario (2); Chi: L.Cain (1), C.Gonzalez 2 (3), B.Lawrie (1) Chicago leads 3-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Centauri | 4 | 10 | 0 |  WP - J.Tomlin (1-0)  LP - J.deGrom (0-1) HR: Bri: M.Trumbo (1), F.Gutierrez (1); Cen: P.Goldschmidt (1), A.Russell 2 (2) Brick leads 3-0 |      | 
         
        
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           4  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 3 | 4 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 2 | 8 | 0 |  WP - M.Wacha (1-0)  LP - Chi BP (0-1) HR: LVShd: B.Harper (1) Chicago leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 3 | 10 | 1 | Box  |  | Centauri | 6 | 13 | 1 |  WP - I.Kennedy (1-0)  LP - Bri BP (0-1) HR: Cen: C.Granderson (1), D.Peralta (1) Brick leads 3-1 |      | 
         
        
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 5 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Chicago | 2 | 9 | 2 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - C.Kluber (0-1) HR: LVShd: B.Harper (2) Chicago leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 6 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Centauri | 0 | 8 | 2 |  WP - M.Fiers (1-0)  LP - P.Corbin (0-1) HR: Bri: M.Trumbo (2), M.Prado (1), C.Santana (1); Cen: A.Russell (3) Brick wins series 4-1 |      | 
         
        
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 2 | 4 | 2 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 1 | 11 | 1 |  WP - J.Arrieta (2-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-2) HR: LVShd: M.Moreland (1) Chicago wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
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					Quarterfinals
        
          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal One | 
          Quarterfinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Buckeye | 2 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 5 | 11 | 0 |  WP - C.Kershaw (1-0)  LP - Buck BP (0-1) HR: LV: B.Harper (1), M.Moreland (1) Las Vegas (Shadowball) leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Boar's | 2 | 4 | 4 | Box  |  | Brick | 4 | 7 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - BN BP (0-1) HR: BN: F.Gutierrez (1); Bri: F.Gutierrez (1) Brick leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Buckeye | 1 | 7 | 1 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 8 | 12 | 0 |  WP - G.Cole (1-0)  LP - S.Strasburg (0-1) HR: LV: B.Harper 2 (3), A.McCutchen (1), D.Gregorius (1) Las Vegas (Shadowball) leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Boar's | 2 | 10 | 3 | Box  |  | Brick | 9 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - C.Carrasco (0-1) HR: Bri: O.Herrera (1), B.Zobrist (1), D.Ortiz (1) Brick leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Buckeye | 6 | 16 | 0 |  WP - Buck BP (1-1)  LP - LVShd BP (0-1) HR: LVShd: A.McCutchen (2), B.Posey (1); Buck: J.Donaldson (1), R.Odor (1), B.Posey (1) Las Vegas (Shadowball) leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 2 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Boar's | 6 | 14 | 0 |  WP - H.Iwakuma (1-0)  LP - J.Tomlin (0-1) HR: BN: K.Calhoun (1), J.Donaldson (1), W.Castillo (1) Brick leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 3 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Buckeye | 2 | 11 | 1 |  WP - M.Wacha (1-0)  LP - Buck BP (1-2) HR: LVShd: E.Rosario (1); Buck: C.Davis (1), C.Correa (1), M.Byrd (1) Las Vegas (Shadowball) leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Boar's | 5 | 9 | 0 |  WP - C.Kluber (1-0)  LP - M.Estrada (0-1) HR: Bri: E.Rosario (1), C.Santana (1); BN: L.Duda 3 (3), W.Castillo (2) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Shadowball) | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Buckeye | 4 | 15 | 0 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - C.Bettis (0-1) HR: LVShd: B.Harper (4), M.Moustakas (1); Buck: J.Bautista (1) Las Vegas (Shadowball) wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Brick | 4 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Boar's | 3 | 8 | 2 |  WP - Bri BP (1-0)  LP - J.Tomlin (0-1) HR: Bri: D.Ortiz (2), J.Bautista (1) Brick leads 3-2 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Boar's | 1 | 7 | 2 | Box  |  | Brick | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (2-0)  LP - BN BP (0-2) HR: BN: K.Calhoun (2); Bri: M.Trumbo (1) Brick wins series 4-2 |   
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          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal Three | 
          Quarterfinal Four | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Anchorman) | 0 | 3 | 0 | Box  |  | Centauri | 7 | 4 | 0 |  WP - S.Strasburg (1-0)  LP - M.Harvey (0-1) HR: Cen: R.Cano (1) Centauri leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Utopia | 1 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 4 | 9 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - Utop BP (0-1) HR: Utop: N.Cruz (1); Chi: R.Cano (1), K.Davis (1) Chicago leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Anchorman) | 5 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Centauri | 3 | 10 | 0 |  WP - S.Strasburg (1-0)  LP - M.Estrada (0-1) HR: LVAnc: G.Polanco (1); Cen: R.Cano (2) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Utopia | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 7 | 7 | 0 |  WP - Chi BP (1-0)  LP - J.Eickhoff (0-1) HR: Chi: O.Herrera (1), R.Cano (2) Chicago leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Centauri | 2 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Anchorman) | 5 | 11 | 0 |  WP - T.Ross (1-0)  LP - Cen BP (0-1) HR: LVAnc: S.Choo (1) Las Vegas (Anchorman) leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 1 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Utopia | 8 | 16 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - F.Hernandez (0-1) HR: Chi: K.Davis (2); Utop: K.Calhoun (1), J.Donaldson (1), K.Davis (1), W.Castillo (1) Chicago leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Centauri | 5 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Anchorman) | 4 | 10 | 1 |  WP - I.Kennedy (1-0)  LP - J.Garcia (0-1) HR: Cen: M.Byrd (1); LVAnc: S.Choo (2) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 1 | 5 | 1 | Box  |  | Utopia | 7 | 9 | 0 |  WP - T.Ross (1-0)  LP - B.Colon (0-1) HR: Utop: N.Cruz (2), W.Castillo (2) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Centauri | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Las Vegas (Anchorman) | 2 | 8 | 1 |  WP - P.Corbin (1-0)  LP - C.Archer (0-1) HR: Cen: A.Russell (1) Centauri leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 5 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Utopia | 2 | 8 | 1 |  WP - C.Kluber (1-0)  LP - C.Carrasco (0-1) HR: Chi: A.Cabrera (1) Chicago leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Las Vegas (Anchorman) | 4 | 12 | 2 | Box  |  | Centauri | 10 | 16 | 1 |  WP - S.Strasburg (2-0)  LP - LVAnc BP (0-1) HR: LVAnc: P.Goldschmidt 2 (2); Cen: K.Schwarber (1), K.Bryant 2 (2), P.Goldschmidt 2 (2), M.Byrd (2) Centauri wins series 4-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Utopia | 2 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 6 | 12 | 1 |  WP - J.Arrieta (2-0)  LP - Utop BP (0-2) HR: Utop: K.Calhoun (2), N.Cruz (3); Chi: C.Gonzalez (1), K.Davis 2 (4) Chicago wins series 4-2 |   
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