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          The 2015 Benchwarmer Bash
          Federation Championships - Ty Cobb 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: 
          
				  - Wild Card One: Underground, Beatleball - Power Index: 1 
				  -- Michael Quinn
 
				  - Firemen Champion: Smoke - Power Index: 2 -- Sherman Wan
 
				  - Wild Card Two: Chicago, North Siders - Power Index: 3 -- 
				  Rick Furtak
 
				  - Wild Card Three: Memphis, Reality Bites - Power Index: 4 
				  -- Michael Quinn
 
                  - Beatleball Champion: Margaritaville - Power Index: 5 -- 
				  Tom Twomey
 
                  - The Kings of Queens Champion: Woodside - Power Index: 7 -- 
				  Tom Twomey
 
				  - North Siders Champion: Amsterdam - Power Index: 8 -- Doug 
				  Schnack
 
                  - Reality Bites Champion: Mighty - Power Index: 22 -- Roland 
				  Dupont
 
                 
			  
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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: 
			  Jump to games  | 
             
            
              | Underground (102-48, Beatleball)  vs. 
			  Mighty (85-65, Reality Bites) | 
              Amsterdam (81-69, North Siders)  vs. 
			  Smoke (92-58, Firemen) | 
             
            
              | Chicago (96-54, North Siders)  vs. 
			  Woodside (97-53, The Kings of Queens) | 
              Memphis (93-57, Reality Bites)  vs. 
			  Margaritaville (87-63, Beatleball) | 
             
            
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              Federation Semifinals:  | 
             
            
              | Underground (102-48, Beatleball) vs. 
			  Margaritaville (87-63, Beatleball) | 
              Chicago (96-54, North Siders) vs. 
			  Smoke (92-58, Firemen) | 
             
            
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              Federation Finals:  | 
             
            
              | Chicago (96-54, North Siders) vs. Underground 
			  (102-48, Beatleball) | 
              2015 Ty Cobb Federation Champion: Underground 
			  Cardinals (Beatleball) - Michael Quinn | 
             
           
                    2015 Benchwarmer Bash - Federation Championships 
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Ty Cobb Federation Championship | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - D.Price (1-0)  LP - Chi BP (0-1) HR: Chi: C.Davis (1); Und: C.Davis (1), D.Gregorius (1), R.Zimmerman 2 (2) Underground leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 2 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 4 | 9 | 2 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - Chi BP (0-2) HR: Chi: C.Davis (2); Und: M.Machado (1), C.Davis (2), D.Gregorius (2), R.Zimmerman (3) Underground leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 4 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Chicago | 5 | 8 | 2 |  WP - J.Fernandez (1-0)  LP - Und BP (0-1) HR: Und: M.Machado (2), C.Davis 2 (4); Chi: C.Davis 2 (4), M.Duffy (1) Underground leads 2-1 |   
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           4  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 5 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 4 | 10 | 0 |  WP - C.McHugh (1-0)  LP - J.Odorizzi (0-1) HR: Chi: T.Tulowitzki (1) Underground leads 3-1 |   
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 3 | 3 | 4 | Box  |  | Chicago | 6 | 7 | 2 |  WP - D.Salazar (1-0)  LP - Und BP (0-2) HR: Chi: C.Blackmon (1), B.Burns (1), L.Duda 2 (2) Underground leads 3-2 |   
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           6  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 2 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 3 | 8 | 0 |  WP - D.Price (2-0)  LP - Chi BP (0-3) HR: Chi: B.Gardner (1); Und: A.Cabrera (1), R.Zimmerman (4) Underground wins series 4-2 |   
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          | Game | 
          Semifinal One | 
          Semifinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 6 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 2 | 8 | 1 |  WP - D.Price (1-0)  LP - J.Nelson (0-1) HR: Und: C.Davis 2 (2), M.Cabrera (1) Underground leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 9 | 17 | 3 | Box  |  | Smoke | 3 | 6 | 1 |  WP - Z.Greinke (1-0)  LP - Smo BP (0-1) HR: Chi: C.Davis 2 (2), M.Teixeira (1), C.Colabello (1), M.Duffy (1) Chicago leads 1-0 |      | 
         
        
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 0 | 6 | 6 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 7 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.Eickhoff (1-0)  LP - Und BP (0-1) HR: Marg: F.Gutierrez (1), K.Davis (1), C.Santana (1) Series tied 1-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 1 | 4 | 0 | Box  |  | Smoke | 3 | 9 | 1 |  WP - M.Harvey (1-0)  LP - F.Hernandez (0-1) HR: none Series tied 1-1 |      | 
         
        
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 5 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 8 | 11 | 3 |  WP - G.Cole (1-0)  LP - Marg BP (0-1) HR: Marg: K.Davis (2); Und: A.Cabrera (1), M.Machado (1), T.Plouffe 2 (2) Underground leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 8 | 11 | 2 | Box  |  | Chicago | 4 | 10 | 2 |  WP - D.Salazar (1-0)  LP - J.Fernandez (0-1) HR: Smo: M.Machado (1), J.Donaldson (1), E.Encarnacion (1); Chi: B.Gardner (1) Smoke leads 2-1 |      | 
         
        
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 2 | 12 | 0 |  WP - M.Fiers (1-0)  LP - C.McHugh (0-1) HR: Marg: J.Martinez (1); Und: M.Machado (2) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 2 | 6 | 1 | Box  |  | Chicago | 3 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.Odorizzi (1-0)  LP - J.Teheran (0-1) HR: Smo: C.Yelich (1), M.Machado (2), K.Calhoun (1) Series tied 2-2 |      | 
         
        
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 4 | 9 | 1 | Box  |  | Underground | 5 | 10 | 0 |  WP - Und BP (1-1)  LP - W.Chen (0-1) HR: Und: C.Davis (3), T.Plouffe (3) Underground leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 3 | 13 | 1 | Box  |  | Chicago | 4 | 7 | 0 |  WP - D.Salazar (1-0)  LP - Smo BP (0-2) HR: Smo: R.Odor (1); Chi: C.Davis (3) Chicago leads 3-2 |      | 
         
        
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           6  | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 3 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 4 | 7 | 0 |  WP - J.Nelson (1-1)  LP - Und BP (1-2) HR: Und: D.Gregorius (1); Marg: B.Zobrist (1), W.Castillo (1) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 6 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Smoke | 2 | 7 | 3 |  WP - Z.Greinke (2-0)  LP - J.Arrieta (0-1) HR: Chi: L.Duda 2 (2), M.Duffy (2), W.Castillo (1); Smo: F.Lindor (1) Chicago wins series 4-2 |      | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 4 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 3 | 6 | 0 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - Marg BP (0-2) HR: Und: C.Davis (4) Underground wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
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					Quarterfinals
        
          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal One | 
          Quarterfinal Two | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 10 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Mighty | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - Und BP (1-0)  LP - J.deGrom (0-1) HR: Und: M.Machado (1), M.Cabrera (1), B.Crawford (1) Underground leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Amsterdam | 3 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Smoke | 4 | 16 | 0 |  WP - J.Arrieta (1-0)  LP - J.Arrieta (0-1) HR: Ams: B.Crawford (1); Smo: M.Machado (1) Smoke leads 1-0 |   
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           2  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Underground | 4 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Mighty | 2 | 5 | 0 |  WP - J.Lackey (1-0)  LP - M.Tanaka (0-1) HR: none Underground leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Amsterdam | 2 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Smoke | 7 | 10 | 0 |  WP - M.Harvey (1-0)  LP - D.Price (0-1) HR: Ams: C.Gonzalez (1); Smo: F.Lindor (1), J.Donaldson (1) Smoke leads 2-0 |   
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           3  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Mighty | 4 | 15 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 3 | 11 | 0 |  WP - J.Lester (1-0)  LP - Und BP (1-1) HR: Mty: J.Bradley Jr. (1), J.Abreu (1), M.Moreland (1), A.Rodriguez (1); Und: M.Machado (2) Underground leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 5 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Amsterdam | 6 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.Lester (1-0)  LP - D.Salazar (0-1) HR: Smo: M.Machado (2), J.Donaldson (2), M.Brantley (1), K.Calhoun (1), R.Odor (1); Ams: M.Brantley (1), J.Kang (1) Smoke leads 2-1 |   
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           4  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Mighty | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 7 | 7 | 4 |  WP - C.McHugh (1-0)  LP - J.Kelly (0-1) HR: Mty: P.Fielder (1); Und: A.Cabrera (1), M.Cabrera (2) Underground leads 3-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 5 | 13 | 0 | Box  |  | Amsterdam | 4 | 9 | 1 |  WP - J.Teheran (1-0)  LP - C.Sale (0-1) HR: Smo: C.Carter (1), K.Calhoun (2); Ams: P.Goldschmidt (1), B.Crawford (2) Smoke leads 3-1 |   
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           5  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Mighty | 3 | 5 | 0 | Box  |  | Underground | 6 | 6 | 2 |  WP - M.Scherzer (1-0)  LP - T.Jungmann (0-1) HR: Mty: M.Moreland (2), Y.Grandal (1); Und: C.Davis (1) Underground wins series 4-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Smoke | 5 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Amsterdam | 0 | 5 | 0 |  WP - J.Eickhoff (1-0)  LP - M.Leake (0-1) HR: Ams: J.Mauer (1) Smoke wins series 4-1 |   
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          | Game | 
          Quarterfinal Three | 
          Quarterfinal Four | 
         
        
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           1  | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 7 | 12 | 1 | Box  |  | Woodside | 2 | 6 | 1 |  WP - Z.Greinke (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: Chi: T.Tulowitzki (1) Chicago leads 1-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Memphis | 2 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 3 | 8 | 0 |  WP - J.Nelson (1-0)  LP - Mem BP (0-1) HR: Mem: M.Trout (1), A.McCutchen (1); Marg: A.Rizzo (1) Margaritaville leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 8 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Woodside | 4 | 5 | 0 |  WP - F.Hernandez (1-0)  LP - S.Kazmir (0-1) HR: Chi: L.Duda (1); Wood: J.Altuve 2 (2) Chicago leads 2-0 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Memphis | 1 | 5 | 2 | Box  |  | Margaritaville | 2 | 2 | 1 |  WP - J.Eickhoff (1-0)  LP - G.Richards (0-1) HR: Mem: I.Desmond (1) Margaritaville leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Woodside | 9 | 19 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 6 | 12 | 2 |  WP - Wood BP (1-0)  LP - Chi BP (0-1) HR: Wood: M.Brantley (1), K.Davis (1), W.Castillo (1); Chi: C.Cron (1), W.Castillo (1) Chicago leads 2-1 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 4 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Memphis | 2 | 10 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - Mem BP (0-2) HR: Marg: M.Brantley (1), A.Rizzo (2), K.Davis (1), W.Castillo (1); Mem: M.Brantley (1), A.McCutchen (2) Margaritaville leads 3-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Woodside | 5 | 10 | 2 | Box  |  | Chicago | 3 | 7 | 4 |  WP - W.Chen (1-0)  LP - J.Odorizzi (0-1) HR: none Series tied 2-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 4 | 14 | 0 | Box  |  | Memphis | 5 | 11 | 0 |  WP - M.Harvey (1-0)  LP - M.Fiers (0-1) HR: Mem: A.Cabrera (1), N.Walker (1) Margaritaville leads 3-1 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Woodside | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Chicago | 3 | 6 | 0 |  WP - J.Quintana (1-0)  LP - D.Salazar (0-1) HR: Wood: C.Davis (1); Chi: C.Blackmon (1), C.Davis (1) Woodside leads 3-2 |      | 
          
          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Margaritaville | 4 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Memphis | 2 | 5 | 1 |  WP - W.Chen (1-0)  LP - B.Colon (0-1) HR: Marg: F.Gutierrez (1); Mem: D.Peralta (1) Margaritaville wins series 4-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 1 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Woodside | 0 | 7 | 1 |  WP - Z.Greinke (2-0)  LP - Wood BP (1-1) HR: Wood: K.Davis (2) Series tied 3-3 |      | 
          
          
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Chicago | 5 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Woodside | 4 | 8 | 0 |  WP - F.Hernandez (2-0)  LP - S.Kazmir (0-2) HR: Chi: C.Davis 2 (3); Wood: C.Davis 2 (3) Chicago wins series 4-3 |      | 
          
          
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