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          The 2019 Benchwarmer Bash
          Association Championships in the Dennis Eckersley Federation
          The Benchwarmer Bash begins with Association Championships.  
		  The 64 leagues are divided into 8 Federations. Each Federation 
		  has 2 Associations.  In 2019, each Association has 2 leagues.  
		  See the breakdown on the
          Leagues page. 
				  
				League champions advance to the Association round.  In 
				future seasons, this will include some wild card teams.  
				The 2 league champs play a best-of-7 series and the winner 
				advances to the Federation tournament. 
            
          Teams are seeded based on their Association 
		  power index 
				  
          Seeding - Association Championships:
          	    
				
					
						
						Johnny Evers Association:
						
							- Longball Champion: Danny's - Power Index: 2 - 
							Danny Zaccaro
 
							- Blame Canada Champion: House - Power Index: 3 - 
							Blame Canada
 
						 
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						Darrell Evans Association:
						
							- Experts Champion: Stateroom - Power Index: 6 - 
							Jason Kiernan
 
							- Golden Throat Champion: Atlantic City - Power 
							Index: 15 - Tom McGraw
 
						 
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						Buck Ewing Association:
						
							- Birdland Champion: Them - Power Index: 7 - 
							Jamison Reese
 
							- Scooby Doo Champion: Big City - Power Index: 8 - 
							Mark Currie
 
						 
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						Dwight Evans Association:
						
							- Moneyball Champion: Crumpton - Power Index: 1 - 
							Jesse Roche
 
							- Born To Run Champion: Central City - Power 
							Index: 3 - David Henning
 
						 
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Past Association Champions
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              Johnny Evers Association
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			  Association Final:
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              | House (94-56, Blame Canada) vs. Danny's (94-56, 
			  Longball) | 
              2019 Johnny Evers Association Champion: 
			  Danny's Wallbangers (Longball) - Danny Zaccaro | 
             
              
              
 
 
              Darrell Evans Association
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			  Association Final:
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              | Atlantic City (81-69, Golden 
			  Throat) vs. Stateroom (83-67, Experts) | 
              2019 Darrell Evans Association Champion: 
			  Atlantic City High Rollers (Golden Throat) - Tom 
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              Buck Ewing Association
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			  Association Final:
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              | Big City (82-68, Scooby Doo) vs. Them (85-65, 
			  Birdland) | 
              2019 Buck Ewing Association Champion: 
			  Them Olde Black Crows (Birdland) - Jamison Reese | 
             
              
              
 
 
              Dwight Evans Association
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			  Association Final:
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              | Central City (89-61, Born to Run) vs. Crumpton (109-41, 
			  Moneyball) | 
              2019 Dwight Evans Association Champion: 
			  Crumpton Roches (Moneyball) - Jesse Roche | 
             
           
 
                    2019 Benchwarmer Bash - Association Championships 
                    
						Johnny Evers Association
                    
                      
      
        
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          Johnny Evers Association Championship | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | House | 3 | 8 | 1 | Box  |  | Danny's | 4 | 8 | 1 |  WP - J.deGrom (1-0)  LP - Hou BP (0-1) HR: Hou: S.Kingery (1), L.Rengifo (1); Dan: Y.Moncada (1), N.Arenado (1), A.Avila (1) Danny's leads 1-0 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | House | 7 | 14 | 3 | Box  |  | Danny's | 6 | 9 | 1 |  WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - M.Bumgarner (0-1) HR: Hou: W.Contreras (1); Dan: T.Story (1), M.Brantley (1), C.Kelly (1) Series tied 1-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Danny's | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | House | 7 | 10 | 4 |  WP - Hou BP (1-1)  LP - W.Miley (0-1) HR: Dan: N.Arenado (2); Hou: J.Smoak (1) House leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Danny's | 6 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | House | 10 | 16 | 1 |  WP - Hou BP (2-1)  LP - I.Nova (0-1) HR: Dan: N.Arenado (3), M.Brantley 2 (3); Hou: B.Harper (1), E.Jimenez (1), J.Smoak (2) House leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Danny's | 4 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | House | 3 | 11 | 2 |  WP - N.Syndergaard (1-0)  LP - L.Lynn (0-1) HR: Dan: J.Davis (1) House leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | House | 5 | 13 | 1 | Box  |  | Danny's | 6 | 10 | 2 |  WP - J.deGrom (2-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-1) HR: Hou: M.Betts (1), T.Hernandez 2 (2); Dan: Y.Moncada (2), M.Betts (1), N.Cruz (1), M.Brantley (4) Series tied 3-3 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | House | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Danny's | 10 | 16 | 1 |  WP - A.Civale (1-0)  LP - S.Bieber (1-1) HR: Hou: B.Harper (2); Dan: H.Alberto (1), N.Cruz (2), N.Arenado (4), C.Kelly (2) Danny's wins series 4-3 |   
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						Darrell Evans Association
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Darrell Evans Association Championship | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atlantic City | 4 | 4 | 0 | Box  |  | Stateroom | 6 | 6 | 0 |  WP - Stat BP (1-0)  LP - C.Paddack (0-1) HR: AC: R.Acuna (1), M.Muncy (1), D.Vogelbach (1) Stateroom leads 1-0 |   
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          | Extra Innings | R | H | E |   |  | Atlantic City | 2 | 11 | 0 | Box  |  | Stateroom | 3 | 8 | 1 |  WP - P.Corbin (1-0)  LP - AC BP (0-1) HR: AC: K.Newman (1); Stat: J.Donaldson (1), Y.Gurriel (1), K.Newman (1) Stateroom leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Stateroom | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Atlantic City | 9 | 9 | 1 |  WP - AC BP (1-1)  LP - J.Cueto (0-1) HR: Stat: T.Anderson (1), J.Altuve (1); AC: C.Blackmon (1), R.Acuna (2), J.Altuve (1) Stateroom leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Stateroom | 2 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Atlantic City | 5 | 7 | 0 |  WP - D.Hudson (1-0)  LP - D.Smyly (0-1) HR: Stat: R.Grichuk (1); AC: J.Realmuto (1) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Stateroom | 6 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Atlantic City | 7 | 5 | 0 |  WP - AC BP (2-1)  LP - S.Turnbull (0-1) HR: Stat: T.Anderson (2), J.Donaldson (2), R.Grichuk (2); AC: C.Blackmon (2), M.Muncy (2) Atlantic City leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Atlantic City | 8 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Stateroom | 5 | 12 | 1 |  WP - C.Paddack (1-1)  LP - A.Wainwright (0-1) HR: AC: C.Yelich (1), M.Muncy (3); Stat: J.Donaldson (3), G.Springer (1) Atlantic City wins series 4-2 |   
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						Buck Ewing Association
                    
                      
      
        
          | Game | 
          Buck Ewing Association Championship | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Big City | 4 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Them | 5 | 8 | 0 |  WP - S.Strasburg (1-0)  LP - C.Hamels (0-1) HR: BC: M.Canha (1); Them: R.Acuna (1) Them leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Big City | 1 | 8 | 0 | Box  |  | Them | 5 | 7 | 0 |  WP - S.Gray (1-0)  LP - BC BP (0-1) HR: BC: X.Bogaerts (1); Them: E.Suarez (1) Them leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Them | 4 | 7 | 0 | Box  |  | Big City | 5 | 10 | 0 |  WP - BC BP (1-1)  LP - G.Gonzalez (0-1) HR: Them: R.Acuna (2), A.Bregman (1); BC: X.Bogaerts (2), M.Canha (2) Them leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Them | 4 | 6 | 0 | Box  |  | Big City | 5 | 11 | 0 |  WP - BC BP (2-1)  LP - M.Fiers (0-1) HR: Them: A.Bregman (2); BC: M.Canha (3) Series tied 2-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Them | 9 | 11 | 1 | Box  |  | Big City | 4 | 11 | 0 |  WP - A.Young (1-0)  LP - M.Boyd (0-1) HR: Them: A.Rizzo 2 (2), A.Bregman (3); BC: M.Canha (4) Them leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Big City | 4 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Them | 7 | 11 | 2 |  WP - Them BP (1-0)  LP - BC BP (2-2) HR: Them: G.Springer (1), A.Rizzo (3), J.Baez (1) Them wins series 4-2 |   
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						Dwight Evans Association
                    
                      
      
        
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          Dwight Evans Association Championship | 
         
        
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Central City | 3 | 8 | 2 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 5 | 9 | 1 |  WP - S.Bieber (1-0)  LP - CC BP (0-1) HR: Crum: J.Soto (1), M.Trout (1), K.Hiura (1) Crumpton leads 1-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Central City | 5 | 10 | 0 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 7 | 15 | 1 |  WP - J.Samardzija (1-0)  LP - CC BP (0-2) HR: CC: M.Semien 2 (2), D.Murphy (1); Crum: M.Trout (2), C.Bellinger 2 (2) Crumpton leads 2-0 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 1 | 9 | 2 | Box  |  | Central City | 3 | 4 | 2 |  WP - E.Rodriguez (1-0)  LP - C.Kershaw (0-1) HR: none Crumpton leads 2-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 8 | 12 | 0 | Box  |  | Central City | 4 | 14 | 1 |  WP - A.Nola (1-0)  LP - S.Bieber (0-1) HR: Crum: J.Soto (2), J.Realmuto (1), T.Turner (1); CC: M.Semien (3), B.Harper (1) Crumpton leads 3-1 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Crumpton | 3 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Central City | 6 | 11 | 0 |  WP - B.Burke (1-0)  LP - C.Paddack (0-1) HR: none Crumpton leads 3-2 |   
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          |   | R | H | E |   |  | Central City | 4 | 9 | 0 | Box  |  | Crumpton | 7 | 15 | 1 |  WP - Crum BP (1-0)  LP - J.Flaherty (0-1) HR: Crum: M.Betts (1), Y.Moncada (1), C.Bellinger (3) Crumpton wins series 4-2 |   
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