Post-Season Playoffs - The BWB ChampionshipsFollowing the regular season, the division champions of each conference will meet in a best-of-seven championship series. The winners will then meet in a best-of-seven league championship series. Also, there will be two post-season tournaments that will include all teams in the league.
See details on the season schedule for details on which Major League Baseball games will be used for the playoffs. Runner-up Tournament - The Al Gore CupNamed for the patron saint of all people finishing second who feel they should have been the winner, the Gore Cup features all four second-place teams in a separate tournament. The four teams will be seeded from 1-4, regardless of conference. Each series will be best-of-seven games, which will correspond to the same random-game schedule as the championship series. Between rounds, the winning teams will have the opportunity to change their lineups. Also-rans Tournament - The Bottom-Feeder OpenThe eight remaining teams will be seeded 1-8 by regular season record, regardless of division or conference, and compete in a separate tournament. The teams will be re-seeded between each round. The first two rounds will correspond to the same random game selection as the Conference Championships. These series will be best-of-three and will follow a home-away-home format. After the first round, no roster change will be permitted. The games for the second round will start with the FOURTH pitcher in the rotation, regardless of whether the teams played two or three games in the first series. The championship round will be best-of-five (2-2-1) and will follow the same random game schedule as the League Championship. The two teams will be able to change their lineups before this set of games. THE BWB OPENAll league champions will advance to another tournament, to be run in October and November, that will be run to crown a single champion for all of Benchwarmer Baseball. Look for details on this new development during the summer of 2004.
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