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Ch4zm: /* Hellmouth V Cup */

2025-11-07T01:28:15Z

Hellmouth V Cup

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	{{SeasonBySeason HellmouthVCup SFBS}}		{{SeasonBySeason HellmouthVCup SFBS}}

			=Hellmouth VI Cup=

			==History==

			==San Francisco in the Hellmouth VI Cup==

			===Performance Chart===

			[[File:HellmouthVISeasonsQuantileGraph_SFBS.png\|800px]]

			===Summary===

			{{Tl\|HellmouthVIRankList SeasonAllTime Chron SFBS}}

			{{SeasonBySeason HellmouthVICup SFBS}}

	=Art=		=Art=

Ch4zm: /* Hellmouth III Cup */

2025-07-12T02:06:43Z

Hellmouth III Cup

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	===Secret Bingo===		===Secret Bingo===

	{{~~BoatShoesIISecretBingo~~}}		{{BoatShoesIIISecretBingo}}

	===The Vegas Ambush===		===The Vegas Ambush===

	{{~~BoatShoesIIVegasAmbush~~}}		{{BoatShoesIIIVegasAmbush}}

	===The "High and Dry" Cup===		===The "High and Dry" Cup===

	{{~~BoatShoesIIHighAndDry~~}}		{{BoatShoesIIIHighAndDry}}

	===The Northeastern Flu===		===The Northeastern Flu===

	{{~~BoatShoesIINortheasternFlu~~}}		{{BoatShoesIIINortheasternFlu}}

	===The Division Series Flu===		===The Division Series Flu===

	{{~~BoatShoesIIDivisionSeriesFlu~~}}		{{BoatShoesIIIDivisionSeriesFlu}}

	==San Francisco in the Hellmouth III Cup Season by Season==		==San Francisco in the Hellmouth III Cup Season by Season==

Ch4zm: /* Shoes Left High and Dry */

2025-07-08T12:22:32Z

Shoes Left High and Dry

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	{{BoatShoesIIVegasAmbush}}		{{BoatShoesIIVegasAmbush}}

	===~~Shoes Left~~ High and Dry===		===The "High and Dry" Cup===

	{{BoatShoesIIHighAndDry}}		{{BoatShoesIIHighAndDry}}

Ch4zm: /* Hellmouth III Cup */

2025-07-08T12:21:50Z

Hellmouth III Cup

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	==History==		==History==

			===Secret Bingo===

			{{BoatShoesIISecretBingo}}

	===The Vegas Ambush===		===The Vegas Ambush===

Ch4zm: /* Hellmouth III Cup */

2025-07-08T12:03:13Z

Hellmouth III Cup

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	==History==		==History==

			===The Vegas Ambush===

			{{BoatShoesIIVegasAmbush}}

			===Shoes Left High and Dry===

			{{BoatShoesIIHighAndDry}}

			===The Northeastern Flu===

			{{BoatShoesIINortheasternFlu}}

			===The Division Series Flu===

			{{BoatShoesIIDivisionSeriesFlu}}

	==San Francisco in the Hellmouth III Cup Season by Season==		==San Francisco in the Hellmouth III Cup Season by Season==

Ch4zm: /* Detroit's Revenge */

2025-07-07T00:48:06Z

Detroit's Revenge

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	===Detroit's Revenge===		===Detroit's Revenge===

	If there is one thing people know about the Detroit Grape Chews, it's that the Grape Chews don't have many good revenge stories. Perhaps it's because the club is resigned to its fate, perhaps it's due to lack of gaining the upper hand first. But one happy story of revenge in a long history without it occurred in [[Hellmouth II/Season 23]].		If there is one thing people know about the Detroit Grape Chews, it's that the Grape Chews don't have many good revenge stories. Perhaps it's because the club is resigned to its fate, perhaps it's due to lack of gaining the upper hand first. But one happy (for Detroit) story of revenge in a long history without it occurred in [[Hellmouth II/Season 23]].

	Having been brutalized four consecutive seasons, [[Hellmouth II/Season 7]] through [[Hellmouth II/Season 10]], by the Boat Shoes in the League Division Series, the Grape Chews were itching for revenge. When they entered the [[Hellmouth II/Season 23]] postseason as the #1 seed, facing off against the #4 seeded Boat Shoes, they saw their chance. The Chews did not just beat the Shoes, denying them their final opportunity at [[Hellmouth II Cup]] redemption, they crushed the Boat Shoes in 3 straight games. There was much discussion about the fate of the Boat Shoes, who had seemed to be making a genuine effort in all 3 games. In truth, the Boat Shoes getting swept allowed them to make their final payment on their Probability Debt, and close out the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] at zero.		Having been brutalized four consecutive seasons, [[Hellmouth II/Season 7]] through [[Hellmouth II/Season 10]], by the Boat Shoes in the League Division Series, the Grape Chews were itching for revenge. When they entered the [[Hellmouth II/Season 23]] postseason as the #1 seed, facing off against the #4 seeded Boat Shoes, they saw their chance. The Chews did not just beat the Shoes, denying them their final opportunity at [[Hellmouth II Cup]] redemption, they crushed the Boat Shoes in 3 straight games. There was much discussion about the fate of the Boat Shoes, who had seemed to be making a genuine effort in all 3 games. In truth, the Boat Shoes getting swept allowed them to make their final payment on their Probability Debt, and close out the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] at zero.

Ch4zm: /* A Tale of Two Finals */

2025-07-07T00:47:39Z

A Tale of Two Finals

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	The largest payments on their Probability Loan were made on the grandest stage. Twice more, the Boat Shoes clawed their way to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] final, and twice more, the universe extracted a pound of flesh for payment. The two [[Hellmouth II Cup]] finals that the Boat Shoes lost would come to overshadow their dream [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]] season, and would become the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] Boat Shoes that everyone remembered: a team whose successes only seemed to feed their failures.		The largest payments on their Probability Loan were made on the grandest stage. Twice more, the Boat Shoes clawed their way to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] final, and twice more, the universe extracted a pound of flesh for payment. The two [[Hellmouth II Cup]] finals that the Boat Shoes lost would come to overshadow their dream [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]] season, and would become the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] Boat Shoes that everyone remembered: a team whose successes only seemed to feed their failures.

	In [[Hellmouth II/Season 9]], the Boat Shoes finally survived the gauntlet of the postseason and made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, facing off against their old nemesis, the {{~~CTeamLBFB~~}}. But they couldn't scrape together more than a single win, and fell 1-4 to the Birds. The loss suggested that the Boat Shoes were haunted by the ghosts of their past, and were unable to move on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days.		In [[Hellmouth II/Season 9]], the Boat Shoes finally survived the gauntlet of the postseason and made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, facing off against their old nemesis, the {{CTeam\|LBFB}}. But they couldn't scrape together more than a single win, and fell 1-4 to the Birds. The loss suggested that the Boat Shoes were haunted by the ghosts of their past, and were unable to move on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days.

	Just 8 seasons later, the Boat Shoes again made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, this time facing off against a new power, the {{CTeam\|TB}}. They lost the series to the Butchers, 2-4, in a messy and bloody affair. The loss suggested that despite having moved on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days, the Boat Shoes struggled with the new tricks needed to defeat teams they'd never faced before.		Just 8 seasons later, the Boat Shoes again made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, this time facing off against a new power, the {{CTeam\|TB}}. They lost the series to the Butchers, 2-4, in a messy and bloody affair. The loss suggested that despite having moved on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days, the Boat Shoes struggled with the new tricks needed to defeat teams they'd never faced before.

Ch4zm: /* A Tale of Two Finals */

2025-07-07T00:47:20Z

A Tale of Two Finals

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	===A Tale of Two Finals===		===A Tale of Two Finals===

	The largest payments on their Probability Loan were made on the grandest stage. Twice more, the Boat Shoes clawed their way to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] final, and twice more, the universe extracted a pound of flesh for payment. The two [[Hellmouth II Cup]] finals that the Boat Shoes lost would come to overshadow their dream [[~~Hellouth~~ II/Season 1]] season, and would become the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] Boat Shoes that everyone remembered: a team whose successes only seemed to feed their failures.		The largest payments on their Probability Loan were made on the grandest stage. Twice more, the Boat Shoes clawed their way to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] final, and twice more, the universe extracted a pound of flesh for payment. The two [[Hellmouth II Cup]] finals that the Boat Shoes lost would come to overshadow their dream [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]] season, and would become the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] Boat Shoes that everyone remembered: a team whose successes only seemed to feed their failures.

	In [[Hellmouth II/Season 9]], the Boat Shoes finally survived the gauntlet of the postseason and made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, facing off against their old nemesis, the {{CTeamLBFB}}. But they couldn't scrape together more than a single win, and fell 1-4 to the Birds. The loss suggested that the Boat Shoes were haunted by the ghosts of their past, and were unable to move on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days.		In [[Hellmouth II/Season 9]], the Boat Shoes finally survived the gauntlet of the postseason and made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, facing off against their old nemesis, the {{CTeamLBFB}}. But they couldn't scrape together more than a single win, and fell 1-4 to the Birds. The loss suggested that the Boat Shoes were haunted by the ghosts of their past, and were unable to move on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days.

Ch4zm: /* The First Pound of Flesh */

2025-07-07T00:26:03Z

The First Pound of Flesh

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	===The First Pound of Flesh===		===The First Pound of Flesh===

	After the initial exuberance of [[Hellmouth II/~~Seaosn~~ 1]], the Boat Shoes again performed brilliantly in [[Hellmouth II/Season 4]], where they earned the #1 seed. They were seemingly on top of the world, and had yet to experience any ill effects from their Probability Debt.		After the initial exuberance of [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]], the Boat Shoes again performed brilliantly in [[Hellmouth II/Season 4]], where they earned the #1 seed. They were seemingly on top of the world, and had yet to experience any ill effects from their Probability Debt.

	But in the first sign of trouble, the Boat Shoes were knocked out in a stunning first-round exit at the hands of the lower-seeded {{CTeam\|OSHA}}. The unexpected loss to the OSHA Violations was compounded in [[Hellmouth II/Season 5]], when the Boat Shoes experienced a full-on regular-season meltdown. It was obvious by that point that the Boat Shoes were beginning to pay the price for their [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]] success.		But in the first sign of trouble, the Boat Shoes were knocked out in a stunning first-round exit at the hands of the lower-seeded {{CTeam\|OSHA}}. The unexpected loss to the OSHA Violations was compounded in [[Hellmouth II/Season 5]], when the Boat Shoes experienced a full-on regular-season meltdown. It was obvious by that point that the Boat Shoes were beginning to pay the price for their [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]] success.

Ch4zm: /* Hellmouth II Cup */

2025-07-07T00:25:51Z

Hellmouth II Cup

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	Their entire history in this cup is the story of the universe ruthlessly foreclosing on that debt.		Their entire history in this cup is the story of the universe ruthlessly foreclosing on that debt.

			===The Dream Season===

			The {{CTeam\|SFBS}} began the Hellmouth II Cup era with a dream season, culminating in a 4-2 victory over their [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]] opponents, the {{CTeam\|SLC}}. Along the way, the Boat Shoes also roasted the {{CTeam\|OSHA}}, sparking the fire of a new rivalry that would burn for years. But to Boat Shoes fans, who had dealt with decades of struggle, from [[Donut Sickness]] to "Rainbow Sickness," from one [[Klein Loop]] to another, it seemed the Boat Shoes had finally slayed their old demons and gotten their groove back.

			===The First Pound of Flesh===

			After the initial exuberance of [[Hellmouth II/Seaosn 1]], the Boat Shoes again performed brilliantly in [[Hellmouth II/Season 4]], where they earned the #1 seed. They were seemingly on top of the world, and had yet to experience any ill effects from their Probability Debt.

			But in the first sign of trouble, the Boat Shoes were knocked out in a stunning first-round exit at the hands of the lower-seeded {{CTeam\|OSHA}}. The unexpected loss to the OSHA Violations was compounded in [[Hellmouth II/Season 5]], when the Boat Shoes experienced a full-on regular-season meltdown. It was obvious by that point that the Boat Shoes were beginning to pay the price for their [[Hellmouth II/Season 1]] success.

			===Game Seven Sickness===

			As the seasons of the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] progressed, and as the {{CTeam\|SFBS}} struggled to pay down their debt and get back to even, the Shoes increasingly found themselves unable to "close it out," with seemingly every postseason series running to the maximum number of games. It started in [[Hellmouth II/Season 4]] with their humiliation at the hands of the {{CTeam\|OSHA}} in the final Game 5, but would go on to include the [[Hellmouth II/Season 7]] LDS and LCS, the [[Hellmouth II/Season 8]] LCS, the [[Hellmouth II/Season 9]] LDS and LCS, and the [[Hellmouth II/Season 10]] LDS and LCS. (This would also later include the [[Hellmouth II/Season 13]] LDS, the [[Hellmouth II/Season 15]] LDS, the [[Hellmouth II/Season 16]] LDS, and the [[Hellmouth II/Season 17]] LDS.) Tragically, despite reaching the Championship Series 4 times, despite pushing it to the max 7 games each time, they did not have a single Championship series win to show for it.

			===Rumors of a New Choke Artists===

			Ironically, and relatedly, part of the reason the {{CTeam\|SFBS}} were in the Championship Series from [[Hellmouth II/Season 7]] through [[Hellmouth II/Season 10]] is because they were able to use the {{CTeam\|DET}} as a footstool to repeatedly reach the Championship series. For four consecutive seasons, the Grape Chews and Boat Shoes met in the Division Series. And for four consecutive seasons, the Grape Chews were dispatched by the Boat Shoes. And for four consecutive seasons, the Boat Shoes maxed out the Championship Series at 7 games, choking 3 of the 4 times. Much to the delight of the Grape Chews, rumors began to spread that a new [[Hellmouth II Cup]] [[Choke Artist]] might be crowned. Nobody in the league was aware of the staggering Probability Debt exacting its toll on the Boat Shoes, so to the rest of the league, it all looked like a classic sports curse.

			===A Tale of Two Finals===

			The largest payments on their Probability Loan were made on the grandest stage. Twice more, the Boat Shoes clawed their way to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] final, and twice more, the universe extracted a pound of flesh for payment. The two [[Hellmouth II Cup]] finals that the Boat Shoes lost would come to overshadow their dream [[Hellouth II/Season 1]] season, and would become the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] Boat Shoes that everyone remembered: a team whose successes only seemed to feed their failures.

			In [[Hellmouth II/Season 9]], the Boat Shoes finally survived the gauntlet of the postseason and made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, facing off against their old nemesis, the {{CTeamLBFB}}. But they couldn't scrape together more than a single win, and fell 1-4 to the Birds. The loss suggested that the Boat Shoes were haunted by the ghosts of their past, and were unable to move on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days.

			Just 8 seasons later, the Boat Shoes again made it to the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] series, this time facing off against a new power, the {{CTeam\|TB}}. They lost the series to the Butchers, 2-4, in a messy and bloody affair. The loss suggested that despite having moved on from their [[Hellmouth Cup]] glory days, the Boat Shoes struggled with the new tricks needed to defeat teams they'd never faced before.

			===Detroit's Revenge===

			If there is one thing people know about the Detroit Grape Chews, it's that the Grape Chews don't have many good revenge stories. Perhaps it's because the club is resigned to its fate, perhaps it's due to lack of gaining the upper hand first. But one happy story of revenge in a long history without it occurred in [[Hellmouth II/Season 23]].

			Having been brutalized four consecutive seasons, [[Hellmouth II/Season 7]] through [[Hellmouth II/Season 10]], by the Boat Shoes in the League Division Series, the Grape Chews were itching for revenge. When they entered the [[Hellmouth II/Season 23]] postseason as the #1 seed, facing off against the #4 seeded Boat Shoes, they saw their chance. The Chews did not just beat the Shoes, denying them their final opportunity at [[Hellmouth II Cup]] redemption, they crushed the Boat Shoes in 3 straight games. There was much discussion about the fate of the Boat Shoes, who had seemed to be making a genuine effort in all 3 games. In truth, the Boat Shoes getting swept allowed them to make their final payment on their Probability Debt, and close out the [[Hellmouth II Cup]] at zero.

	==San Francisco in the Hellmouth II Cup==		==San Francisco in the Hellmouth II Cup==