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Revision as of 02:49, 19 July 2022
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Season
Wins
- In the Cold Fire division, the
Long Beach Flightless Birds
spent nearly the entire season on top of the division, while the 
Seattle Sneakers
had another disappointing last-place finish
- In the Cold Water division, the story was all about the
Tucson Butchers
, who ripped through the competition like a saw through flesh, helped by a huge mid-season winning streak that ran from the seam to the chops; the 
Jersey OSHA Violations
limped into second
- In Hot Fire, it was a three-way race between the
Milwaukee Flamingos
, 
San Francisco Boat Shoes
, and 
Delaware Corporate Shells
for first, with the 
Detroit Grape Chews
finishing a long season spent mostly at the back of the pack
- The Hot Water division underperformed compared to Hot Fire, but the
Atlanta Glitter Sharks
finished on top with the 
Alewife Arsonists
close behind
Runs
- The Long Beach Flightless Birds
had prodigious run production
- Sometime around Day 18, the
Sacramento Boot Lickers
and Atlanta Glitter Sharks
began to diverge, with the Boot Lickers making a recovery and catching up with the rest of the league in run production. But then on Day 30, something snapped, and the fortunes of the Boot Lickers and Glitter Sharks reversed, helping lift the Glitter Sharks to first in the division.
Final Standings
| Rank | Team | League | W-L | Points |
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| 1 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | Cold | 29-20 | 6,973 |
| 2 | Delaware Corporate Shells | Hot | 28-21 | 7,090 |
| 3 | San Francisco Boat Shoes | Hot | 28-21 | 6,381 |
| 4 | Elko Astronauts | Cold | 28-21 | 5,990 |
| 5 | Atlanta Glitter Sharks | Hot | 26-23 | 6,683 |
| 6 | Tucson Butchers | Cold | 26-23 | 6,634 |
| 7 | Milwaukee Flamingos | Hot | 26-23 | 6,267 |
| 8 | Alewife Arsonists | Hot | 25-24 | 6,470 |
| 9 | Baltimore Texas | Cold | 25-24 | 5,834 |
| 10 | Seattle Sneakers | Cold | 25-24 | 5,478 |
| 11 | Orlando Business Majors | Hot | 23-26 | 6,318 |
| 12 | Jersey OSHA Violations | Cold | 23-26 | 5,805 |
| 13 | Detroit Grape Chews | Hot | 23-26 | 5,661 |
| 14 | San Diego Balloon Animals | Cold | 21-28 | 5,697 |
| 15 | Ft. Worth Piano Tuners | Cold | 19-30 | 5,459 |
| 16 | Sacramento Boot Lickers | Hot | 17-32 | 5,481 |
Postseason
Main: Season 10/Postseason
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| #1 |  Long Beach Flightless Birds
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| #4 |  Baltimore Texas
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| #1 | Long Beach Flightless Birds
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| #3 |  Tucson Butchers
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| #2 |  Elko Astronauts
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| #3 | Tucson Butchers
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 Milwaukee Flamingos
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| #1 |  Delaware Corporate Shells
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| #4 | Milwaukee Flamingos
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| #4 | Milwaukee Flamingos
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| #2 |  San Francisco Boat Shoes
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| #2 | San Francisco Boat Shoes
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| #3 |  Atlanta Glitter Sharks
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Valentines Day Series
After establishing a hot, messy anti-rivalry in Season 9's Hellmouth Cup series, the Milwaukee Flamingos
and Tucson Butchers
had many unresolved storylines and tangled loose ends in their newly budding anti-rivalry. Working feverishly toward that end, both teams spent Season 10 with a singular focus on making it to the Hellmouth Cup. The two teams met in their second cup series on Valentine's Day, forever cementing them as the Lovers of Golly.
b5041ae0-f1a9-49bd-a8fa-79e9ffa00dee
b5041ae0-f1a9-49bd-a8fa-79e9ffa00deeThe Season 10 Hellmouth Cup series between the Tucson Butchers
and Milwaukee Flamingos
was nicknamed the "Valentine's Day Series" because it took place on Valentine's Day, because the red/pink color scheme, and because during the Season 9 Hellmouth Cup series, which also featured the Butchers vs the Flamingos, the two teams had developed an anti-rivalry and resolved to meet again in the Hellmouth Cup soon.
This Hellmouth Cup series forms the first X (Season 10, or X) of the Triple X.
Game 1 became notable because, in addition to setting a record for longest game, the Butchers and Flamingos spent most of Game 1 making out, causing most viewers to lose interest in the series altogether, and making Season 10 the least-watched postseason series in Golly history.
The Lovers Embrace
The Lovers Embrace is a nickname given to Game 1 of the Hellmouth Cup b5041ae0-f1a9-49bd-a8fa-79e9ffa00dee, when the Tucson Butchers
and Milwaukee Flamingos
were reunited after a season apart. The game set a record for the longest Hellmouth Cup series match in history (7,255 generations - see Records/Length/Hellmouth#Longest Postseason Games in Hellmouth Cup).
The game took place on the Underground Cave Complex map. The Tucson Butchers dominated the grid early, which freed them up to spend most of the rest of the match making out with the Milwaukee Flamingos. By the end of the match, most fans had left, and those that remained were booing the umpires; no one could understand why the umpires took so long to declare the match over.
The Flamingos' Flawless Dynasty
With their back-to-back victories in the Season 9 and Season 10 Hellmouth Cup series, the Flamingos established their franchise's first Flawless Dyansty and the second Flawless Dynasty in Golly history.
Promotional Poster
