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| − | A '''Klein Loop''' is a scenario in which a team that demonstrates consistent, sustained postseason performance is nevertheless trapped in a loop of postseason doom, heartbreak, high-stakes defeat, and humiliation at the hands of the same few rivals. It is a Sisyphean condition that alludes to the impossible folds of the Klein bottle. A team trapped in a Klein Loop | + | A '''Klein Loop''' is a scenario in which a team that demonstrates consistent, sustained postseason performance is nevertheless trapped in a loop of postseason doom, heartbreak, high-stakes defeat, and humiliation at the hands of the same few rivals. It is a Sisyphean condition that alludes to the impossible folds of the Klein bottle. A team trapped in a Klein Loop has at least one nexus - a specific rivalry with a team or teams that form the twist in the Klein Loop. |
Notable examples include: | Notable examples include: | ||
| − | * {{CTeam|SFBS}} in the [[Klein Cup]] | + | * {{CTeam|SFBS}} in the early [[Klein Cup]], denied a pennant by two rivals: |
| + | ** {{CTeam|VV}} | ||
| + | ** {{CTeam|MILF}} | ||
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| + | * {{CTeam|SFBS}} in the later [[Klein Cup]], denied a pennant by three rivalries so bitter, they earned their own nicknames: | ||
| + | ** {{CTeam|MILF}} (Milwaukee Ice) | ||
| + | ** {{CTeam|AA}} (the Alewife Firewall) | ||
| + | ** {{CTeam|SGE}} (the Static Stranglehold) | ||
| + | <noinclude> | ||
| + | [[Category:SFBS]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Lore Fragments]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Klein Cup Lore]] | ||
| + | </noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:21, 6 July 2025
A Klein Loop is a scenario in which a team that demonstrates consistent, sustained postseason performance is nevertheless trapped in a loop of postseason doom, heartbreak, high-stakes defeat, and humiliation at the hands of the same few rivals. It is a Sisyphean condition that alludes to the impossible folds of the Klein bottle. A team trapped in a Klein Loop has at least one nexus - a specific rivalry with a team or teams that form the twist in the Klein Loop.
Notable examples include:
San Francisco Boat Shoes
in the early Klein Cup, denied a pennant by two rivals:
- San Francisco Boat Shoes
in the later Klein Cup, denied a pennant by three rivalries so bitter, they earned their own nicknames:
Milwaukee Flamingos
(Milwaukee Ice)
Alewife Arsonists
(the Alewife Firewall)
Sugar Grove Eavesdroppers
(the Static Stranglehold)
