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The Detroit Grape Chews continued to live up to their title of Hot League Choke Artists in the Klein Cup. In addition to blowing the League Championship Series twice each to the Milwaukee Flamingos , Delaware Corporate Shells , and Boylston Boogers , they managed to best their own track record of choking, failing to clinch a pennant nine times:

• Milwaukee Flamingos (Klein/Season 1 LCS), lost in 7 (see The Midwest Staredown)
• Delaware Corporate Shells (Klein/Season 2 LCS), lost in 7 (after leading series 3-0; see Delaware Torches Detroit)
• Milwaukee Flamingos (Klein/Season 12 LCS), swept in 4
• Boylston Boogers (Klein/Season 13 LCS), lost in 7
• San Francisco Boat Shoes (Klein/Season 15 LCS), lost in 7
• Delaware Corporate Shells (Klein/Season 16 LCS), swept in 4
• Fargo Flea Flickers (Klein/Season 18 LCS), lost in 6
• Sugar Grove Eavesdroppers (Klein/Season 20 LCS), lost in 6
• Boylston Boogers (Klein/Season 24 LCS), lost in 5

(Note that this account is only losses in the League Championship Series, and does not account for losses in the League Division Series.)