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Ironically, and relatedly, part of the reason the San Francisco Boat Shoes were in the Championship Series from Hellmouth II/Season 7 through Hellmouth II/Season 10 is because they were able to use the Detroit Grape Chews 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.

What nobody in the league knew, was that the staggering Probability Loan exacting its toll on the Boat Shoes, so to the rest of the league, it all looked like a classic sports curse.