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The Hellmouth III/Season 4 and Hellmouth III/Season 15 League Championship Series against the Long Beach Flightless Birds were both considered a clash of apex predators - a battle for dominance in the Salton Sea Crown rivalry. The Flightless Birds, with their cold, reptilian gaze, were a mirror image of the Butchers' own predatory instincts, but less feral, dressed up in a thousand dollar suit, and with enough city slick to get them by. What the Butchers lacked in polish, they made up for in enthusiasm.
The
took the first series in 7 games, after a nail-biter of a Game 1 and managing to bounce back from a humiliating shutout in Game 4.
| Season 4 Cold League Championship Series Results Table | |||||||
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| Winner | W Score | Margin | L Score | Loser | Generations | Link | |
| Game 1 | Tucson Butchers | 225 | 0.89% | 223 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 3,373 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 05567f57-2ef6-45e1-9e78-2ac3cd08dfb4
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| Game 2 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 176 | 0.57% | 175 | Tucson Butchers | 2,673 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 293a02f3-ceb1-4edc-a463-dff9d5b765b0
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| Game 3 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 1,117 | 100.00% | 0 | Tucson Butchers | 2,901 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9425d65f-783e-4224-b94b-80a1565e9c4c
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| Game 4 | Tucson Butchers | 512 | 97.07% | 15 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 5,361 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 201c3106-a4d8-4c47-b666-f667d453370b
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| Game 5 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 462 | 62.77% | 172 | Tucson Butchers | 4,013 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing f17d9011-e739-4f1e-88e3-1f805ae7b40b
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| Game 6 | Tucson Butchers | 492 | 74.19% | 127 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 3,158 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2f146f71-3eb3-4d55-b851-c8b2a8f0d34e
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| Game 7 | Tucson Butchers | 378 | 95.50% | 17 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 3,950 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing f32c8312-06a9-426d-8e0e-1f8fd25a49a9
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The second League Championship Series went the other way, with the
taking it in 6 games. The Boogers, were waiting to see who they would face after winning the Hot League pennant, breathed a huge sigh of relief at dodging a bullet and not having to face the
in the Hellmouth III Cup series. The Butchers really give them the willies.
| Season 15 Cold League Championship Series Results Table | |||||||
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| Winner | W Score | Margin | L Score | Loser | Generations | Link | |
| Game 1 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 319 | 58.62% | 132 | Tucson Butchers | 3,474 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing cfb897ab-d04a-4e80-bbb8-88672c3b40eb
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| Game 2 | Tucson Butchers | 462 | 75.97% | 111 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 3,176 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing a064090d-192a-4fb0-8bce-a27ba72e2a1f
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| Game 3 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 267 | 9.74% | 241 | Tucson Butchers | 4,687 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing ae31d156-3d50-45e3-8c9a-28e5635bb3fd
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| Game 4 | Tucson Butchers | 596 | 81.71% | 109 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 4,475 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing ec47da7a-51c4-4fc4-8789-79ab16647321
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| Game 5 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 663 | 93.21% | 45 | Tucson Butchers | 4,399 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 81e0ebd7-c3b9-4999-9766-e2e2206654c7
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| Game 6 | Long Beach Flightless Birds | 443 | 90.52% | 42 | Tucson Butchers | 3,347 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 09b2bf97-c378-4441-ae93-abd454a1f956
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These two League Championship Series were prime matchups of two apex predators of the Golly League. Cold League fans of all stripes agreed - these Salton Sea Crown matchups were some of the most exciting in years.
