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The League Championship Series saw the Ft. Worth Piano Tuners face off against their bitter rivals, the Baltimore Texas , who by that time were well-known across the league as Choke Artists. The Texas were making their sixth attempt at a Cold League pennant, and were convinced that this time would be different.

The Texas shot out to a 2-game lead in the best-of-5 series, leaving the Piano Tuners with their backs against the wall. But the Tuners didn't waste a drop of sweat - they counted on their luck, the blessing of the universe, and the Choke Artist status of their bitter rivals to save the day for them. And much to the annoyance of every team in the league, the umpires, and the Commissioner, they won Game by simply standing around, waiting for the Baltimore Texas to get in their own way and spoil their shot at clinching the pennant. They did the same thing in Game 4, and then again in Game 5. At some point, they trotted out from the corner of the grid where they had set up with couches and a Playstation and were playing Grand Theft Auto, so that they could clinch the pennant.

The Piano Tuners celebrated awkwardly, aware they hadn't really won so much as they had been the beneficiaries of a somewhat morbid gift from the universe - schadenfreude at seeing their bitter rivals blow the ultimate lead at the door of breaking their curse, only to half-heartedly pass on a victory three straight games. But the Baltimore Texas seemed almost happy to resign themselves to the fate of losing, and who were the Ft. Worth Piano Tuners to say no?

Dallas Huston, radio announcer for the Baltimore Texas Choke Artists, signed off with his signature mix of whimsy and doom:

	Put the champagne back in the cellar, folks. Let it age another century. The Ft. Worth Piano Tuners are going to the Hellmouth Cup, and we... well, we are going back in the hole. It’s dark, it’s cold, it's the size of Texas, and it smells like ozone. But the rent is cheap. This is Dallas Huston, reminding you that maybe next year we'll break the curse.

Season 19 Cold League Championship Series Results Table
Ft. Worth Piano Tuners vs. Baltimore Texas
	Winner	W Score	Margin	L Score	Loser	Generations	Link
Game 1	Baltimore Texas	144	65.97%	49	Ft. Worth Piano Tuners	1,001	05218570-3a9c-4c27-ab69-95e91e5ff1e4
Game 2	Baltimore Texas	179	60.34%	71	Ft. Worth Piano Tuners	3,608	a25c7bef-0394-421f-b362-a301175bacaf
Game 3	Ft. Worth Piano Tuners	207	51.21%	101	Baltimore Texas	1,601	f3c34528-5a3f-4c82-b6c9-2cde45a0a742
Game 4	Ft. Worth Piano Tuners	224	63.84%	81	Baltimore Texas	1,560	660a2c10-3ef0-4bd3-8635-2e2f9ccf27b9
Game 5	Ft. Worth Piano Tuners	221	41.18%	130	Baltimore Texas	1,622	4fc7c488-0c58-4484-888b-0ccbe3d1a9dd