Timberwolves

The Timberwolves were a team that was so close but yet so far. The Wolves didn't win a game for their entire first season, and then almost went winless in their second year, until they traded for Elijah Curtis from the Cardinals.

A year after trading for Elijah Curtis from the Cardinals, the Wolves made a championship appearance in 2013. Elijah earned his first MVP that season. David Roark led the team to their second championship appearance in 2016 when he won his only MMVP, only to be outdone by FMVP Morgan Mullin in the championship game. 

The team was owned and managed by Janie Daugherty from 2011-2019, when she then sold the team to Elijah Curtis for three Yankee Candles, naming rights, and ownership of the first championship trophy. It took Elijah just two seasons to accomplish the feat of winning a championship, following a thrilling 7-inning title game against Janie and the Black Mambas in 2021. The Wolves returned to the title game in 2022 and 2023 behind Elijah's record-shattering seasons, but fell just short in both attempts to the Base Bandits.