PITCHING IS KEY LEAGUE - 2023  
                                         
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  YEAR   WINNER   LOSER   GAMES   MVP of Championship                                                                           
  1996   LA PAZ   Knoxville   4-0   Edmonds (Ana) - LA PAZ   Dominate first-ever championship    
  1997   KNOXVILLE   Boston   3-2   Ma.Williams (Cle) - KNOXVILLE   Knoxville's bats beat Boston's pitching    
  1998   COOPERSTOWN   Colorado   3-2   L.Walker (Col) - COOPERSTOWN   Colorado squanders 2-1 series lead    
  1999   COLORADO   Roswell   3-0   Bonds (SF) - COLORADO   Colorado wins 1st-ever keeper title    
  2000   BUENOS AIRES   Chile   3-0   Nevin (SD) - BUENOS AIRES   Lowest-seeded team dons upset    
  2001   CHILE   Colorado   3-2   A.Rodriguez (Tex) - CHILE   All-Star team puts it all together    
  2002   KNOXVILLE   Boston   3-2   E.Martinez (Sea) - KNOXVILLE   Knoxville rallies from 0-2 deficit    
  2003   YUKON   Colorado   3-0   J.Vazquez (Mon) / Gerut (Cle) / Pettitte (NYY) - YUKON   Team effort wins improbable title    
  2004   BOSTON   Anaheim   3-1   G.Anderson (Ana) - BOSTON   Boston finally grabs elusive ring    
  2005   BOSTON   Cooperstown   3-2   Abreu (Phi) - BOSTON   Only team to repeat to-date    
  2006   HOLLYWOOD   Cooperstown   3-1   Sizemore (Cle) - HOLLYWOOD   Underdog upsets all en route to title    
  2007   COLORADO   Alcatraz   3-1   Rollins (Phi) - COLORADO   Title crowns best-ever season    
  2008   BUENOS AIRES   Cooperstown   3-1   Granderson (Det) - BUENOS AIRES   Revved-up rabbits run to the ring    
  2009   KNOXVILLE   Colorado   3-2   Posada (NYY) - KNOXVILLE   Veterans deliver 3rd title for franchise    
  2010   KALIFORNIA   Cooperstown   3-2   Choo (Cle) - KALIFORNIA   Battles back from the brink to win title.    
  2011   ALCATRAZ   Kalifornia   3-2   D.Hudson (Arz) - ALCATRAZ   Pitching leads the way in all 3 wins.    
  2012   LA PAZ   Alcatraz   3-2   Jason Kubel (Arz) - LA PAZ   Kubel's heroics deny Alcatraz's repeat    
  2013   BOSTON   Daytona Beach   3-0   Desmond (Wash) - BOSTON   Sweep all 3 series to return to glory.    
  2014   BOSTON   Buenos Aires   3-1   Desmond (Wash) / J.Harrison (Pitt) - BOSTON   PIKL Kings after its 2nd back-to-back.    
  2015   KNOXVILLE   Yukon   3-1   Miley (Bos) / Dickey (Tor) - KNOXVILLE   Back-end of rotation comes through.    
  2016   ALCATRAZ   Daytona Beach   3-2   Dozier (Minn) - ALCATRAZ   Dozier caps G5 clincher with offensive burst.    
  2017   LA PAZ   Long Beach   3-2   J.Polanco (Minn) - LA PAZ   Polanco takes care of business.    
  2018   BRENTWOOD   Alcatraz   3-1   A.Wood (LA) / J.Chacin (Mil) - BRENTWOOD   Rookie owner pulls off the surprise upset.    
  2019   HAVANA   Colorado   3-2   Pineda (Minn) - HAVANA   Pineda's wins book ends series.    
  2020   YUKON   Alcatraz   3-0   Wainwright (StL) / Gonsolin (LA) - YUKON   Unexpected champions in unlikely season.    
  2021   ALCATRAZ   Bismarck   3-1   J.Soto (Wash) - ALCATRAZ   Bats take charge to take care of series.    
  2022   ALCATRAZ   Long Beach   3-1   J.deGrom (NYM) - ALCATRAZ   Becomes 2nd franchise to repeat.