The Midland RockHounds actually pulled it off. They finished the regular season with a losing record in the Double-A Texas League, both overall and in the second half alone, but they managed to slip into the playoffs thanks to a series of tiebreakers. They went down 2-1 in the best-of-5 Division Series, two innings from elimination, but came back to clinch a spot in the finals. Then they went down 2-0 in the best-of-5 Championship Series, facing three must-win games on the road ... and won them all. Holy Toledo.
With that, the Hounds captured their fourth straight league championship.