Posted on 10/01/2007 2:31:13 PM PDT by Michael.SF.
10. Portland Trail Blazers, 2000 Western Conference finals For most of Game 7, it appeared as if the Blazers' opponent — the L.A. Lakers — was heading for a spot on this list.
9. Greg Norman, 1996 MastersThroughout his career, Norman has earned a well-deserved reputation for coming up short in majors. But what happened to him at Augusta National on this April Sunday was brutal, even by his standards.
8. Boston Red Sox, 1978-Bucky "Bleeping" Dent gets most of the credit for burying the Red Sox with his three-run homer
7. Jana Novotna, 1993 Wimbledon- One minute, Novotna was serving to go up 5-1 over Steffi Graf in the third and deciding set of the Wimbledon finals. The next, it seemed, she was sobbing uncontrollably on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder.
6. Brooklyn Dodgers, 1951-The most famous call in baseball history (if not all of sports history) would never have happened if the Bums...
T4. Philadelphia Phillies, 1964 and New York Mets, 2007-OK, so maybe we're taking the coward's way out on this one...
3. Houston Oilers, 1992 AFC wild card game - "We choked," Oilers safety Cris Dishman would later say. "We choked as a team. We choked as management. Everybody in this organization just choked." Well put.
2. Jean Van de Velde, 1999 British Open- Jean Van de Velde's victory at Carnoustie was so certain, so unavoidable, they were already engraving his name into the Claret Jug.
1. New York Yankees, 2004 ALCS- When you're the first team to blow a 3-0 series lead in 101 years of postseason history, that pretty much qualifies you for the top spot on our list.
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From Wiki....
1941-1942 NHL Season
Stanley Cup finals
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Leafs’ comeback from a 3-0 series deficit to win the Stanley Cup marked the first time such a rally had been achieved in North American professional sports. Their feat has been equalled only twice: first by the New York Islanders in the 1975 NHL quarter-finals, and then by Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox in the 2004 American League Championship Series.
1986 Red Sox lose @ Mets Game 6
This doesn’t qualify for the list. Remember, it was Game 6, which TIED the series at 3.
The Red Sox could have still won the series.
All they had to do was win Game 7.
They didn’t. The Mets were the better team that year.
2007 Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32
That definitely should be on the list!
One more honorable mention — 1996 World Series. Defending champion Braves go up 2-0 on the road, then lose 4 straight to the Yankees (led by ex-Braves player & manager Joe Torre). Sigh. I still haven’t forgiven Bobby Cox for putting in Steve Avery to walk in the winning run...
2007 Stanford 24 USC 23
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Mark
Mark
LOL
Those two games will keep me in a perpetual state of cognitive dissonance!!
Think of the scotch we could waste in that debate!! I’d be flip floppin’ like 30lb bass on #80 test !!
LOL
Those two games will keep me in a perpetual state of cognitive dissonance!!
Think of the scotch we could waste in that debate!! I’d be flip floppin’ like 30lb bass on #80 test !!
See . . . it already started !
Waste? The consumption of a fine single malt is never a waste!
;)
True dat !
What the *&^%*^% was I thinking?
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