I think the Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone homers, coupled with the Billy Buckner wicket shot at first were for sure unpleasant memories.
However, as a kid just having come in for lunch and listening to the radio as they announced the death of Harry Agganis really got me. I don't think I was right for a few days.
I have to say that thinking of Ted Williams' head being severed and frozen somewhere in Arizona is just disgustingly bizzare and borderline pure insanity. I shed no tears when I heard his son died, greedy SOB. Who can forget the All-Star game at Fenway when Ted came out with not a Red Sox cap on (which wouldh've meant the world to Red Sox Nation), but a "hiitters.com" cap.
<< <i>2001 Mariners that won 116 and ended up fizzling against the Yanks in the ALCS. All those wins and can't make it to the WS, win or lose that's all I wanted. Biggest letdown for any Mariners fan. >>
That is one of the first things that came to my mind. I still have the newspaper at the end of the season with the front page reading "116 WINS" Oh well
The first thing that comes to mind is the 2005 Super Bowl the refs penalized away from the Seahawks and handed to the Steelers. When everyone on monday morning is talking about how bad the officiating is, and NOT the game, you know its bad.
On the baseball side, this one is actually for my father. Although we lived in upstate New York, he was a diehard Phillies fan and he was positively giddy that summer of 1964 (I was 14 at the time). That September, the Phillies were up by 6 and a half with just a dozen games to go and my father even talked about driving down to watch a World Series game. Then, they lost 10 in a row and the Cardinals squeaked by them. As I recall, he was depressed for a long time.
<< <i>Ravens losing to New England at home due to a time out that should never have been called! And The Ravens losing to the Colts last two min. of the first half melt down! OH and just the Ravens LOSING! Will not happen again! (well a man can dream!) Go Ravens! >>
I'm with U. ---- Sonny
" In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
Game 7, 2003 ALCS was the only loss that ever that affected me the entire next day. There have been other tough losses (i.e. SB42 vs. Giants) but none where it took me more than a night's sleep to get over.
St. Pierre's 2006 loss to Serra in his 1st title defense.....the worst part was that I had a house warming party that day/night and had about a dozen or so "very well lubricated" friends still hanging out that I simply couldnt wait to see leave!
1994 — Colorado vs. Michigan: Colorado quarterback Kordell Stewart threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Michael Westbrook on the last play of the game, won by Colorado 27-26, known as “The Miracle at Michigan”.
I was 14 and a freshman in high school at the time. I'm a hardcore UM fan and a few buddies and I always had a football pool and some side bets on the games. I remember calling up my best friend and bragging about UM beating Colorado and just as I finished Stewart threw the hail mary pass that won the game. I heard about it for the rest of the school year.
1990 Stanley Cup game 1 Bruins VS Oilers Klima scores in 3rd OT
I was at that game. Had season tix for years....I remember that Petr Klima sat on the bench for almost the entire game, alcohol abuse really put him in the doghouse.
Though, if in the first OT, Glen Wesley had simply taken a forehand shot into an empty net, and not sent a backhander into the netting above the glass, that Cup finals would have turned out differently.
The OLD Garden, no A/C (in May in Boston, it can get warm, and was about 75 degrees that day), emergency exit doors open for air circulation, players skating around the rink before the 1st OT with wet sheets to get rid of the fog, power outage in the 3rd period for half hour, then magically came back on at 1am......no sodas, beers, nothing to drink after 10 mins gone in the 3rd period, hot as h-e-double hockey sticks, people 'bowling' themselves in the men's room to cool off, guzzling water from the men's room sink faucets..... men, women, little kids sweating like never before.......then perrrenial drunk Klima steps onto the ice, a 3 on 2, shovels it in and puts an and end to the longest game in Stanley Cup Finals history.
Ah, the OLD Boston Garden! Oh, also had to walk 8 miles home too, as train commuter rail service, which naturally runs longer to accomodate late games, was stopped. That nifty announcement was made in the 2nd OT.
Though, I DID get to see 'The Cup' skated around The Garden ice....B's had most points in the league, home ice, and ended in Game 5.
Yes, I remember that night like it was last night.
Like a few others - Vikes Loss in '98 (Gary Anderson goes wide left) against the Falcon's in '98 in the NFC Championship...and a close second is Favre's int on what should have been a game winning drive against the Saints in the NFC Championship game. The sting of '98 made it hurt less in 2009. I can never be hurt that much again.
Looking for rare Randy Moss rookies and autos, as well as '97 PMG Red Football cards for my set.
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<< <i>I don't think the '96 Wings were better than the 19-0 Pats team. >>
Don't you mean the 18*-1 Pats team?
Baltimore shouldve beaten them also during the regular season.
However, as a kid just having come in for lunch and listening to the radio as they announced the death of Harry Agganis really got me. I don't think I was right for a few days.
I have to say that thinking of Ted Williams' head being severed and frozen somewhere in Arizona is just disgustingly bizzare and borderline pure insanity. I shed no tears when I heard his son died, greedy SOB. Who can forget the All-Star game at Fenway when Ted came out with not a Red Sox cap on (which wouldh've meant the world to Red Sox Nation), but a "hiitters.com" cap.
<< <i>2001 Mariners that won 116 and ended up fizzling against the Yanks in the ALCS. All those wins and can't make it to the WS, win or lose that's all I wanted. Biggest letdown for any Mariners fan. >>
That is one of the first things that came to my mind. I still have the newspaper at the end of the season with the front page reading "116 WINS" Oh well
The first thing that comes to mind is the 2005 Super Bowl the refs penalized away from the Seahawks and handed to the Steelers. When everyone on monday morning is talking about how bad the officiating is, and NOT the game, you know its bad.
The " Catch "
Mike Scioscia's ninth inning, game-tying home run against the Mets' Dwight Gooden in Game 4 of the 1988 National League Championship Game
Villanova upsetting G-Town in 85
On the baseball side, this one is actually for my father. Although we lived in upstate New York, he was a diehard Phillies fan and he was positively giddy that summer of 1964 (I was 14 at the time). That September, the Phillies were up by 6 and a half with just a dozen games to go and my father even talked about driving down to watch a World Series game. Then, they lost 10 in a row and the Cardinals squeaked by them. As I recall, he was depressed for a long time.
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Like the previous 100 years of suckage never happened.
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<< <i>Ravens losing to New England at home due to a time out that should never have been called! And The Ravens losing to the Colts last two min. of the first half melt down! OH and just the Ravens LOSING! Will not happen again! (well a man can dream!) Go Ravens! >>
I'm with U. ---- Sonny
<< <i>As a Vikings fan, 98 of course followed by 09... >>
2009 will hurt for a long time. 1998 still gives me that sick-to-my-stomach feeling.
<< <i>Good question and original at that.
1) 2001 WS
2) 2003 WS
3) 2004 ALCS >>
LOL, Yankees fans should not be allowed to participate in this topic
I was 14 and a freshman in high school at the time. I'm a hardcore UM fan and a few buddies and I always had a football pool and some side bets on the games. I remember calling up my best friend and bragging about UM beating Colorado and just as I finished Stewart threw the hail mary pass that won the game. I heard about it for the rest of the school year.
I was at that game. Had season tix for years....I remember that Petr Klima sat on the bench for almost the entire game, alcohol abuse really put him in the doghouse.
Though, if in the first OT, Glen Wesley had simply taken a forehand shot into an empty net, and not sent a backhander into the netting above the glass, that Cup finals would have turned out differently.
The OLD Garden, no A/C (in May in Boston, it can get warm, and was about 75 degrees that day), emergency exit doors open for air circulation, players skating around the rink before the 1st OT with wet sheets to get rid of the fog, power outage in the 3rd period for half hour, then magically came back on at 1am......no sodas, beers, nothing to drink after 10 mins gone in the 3rd period, hot as h-e-double hockey sticks, people 'bowling' themselves in the men's room to cool off, guzzling water from the men's room sink faucets..... men, women, little kids sweating like never before.......then perrrenial drunk Klima steps onto the ice, a 3 on 2, shovels it in and puts an and end to the longest game in Stanley Cup Finals history.
Ah, the OLD Boston Garden! Oh, also had to walk 8 miles home too, as train commuter rail service, which naturally runs longer to accomodate late games, was stopped. That nifty announcement was made in the 2nd OT.
Though, I DID get to see 'The Cup' skated around The Garden ice....B's had most points in the league, home ice, and ended in Game 5.
Yes, I remember that night like it was last night.