Painful sport defeats
 

Today my soccer team lost the chilean league final on penalty shoot-outs after overcoming a two goal deficit.( thats 6 runs on baseball) [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
I was wondering what kinda tough beats have ppl suffered in the past.
Anyway here is my top( or bottom) 3
1) Leverkusen 4 Liverpool 2( 4-3 agg.), 2002 champions league quarter finals.
2) Baltimore 24 Tennesse 10 ,divisional playoffs 2001( i remember loving football back then, it was a really tough defeat)
3) Austria 1 Chile 1, it was on the group stage of the 1998 WC.

So Im sure u have better material than mine, that way after seeing all those tough defeats I will recover from mine [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Oakland in 2000. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2001. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.
Oakland in 2002. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2003. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.

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http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68...0/0e87b027.jpg
Need I say more?

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Oakland in 2000. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2001. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.
Oakland in 2002. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2003. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.

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If Oakland doesn't adopt small ball in the playoffs they will never win a game 5.

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Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
Washington 37, Buffalo 24

and of course...
New York 20, Buffalo 19

not to mention...
Tennesee 22, Buffalo 16

and there's that other sport...
Dallas 2, Buffalo 1

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Oakland in 2000. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2001. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.
Oakland in 2002. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2003. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.

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If Oakland doesn't adopt small ball in the playoffs they will never win a game 5.

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gmab

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Oakland in 2000. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2001. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.
Oakland in 2002. Losing game 5.
Oakland in 2003. Losing in 5 games after a 2-0 lead.

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If Oakland doesn't adopt small ball in the playoffs they will never win a game 5.

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gmab

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those who know me know I was being sarcastic.

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thank goodness

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I'm sure I speak for all red sox fans when I say...

2003 Game 7 ALCS

I'm sure I speak for all yankees fans when I say...

2004 Game 7 ALCS

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I'm sure I speak for all red sox fans when I say...

2003 Game 7 ALCS

I'm sure I speak for all yankees fans when I say...

2004 Game 7 ALCS

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Having never been part of the whole Red Sox-Yankees rivalry thing, is it worse to lose in the ALCS to the other than it is to lose in the World Series? (Say, 2004 ALCS Game 7 vs. 2001 WS Game 7)

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Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals.

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I'm sure I speak for all red sox fans when I say...

2003 Game 7 ALCS

I'm sure I speak for all yankees fans when I say...

2004 Game 7 ALCS

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Having never been part of the whole Red Sox-Yankees rivalry thing, is it worse to lose in the ALCS to the other than it is to lose in the World Series? (Say, 2004 ALCS Game 7 vs. 2001 WS Game 7)

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As a Red Sox fan, losing the 1986 World Series was much worse than losing the 2003 ALCS. Then again, the '86 Series hardened me (and made me a true Red Sox fan).

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Any defeat snatched from the jaws of victory hurts. When your team is in the postseason a lot, you end up with exhilirating victories and agonizing defeats. My Yankees gave me the greatest thrill in 1978, when they came from way back in August to win the pennant, and then from 2-0 down in the World Series. And the greatest agonies with the 9th inning loss in 2001 after two back-from-the-dead with 2 outs in the 9th inning wins. And of course the 3-0 collapse against the Sox can never be exceeded--duplicated maybe, but never exceeded.

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This one is easy. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

UK 103 Duke 104 in OT

http://www.achievement.org/achievers...e/krz0-047.jpg

This game almost made me go Ray Finkle on him.

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AFC championship game 1986
AfC championship game 1987
WS 1995
WS 1997
Art moving the team with the second highest attendance in the league
1999-2004 first round draft picks.
Ohh and a couple of those jordan "shot" thingies

And that ridiculous Arron brooks pass/4 laterals for a touchdown w missed extra point cost me a fantasy championship 2 years ago.

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0.4

That's all.

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2) Baltimore 24 Tennesse 10 ,divisional playoffs 2001( i remember loving football back then, it was a really tough defeat)

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Ray [censored] Lewis!!!

and the Superbowl loss the previous year.

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Philadelphia Flyers - 8 consecutive playoff OT losses between 1995-00'

Philadelphia Flyers - blowing 3-1 lead in conference finals vs Devils in 2000.

Dallas 21, Eagles 20 - 1997, Tom Hutton botches hold on a 21 yd fg attempt at time expires.

More Eagles - NFC Championship 2001, 2002, 2003 - although really only 02' and 03' at home as big favorites hurt bad.

Maryland 20, GT 17 (OT) - 2001, Joe Burns has a fumble returned for a TD, runs out of bounds inexplicably with GT trying to run out the clock with a minute left up 17-14, then fumbles to end the game after Maryland is held to a FG on the first possession of OT.

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i remember that that tennesse-buffalo game made me a titan fan. My uncle had taught me football rules( how many points each thing is worth, first downs,etc) when he was watching miami-seatlle. And the other day I saw this dude making a cool TD with 2 seconds left( at that time I didnt know football rules correctly so I found out the play was controversial like 3 years after)I was 11 when I began taking a huge intrest on football. Now I have lost my intrest on football since aparently the titans are " rebuilding", american sports are weak. If you want to " rebuild" in soccer, guess what , u can do ure rebuilding on the bottom division.

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Joe Carter.....

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I'm sure I speak for all red sox fans when I say...

2003 Game 7 ALCS

I'm sure I speak for all yankees fans when I say...

2004 Game 7 ALCS

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Having never been part of the whole Red Sox-Yankees rivalry thing, is it worse to lose in the ALCS to the other than it is to lose in the World Series? (Say, 2004 ALCS Game 7 vs. 2001 WS Game 7)

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As for these specific games, 2001 WS Game 7 was definitely worse than 2004 ALCS Game 7.

In 2001 we had the victory in hand, and Mariano (who was invincible) on the mound. The thought of losing didn't even enter my mind.

As for 2004, after Damon's grand slam, things were looking very bleak. It was a very slow death in 2004, which is a lot easier to handle. In game 4 when the Bosox came back to win, it was not that big a game in my opinion because I still thought the Yanks would win a later game.

Assuming the same type of collapse, it is a REALLY tough question, but I guess if I had to choose, I would rather lose the World Series Game 7. I just really hope it's not in 2001 fashion.

But why deal with hypotheticals?

NEW YORK YANKEES: 2006 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS OR BUST.

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i have a secret theory, but I will never tell it to anyone. I can tell you the consequence: the yankees aint winning a WS for a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time.

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1987 - Indiana 74, Syracuse 73

http://espn.go.com/media/ncb/2003/04...art1987_sp.jpg

Why do people keep torturing me with these threads?!?

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I hate this picture so much.
http://espn.starwave.com/i/magazine/...ston_dyson.jpg

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1981 NLCS Game 5 -- Blue Monday. The Expos never made the playoffs again. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

2004 - Game 7 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Senators lose yet another playoff round to the hated Maple Leafs. Losing was bad enough, but losing solely because of Patrick Lalime's incompetence made this a very bitter pill to swallow. Every Senators fan *knew* that Lalime wasn't good enough to carry the team far into the playoffs, but the team steadfastly refused to pick up a better goalie at the trade deadline. Sure enough, Lalime let in two soft goals early in the game and ended yet another Senators playoff run at the hands of the Leafs.

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Not painful for me personally, but I'm sure the 1992 wild card Buffalo/Houston game was pretty painful to some. They just showed an NFL films thing on it this afternoon and I still remember watching that game when I didn't even care about either team.

Houston 35 - Buffalo 3 part way through the third quarter.
Buffalo 41 - Houston 38 in overtime.

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1981 NLCS Game 5 -- Blue Monday. The Expos never made the playoffs again. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

2004 - Game 7 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Senators lose yet another playoff round to the hated Maple Leafs. Losing was bad enough, but losing solely because of Patrick Lalime's incompetence made this a very bitter pill to swallow. Every Senators fan *knew* that Lalime wasn't good enough to carry the team far into the playoffs, but the team steadfastly refused to pick up a better goalie at the trade deadline. Sure enough, Lalime let in two soft goals early in the game and ended yet another Senators playoff run at the hands of the Leafs.

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Did this hurt anymore than the previous years?

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1981 NLCS Game 5 -- Blue Monday. The Expos never made the playoffs again. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

2004 - Game 7 of the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Senators lose yet another playoff round to the hated Maple Leafs. Losing was bad enough, but losing solely because of Patrick Lalime's incompetence made this a very bitter pill to swallow. Every Senators fan *knew* that Lalime wasn't good enough to carry the team far into the playoffs, but the team steadfastly refused to pick up a better goalie at the trade deadline. Sure enough, Lalime let in two soft goals early in the game and ended yet another Senators playoff run at the hands of the Leafs.

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Did this hurt anymore than the previous years?

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They've all been pretty painful, but the last one was the worst, simply because of the way they lost it. They'd won in 2OT in game 6 to force game 7, and it looked like they had the momentum going into the game. But, just as everyone in Ottawa predicted would happen, Lalime totally choked and handed the Leafs the game.

The only saving grace is that they finally got rid of Radek Bonk, Jacques Martin, and Patrick Lalime as a result of the loss.