Memorable Collapses

by kingfish on Apr 9, 2008 11:18 AM PDT

A story on SI.com that has the most memorable collapses. This was inspired by the Memphis collapse on monday night. It also includes Van de Velde in the British open in 1999. Guess what number 15 is....

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1127930/15/19/index.htm

#14 is Bill Buckner so i gues that eases the pain some. But, I will forever hate the Red Sucks! Anyone else with me on that?!

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I feel cheated.

2007 Mets are in there, but not '95 Angels?

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Apr 9, 2008 12:24 PM PDT reply actions

Neither the M's or the Angels play on the East Coast

Therefore, SI doesn't care.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Apr 9, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions

i second the go nova!! LETS GO CATS!

nova class of 2007

by kingfish on Apr 9, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions

We got a real good team next year.

I pray that Tyreke will make the right choice and come, but even without him we'd be solid.

Class of 2011 btw.

Go Nova

by dbroncos31 on Apr 10, 2008 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions

SI

picked an Angels/Dodgers world series last year and had a fat piece on how we are the model organization mid summer.

ESPN doesnt care about the West Coast, SI is pretty solid

by ihearhowie2.0 on Apr 9, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Some other ones

Big leads that got away late in baseball history:

'95 Angels (the biggest MLB collapse to date with as large a lead as of Sept. 1)
'51 Dodgers ("the shot heard 'round the world") Missing this was a real surprise.
'38 Pirates -- okay, that was a long time ago and Pittburgh, but --
'78 Red Sox -- how the hell did they miss that?

At least they got the '69 Cubs.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Apr 9, 2008 6:28 PM PDT reply actions

The 1995 Angels isn't there?

Oh, it's ESPN. Nevermind.

by redwolf75 on Apr 9, 2008 6:53 PM PDT reply actions

zu long asked the same question 6.5hrs before you.

by Downing Rules on Apr 11, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Wow

How could they forget 2005?

2005 Regional Final. Illinois, 35-1, down by 15 to the Arizona Mildcats with 4:00 remaining. The largest deficit they'd faced all season. Down by 8 with 1:02 remaining. Then Luther for three. Dee with a steal and layup. And in the immortal words of Dick Enberg: "Williams can tie it with a three....HE DOES!" And the Illini go to the final four.

by LA Seitz on Apr 9, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions