Biggest Chokes in Sports.
 

What are some that you can remember?

The biggest one for me is when the Yankees had Boston down 3-0 in the ALCS (I think it was the ALCS) and Boston won 4 straight to win the series.

Also an NFL game where the Oilers were up 35 - 3 at halftime and Frank Reich let the Bills to overtime and a field goal won it for Buffalo.

All Blacks World cup 99 v France in the Semis.

I think partly with the Yanks in 2004 we choked but tbh you can't underestimate the immense talent and gutsy performances of the Boston team, it was their time and they pulled their fingers out of their collective arse and did the undoable.

Also, John Starks:'(

And yes it was the ALCS!

2003 Oakland A's. If Eric Byrnes and Miguel Tejada use little league baserunning fundementals they sweep the ALDS in 3 games.

Yeah. Also: Terrance Long.

Hey somebody post a picture of Latrell Sprewell.

Gary Anderson missing his first field goal of the year as time expires in the 1998 NFC Championship game, Vikings end up losing.

Nate Poole

this years stanley cup finals

oilers 2 man advantage, and they choke so much they forgot hockey basics, RUSH THE GOALIE FOR CHRIST SAKE, they could have won the gd game had they got a goal instead a f-up

Damnit Miz, I was going to go look for a Nate Poole picture.

2001 World Series Game 7

Los Angeles Lakers

Ken Macha and Terrence Long for the 2003 ALDS. 2nd and 3rd, 1 out, Jermaine Dye up with Chris Singleton on deck in the 9th inning. It was OBVIOUS Lowe would walk Dye to face Singleton but for some reason Macha pinch-hits Adam Melhuse who Lowe wasn't afraid of and struck him out. Then Tina Long K's with the bases loaded 2 ABs later. Disgusting

Oilers didn't choke because they weren't expected to win.


Scott Norwood missing a 19 yard field goal in the super bowl

The Monday Night Miracle and Super Bowl XXV.

For me they were expected to win, they needed 3 games straight and they fought all the way to game seven. :(

Several Broncos Superbowls

lol@ two Red Sox series resulting in choke-jobs

http://www.geneseo.edu/~nwk1/cw4_timeout050.jpg

Even though guys from the bench where telling Webber to take a timeout, still the biggest chokejob in the history of sports IMO

that still is't choking



also how abotu jean van de velde at the british open

So if the Steelers ended up losing to the Colts in the playoffs last year after Bettis coughed up a sure win you wouldn't consider that a choke?

I would, they choked at the end of the game, I don't care if they were projected to lose before the game.

What the oilers did wasn't a choke, because

A) they weren't the over-whelemign favourites
B) they didn't have a big lead
c) they weren't really in a position to win other than game 7 where they got outplayed

1964 Phillies

Up 6 games with 12 games left, and still managed to fuck it up.

The biggest choke job in sports begins and ends with the 2004 New York Yankees in the ALCS (especially since they absofuckinglutly destroyed Boston in Game 3).

The Spanish soccer team in every single major event.

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Perth Glory v Wollongong 2000 Final.

After going into halftime leading 3-0 Glory ended losing on penalties when the Gong scored 3 in the second half. :(

To be fair i woulda choked Carlesimo if i had the chance

Ac milan v Liverpool :D

Herschelle Gibbs dropping the World Cup in 1999 and Alan Donald running himself out when SA needed 1 run off 6 balls in the Semi Final.

BJ Penn choking out Matt Hughes at UFC 46, I believe.

*insert shifty emoticon*

Yeah, definately.

I love how he went back the next year and played the hole just with a putter and got a 6, which would have won it for him too.

http://www.bestgolfblogs.net/phpwebs...ster/vandy.jpg

Oh well that makes sense but in an earlier post you made it seem like a team which is the underdog cannot choke in a game, which I don't think is entirely true.

I will never forget Maryland losing a 12 pt lead on Duke with 1 minute to go in either 01 or 02 and lost in overtime.

The Cardinals getting swept by Boston could be a possibitlity, but Boston was on a major high at that time.

England v Portugal 2006 World Cup

You can't have a soccer world cup without a pommy choke.

De La Hoya against Trinidad in 1999.