All Summer long the Red Sox nation has been pretty cocky

[DainBramaged]

And only a few short weeks ago I was pounded for stating that the Sox would fold like a lawn chair before the season was over.

We, the fans of the NY Yankees, never lost hope. As of this minute, we are behind in the Division by ONE and ONE HALF GAMES and lead in the chase for the League wild card..

We are Yankee fans, hope ALWAYS springs eternal.

See ya in October

[Bennyboy]

1. Biggest choke job in history.

They were the Kings of April!

[DainBramaged]

2. We were NINE out right before Labor Day

[KamaAina]

39. Not by a long shot.

Not even the biggest choke job in Sox history. That'd be the "Boston Massacre" of 1978, at the end of which Bucky Dent acquired a new middle name, with the initial "F".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankees-Red_Sox_rivalry#1961_-_1980:_Fisk_vs._Munson_and_Bucky_Dent

September 10, 1978: The Yankees complete a four-game sweep at Fenway Park to tie the Red Sox atop the AL East, completing a 14-game comeback over the course of two months. New York outscores Boston 42-9 during the series, which becomes known as the "Boston Massacre."

October 2, 1978: The Red Sox and Yankees play a one-game playoff at Fenway Park for the American League East title. Bucky Dent hits a three-run home run over the Green Monster to give the Yankees the lead for good in the seventh inning. The Yankees go on to win their 32nd American League pennant and 22nd World Series title.

Other strong contenders for all-time choke job would be the '64 Phillies, and "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillies#.22Phold.22_of_1964

During 1962 and 1963, the Phillies began to climb back to respectability, and throughout the 1964 season, they seemed destined to make it to the World Series, with excellent performances from players such as rookie third baseman Dick Allen (called "Richie" in the news media of the time), starters Jim Bunning (obtained from the Detroit Tigers at the start of the season to shore up the pitching staff) and Chris Short, and star right fielder Johnny Callison. TV Guide went to press with a World Series preview that featured a photo of Connie Mack Stadium. However, from a 6½-game lead on the Cincinnati Reds with 12 games remaining in the season, Philadelphia collapsed in a 10-game losing streak (the first seven played at home). The crucial series came when the now second-place Phillies traveled to St. Louis to play the Cardinals after their losing home stand. They dropped the first game of the series to Bob Gibson by a 5-1 score, their eighth loss in a row, dropping them to third place. The Cardinals would sweep the three-game set and assume first place for good.

During that losing streak, there was a reference to "the ghost(?) of 1950," recalling that the 1950 Phillies had barely hung on to win the pennant. The 1964 Phillies managed to win their last two and held onto the hope of a tie with the Cardinals and Reds. The Cardinals had also stumbled, losing the first two in their final series to the lowly Mets. Had the Cardinals lost their final game, the resulting three-way tie would have forced an unprecedented "round-robin" playoff for the league title. That did not materialize though, as the Cardinals salvaged that last game against the Mets, to take the pennant (their first since 1946) with no playoff. The legendary choke would vilify Mauch (who was criticized for his handling of the pitching rotation) and haunt Philadelphia fans for years to come.

The "Phold," as it is known, is one of the most notable collapses in sports history, surmounted only by the Brooklyn Dodgers' memorable 13½-game fall to the New York Giants in 1951, and by the Boston Red Sox' loss of a 14-game lead to the New York Yankees in 1978. The Phillies remained competitive through the 1960s, but sank to the bottom of the standings by the start of the 1970s.

[Oeditpus Rex]

67. That would be the '64 Phillies

They led by 6 1/2 games with 12 to play, lost 10 straight and finished a game behind St. Louis.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/schedule.php?y=1964&t=PHI

[IndianaJones]

3. hear, hear. nt.

[JTG of the PRB]

4. My all-time favorite Yankee moments thus far: June 19-21, 2007

:evilgrin:

[DainBramaged]

7. What the Rockies series?

[JTG of the PRB]

11. That's the one.

It didn't help morale around these parts that the Rockies went on to lose 8 straight games after that series, but what a joy that series was for us Rockies fans... One of the few joys we have had from this franchise.

[DainBramaged]

15. Come live in NY/NJ, all the sports teams you can handle

2 football, 2 baseball, 2 basketball, 3 hockey. Always a game to see all year long.

[JTG of the PRB]

19. Thanks, but my teams here give me enough stress...

Rockies, winning and losing, highs and lows, horrendously incompetent ownership...

Broncos, playing like crap only to win in heart-attack, late-field goal fashion...

Buffaloes, winning the opener and providing a tease of the future before losing badly to Arizona State and facing offensive futility against Florida State...

Nuggets, getting to the playoffs in... What, 4 consecutive years? only to win a combined 4 games and lose every.single.series.

Avalanche, finally having their long playoff streak snapped, going from contenders to wannabes in the space of 18 months...



Sigh. I love every last one of my teams, but they can be hard to watch sometimes!

[pokerfan]

16. My favorite Yankee moment

October 17-20, 2004

[DainBramaged]

18. Lets see, In my lifetime I think we've won 10 Championships

How many have the Red Sox won?

[pokerfan]

24. "We?"

What position did you play?

I'm not a Sox fan or even that much of a MLB fan. But I did love that ALCS.

[DainBramaged]

33. WE being fans of the NY dynasty, that we.

[MissMillie]

36. in all MLB history only one team has lost a series after being up 3 games to none

I love that stat so much more... no matter how many championships you win, you guys will never live that one down.

[DainBramaged]

59. Pffffffttt

Billy, Billy Buckner, Gary Carter is calling you

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

45. And how many of those were this century??

Yankees are so 20th century.

BTW, if you check my posts this summer you will see that I was already having nightmares of a repeat of 1978.

I remember where I was when Kennedy got shot.
I remember where I was when Bobby Kennedy and MLK were shot.

And I know exactly where I was when Bucky F. Dent hit the fucking homer over the green monster - Moosehead Pub in Torrington CT.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

5. Umm Dain

You forgot the most important sentence to RSN:

The 26 time World Champion New York Yankees.....!!!!! Yaeaaaaah Boyyyyyyyyyy

[DainBramaged]

6. Nah we stink since the 90's we meed to win one now

This way before I die I'll know the Red Sox Nation will have to suffer with one world Championship this Century too.

[Danger Mouse]

8. See ya in October...

where the Skanks will choke hard, just like every other year. :hi:

[DainBramaged]

17. What happens when you guys don't make it, does it matter?

[Danger Mouse]

20. All that matters is that the skanks lose.

The Sox or Mets (my teams) winning is just plus.

[DainBramaged]

21. I go to sleep knowing a cloud hangs over the Green Monster

And I see the great Bucky Dent flying around the bases.

[edbermac]

9. Weren't the Yankees up 3-1 in the 2004 playoffs against the Sox?

And the Sox won the next 3 to take the pennant and then win the Series.

Talk about a choke job.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

10. Hey Holmes

After awhile, even we got sick of all the whining and moaning from RSN...The Nike commercial, the reverse the curse sign, so we figured what the hell..Let the bastards have one.

[Danger Mouse]

13. haha, yeah right. one of my pals was a yankee fan during that series...

and he was practically weeping by the end of it.
serves his ass right for smugly saying it would be over in 3.

[Danger Mouse]

12. that's why this is their official soft drink...

[DainBramaged]

14. Wait let me refer back to a previous post

PaddyBlueEyes #26


How many World Championships do the Yankees have? How many Yankee players have more than 500 home runs? And how many Yankee payers are in the Hall of Fame compared to the Red Sox?? Who has more MVP's? And where does The Rocket pitch now?

Oh I forgot one important pitcher, what was his name????

[MissMillie]

37. actually it was 3-0

we had to win 4 in a row to take that one.

[Danger Mouse]

22. incidentally, i've never seen Yankees fans NOT be cocky.

in fact, they're some of the cockiest sports fans out there.

[DainBramaged]

29. No no no we are just very positive thinkers

[Danger Mouse]

57. positive thinkers? that's an interesting way of saying

'thoroughly smug and arrogant'

[DainBramaged]

60. Yeah, so what, we ain't in Kansas Toto

[Danger Mouse]

61. i just think it's silly to be so cocky about a sports team...

unless you're actually on the team.

[Ryano42]

23. Just to remind you...

you guys better not get too cocky either! Just sayin...

[sasquatch]

25. "We are Yankee fans, hope ALWAYS springs eternal."

You mean Steinbrenner's money spring eternal.
:eyes::P

[DainBramaged]

30. The Dodgers and Mets spend gazillions too

[pokerfan]

62. gazillions?????

The Dodgers and Mets spend gazillions too

The Dodgers spend 56% what the Yanks spend, the Mets spend 60%.

The average difference between what the Yanks spend and the Dodgers/Mets is more than the entire payrolls of half the league!

Just think. All that money and nothing to show for it this century.

:rofl:

http://blog.sportscolumn.com/story/2007/4/9/1367/60158

[mark414]

26. it's pretty easy for both teams to be cocky, when both merely buy all that confidence

[bluedigger]

27. What a johny-come-lately!

Real Red Sox fans are never ever cocky! We do, however, enjoy the moment, because we remember, and take nothing for granted! '67, '75, '78, '86, '03, and yes '04! I actually watched those games, and lived and died pitch to pitch, batter to batter. There is no sense of entitlement in RSN, just a desire to see a well-executed hit-and-run and a timely sacrifice fly. I could go on and on but I'll leave you with this thought - in this century the Yankees have won the AL East every year, and the Red Sox have one World Series title to the Yankee's none. Get used to it!

"We are Yankee fans, conceit ALWAYS springs eternal."

It's a date!

[DainBramaged]

32. Yup. like I said it's the only one you'll get this century

My hat's off to a true baseball fan though. It must have hurt like a leg cramp seeing that ball squirt down the first base line through Buckner's legs in '86. And to a NY team to boot.

[bluedigger]

65. Leg cramp!

You truly are aptly named dainbramaged! It was a shot to the nuts and we couldn't exhale for years. Don't minimilize our pain damnit. Swing fer chrisakes.
:toast:

[BurtWorm]

28. It's like the 1990s all over again.

Except for the peace and prosperity thing.

[driver8]

31. Yankee fans are the BEST! The Yankees are the greatest!!

:sarcasm:

[DainBramaged]

34. Not too many Dodgers fans in Shea Stadium any more

But LOTS of Mets fans in LA!

[driver8]

43. I grew up in upstate NY and I absolutely HATE the Yankees!

My favorite team has always been whoever is playing the Yankees.

I've become an Angels fan since living out here...I don't follow the Dodgers much.

[DainBramaged]

51. The more you hate, the more we win!

[driver8]

55. Doesn't matter...Yankees fans are obnoxious whether they win or lose! n/t

[Initech]

35. I hope the Yankees get too cocky.

The last few years, they've been knocked out of the playoffs in the first or second round. I hope it repeats itself.

ANYONE BUT NEW YORK 2007.

[DainBramaged]

38. It certainly won't be the Angels

[Initech]

41. You guys said that in '02 and '05.

I don't care who wins as long as it aint the Yankees.

[DainBramaged]

49. ooooohhh the Yankees are so scared of da Angels

:yoiks: :scared: :scared: :scared: :scared: :popcorn:

[Initech]

56. Silly Yankee fans.

Try to deny it all you want but the fact is that the Angels have had a HUGE advantage over the Yankees at home, and have consistently had it over the last 5 years, especially into the playoffs. They don't do so well against Boston, and I will admit that.

[driver8]

44. What makes you say that? The Angels have a winning record

against the Yankees.

[Initech]

46. Not to mention they have one of the best records in baseball.

Meaning that they could get much-needed home field advantage over the evil empire.

[driver8]

47. Ha Ha -- "the Evil Empire"...very appropriate. n/t

[DainBramaged]

48. Nope won't be the Angels

[rockymountaindem]

64. Because he's a pompous ass n/t

[NewJeffCT]

40. I'm a Yankees fan, but

I've seen other Yankees fans on DU get all excited with every little Yankees surge in the standings this year, only to see them fade back - right when they seem to be on the verge of something special...

Even if they don't win the division, it at least seems unlikely that they'll lose the wild card now.

I just hope they didn't blow their load in catching up in both races.

[Phillycat]

42. The Yankees are the Republicans of MLB.

tm Zombywoof.

[DainBramaged]

50. No the Red Sucks are

The Yankees are Blue from a Blue state!

[Phillycat]

52. Yes, because Massachusetts is so damned red.

:eyes:

[TZ]

53. Hate the Yankees but ...

absolutely loathe the Red Sox for gagging away their lead in the AL east where I routinely root for anyone but the Yanks (I am a Washington Nats fan so I find the Mets choking dog routine right now funny)
On edit: I wouldn't be particularly surprised if both Sox and Yanks don't survive the first round of the playoffs

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

54. Really doesn't matter, they are both making the playoffs

And hopefully, both will be shown the door in round 1.

I can't stand both these overpriced, overhyped, more important than the game teams.

[DainBramaged]

58. Major league baseball NEEDS the Yankees to play ANYBODY

in the World Series, otherwise they don't even get up around Dirty Jobs in the ratings.

[Oeditpus Rex]

63. That's hardly a reason to root for them

The best outcome for MLB and Faux Sprots is a NY-LA World Series because those are the biggest teevee markets. I'm a Dodgers fan until death, but not for the sake of the corporate masters.

Selig and Faux can go fuck each other with the splintered end of a broken fungo bat.

[bluedigger]

66. ...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:applause: :yourock: :applause: