Ground ball rolls through Bill Buckner’s legs in 1986 World Series Game 6
Pete Rose bet on his ball team while he was managing the Cincinnati Reds
George Brett and the Pine Tar Bat.
Fly ball bounces off Jose Canseco’s head and over the wall.
Fred Merkle of the Giants fails to touch 2nd on walkoff base hit, game remains tied, in the subsequent replay game Cubs win (IMHO Merkle got far too much blame).
Ground ball rolls through Bill Buckner’s legs in 1986 World Series Game 6
Pete Rose bet on his ball team while he was managing the Cincinnati Reds
George Brett and the Pine Tar Bat.
Fly ball bounces off Jose Canseco’s head and over the wall.
Fred Merkle of the Giants fails to touch 2nd, game remains tied, in the subsequent replay game Cubs win (IMHO Merkle got far too much blame).
George Frazier is losing pitcher of 3 games, in 1981 World Series
John Rocker’s 1999 interview bashing NYC, the Yankees, and the Mets
Bartman!
Marv Throneberry loses a triple and is called out, having missed both 1st and 2nd base.
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner fires and rehires Billy Martin. Five times.
2003 NLDS: SF Giant Jose Cruz, jr, who won a Gold Glove that year, drops a routine fly ball in the 11th inning of game 3. The Marlins rally, win the game, win the series, then eventually win the World Series.
Ground ball rolls through Bill Buckner’s legs in 1986 World Series Game 6
Pete Rose bet on his ball team while he was managing the Cincinnati Reds
George Brett and the Pine Tar Bat.
Fly ball bounces off Jose Canseco’s head and over the wall.
Fred Merkle of the Giants fails to touch 2nd, game remains tied, in the subsequent replay game Cubs win (IMHO Merkle got far too much blame).
George Frazier is losing pitcher of 3 games, in 1981 World Series
John Rocker’s 1999 interview bashing NYC, the Yankees, and the Mets
Bartman!
Marv Throneberry loses a triple and is called out, having missed both 1st and 2nd base.
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner fires and rehires Billy Martin. Five times.
2003 NLDS: SF Giant Jose Cruz, jr, who won a Gold Glove that year, drops a routine fly ball in the 11th inning of game 3. The Marlins rally, win the game, win the series, then eventually win the World Series.
Harry Frazee trades Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees
Ground ball rolls through Bill Buckner’s legs in 1986 World Series Game 6
Pete Rose bet on his ball team while he was managing the Cincinnati Reds
George Brett and the Pine Tar Bat.
Fly ball bounces off Jose Canseco’s head and over the wall.
Fred Merkle of the Giants fails to touch 2nd, game remains tied, in the subsequent replay game Cubs win (IMHO Merkle got far too much blame).
George Frazier is losing pitcher of 3 games, in 1981 World Series
John Rocker’s 1999 interview bashing NYC, the Yankees, and the Mets
Bartman!
Marv Throneberry loses a triple and is called out, having missed both 1st and 2nd base.
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner fires and rehires Billy Martin. Five times.
2003 NLDS: SF Giant Jose Cruz, jr, who won a Gold Glove that year, drops a routine fly ball in the 11th inning of game 3. The Marlins rally, win the game, win the series, then eventually win the World Series.
Harry Frazee trades Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees
1918: The Curse of the Bambino; the Red Sox suffer an almost century-long curse of no championships, including 1986’s Buckner grounder (and let’s not forget Roger Clemens giving up the mound and not hanging tough in that game). Alas, the curse ended in 2004 when the Sox start spending like the Yankees. Evil Empire. But, I ramble a little…
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