Charles
06-04-2012, 04:56 PM
So, what are some of the most disappointing sports losses?
I grew up in Southern California. Grew up listening to Chick Hearn, Vin Scully & Jerry Doggett, Dick Enberg (Rams and Angels), and Bob Miller for Kings Hockey. (I even remember Jiggs McDonald who preceded Bob Miller.)
Someone once said “Losing hurts more than winning feels good.” To me, losing close games hurts a lot more than getting blown out or swept.
So, what are your most painful losing memories of your teams?
Here are mine:
1969 Lakers lose to Boston in 7 games (Too young to remember this one.)
1972 USA loses to USSR Olympic Basketball (this really hurt…another three seconds…another three seconds…another three seconds…)
1972 Lew Alcindor and the Milwaukee Bucks end Lakers 33 game win streak
1977 Dodgers lose to Yankees
1978 Dodgers lose to Yankees
1982 Dodgers lose to Giants (Last game of season off Joe Morgan home run.)
1984 Lakers lose to Boston in 7 games
1985 Dodgers lose to Cardinals (Game 6 Jack Clark home run)
1986 Angels lose to Boston (ALCS, one strike away from the pennant; Dave Henderson home run; contributed to Angel pitcher Donnie Moore’s suicide.)
2006 USC loses to Texas (Vince Young touchdown run)
Below, the Mount Rushmore of sports broadcasting: Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, and Bob Miller.
http://mlblogsdodgersphotog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/hof.jpg
I grew up in Southern California. Grew up listening to Chick Hearn, Vin Scully & Jerry Doggett, Dick Enberg (Rams and Angels), and Bob Miller for Kings Hockey. (I even remember Jiggs McDonald who preceded Bob Miller.)
Someone once said “Losing hurts more than winning feels good.” To me, losing close games hurts a lot more than getting blown out or swept.
So, what are your most painful losing memories of your teams?
Here are mine:
1969 Lakers lose to Boston in 7 games (Too young to remember this one.)
1972 USA loses to USSR Olympic Basketball (this really hurt…another three seconds…another three seconds…another three seconds…)
1972 Lew Alcindor and the Milwaukee Bucks end Lakers 33 game win streak
1977 Dodgers lose to Yankees
1978 Dodgers lose to Yankees
1982 Dodgers lose to Giants (Last game of season off Joe Morgan home run.)
1984 Lakers lose to Boston in 7 games
1985 Dodgers lose to Cardinals (Game 6 Jack Clark home run)
1986 Angels lose to Boston (ALCS, one strike away from the pennant; Dave Henderson home run; contributed to Angel pitcher Donnie Moore’s suicide.)
2006 USC loses to Texas (Vince Young touchdown run)
Below, the Mount Rushmore of sports broadcasting: Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, and Bob Miller.
http://mlblogsdodgersphotog.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/hof.jpg