What was your worst playoff experience?

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

In 1976, shortly before my 14th birthday, our family went on vacation to California. I was pitcher on my softball team, and we kicked total butt until the tournament, which took place during my absence. We lost the first game to the worst team in the league. I always liked to blame myself, but there is no "I" in "team."

[Richardo]

1. 92 National League LCS: Barry Bonds fails to throw out Hobblin' Sid Bream

....from shallow left field. :puke:

Pirates miss playoffs for ensuing 12 years.

[RPM]

3. yep - i'm with you

what a nightmare; although the steeler's performance in recent AFC Championship games comes to mind also

[TheMightyFavog]

2. 4th and 26.

I will say no more.

[mark414]

15. second

[kick-ass-bob]

23. third.

unless you count the 1983? 84? Super Bowl where Theesman kept throwing to the Raiders...

[JohnKleeb]

4. well personally

with a team I was on, I came in relief and pitched brilliantly ala Moe Dzarmosky in Game 1 of the 1966 WS and we won then we played the Braves and they hammered us, sigh, and then my baseball playing days went down hill.

[RagingInMiami]

5. The Snow Bowl

Raiders against the Patriots a few years back.

[Sandpiper]

10. You mean the Snow Job?

n/t

[maveric]

16. Tuck Rule! A good call. Get over it!

[RagingInMiami]

19. Never

[Nye Bevan]

6. Not mine personally but here is my all-time worst Mets moment...

October 19, 1999
NLCS Game 6 (Mets vs. Braves)
Bottom of the 11th
Bases loaded
Kenny Rogers pitches.... Ball 4

[Reverend_Smitty]

21. ugh mine too!

I think I wept a little that night

[tsakshaug]

7. F'n Buckey Dent

[Sandpiper]

8. Don Denkinger calls Jorge Orta safe at first in the 9th inning

Of game 6 of the 1985 World Series, even though Todd Worrell had clearly beaten him to the bag. This idiot call enables the Royals to stage a 2 run rally and effectively steals the Championship from the Cardinals.

[LisaM]

9. We played one softball playoff in such deep muck that it was like glue

nobody could get to first base - our feet got stuck - but on the bright side, no one could get to the ball to field it, either!

We lost a game once when a husband and wife left us short-handed because they had made an appointment for a sitting for a family photo!! That still grinds me. Fittingly, though, they are now divorced so that family photo was a big waste of money.

[Rambis]

11. 1969,1984,1989,2003

Guess what fan I am?

[maveric]

14. Twins? Just kidding. I know Mr. Cub! I feel your pain.

As a Red Sox fan.

[Rambis]

22. Congrats!

It must feel really good but I may never know:)

[Richardo]

12. Funny - I haven't seen the name "Bill Buckner" invoked...

...I know it was the World Series, but still - dishonorable mention?

[maveric]

13. 98 World Series. Padres - Yankees, Qualcomm Stadium.

Bases loaded, Pads lead, I beleive it was Sterling Hitchcock pitching to Tino Martinez, throws strike 3 with 2 outs on an attempted check swing. Watch the replay, he broke his wrist, he's out, inning over. Catcher asks for an appeal to 3rd, Ump calls it a ball. Next pitch, Martinez drives it into the bleachers for a grand slam. Yanks go on to sweep my Pads.
Steinbrenner paid off the ump once more.

[Kat45]

17. "Too many men on the ice"

Shit call by the ref in Bruins/Canadeins playoff game in the late seventies (1977?). Cost the Bruins the whole thing.

[WindRavenX]

18. This year's ALCS

I am repressing the memory.

[Reverend_Smitty]

20. 99 NLCS...

Kenny Rogers walked in the winning run, thus causing my Mets to lose to the Braves. I had high hopes for that year, it seemed like it was their destiny to win the WS

[sniffa]

24. 1993 - state goLf championships

our team amazingLy made it to the finaL round.... where he finished 2nd to Last. Last pLace went to andover, who's goLf team didn't show up. :P

[Bullwinkle925]

25. Dusty Baker pulling Russ Ortiz out of game #6 in the 2002 WS!

I'll NEVER get over it. waaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh