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[Easystride]

Vikings 1999 loss to Atlanta Falcons. This devasted me as a kid. Even though I am still a big Vikings fan, wins/losses don't affect me anymore. I guess I've been conditioned to expect disappointment as a Minnesota sports fan.

 

[Mattdaddy]

Fiesta Bowl. Boise State. Statue of Liberty.

What's worse is that unless you're an Oklahoma fan, it's one of everyone's favorite college football moments ever. I'll be forced to relieve it through highlight reel footage and made for TV movies for the rest of time.

Edit - I went to google to grab a pic and I can't even do it it makes my goddamn blood boil.

 

[Nakkilokki]

Turin 2006 ice hockey final

I still can't watch that match again...So fucking close....

This was a nationwide catastrophe. It would have been the eternal day of glory for Finnish sports, it would have never been topped. That amazing roster winning every game up until the gold medal game. It was more than devastating really. I ripped apart the morning's newspaper that just read 'Gold'. I cried like a fucking child.

 

[Joe Prodigy]

New England Patriots losing the super bowl after a perfect season.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Game 7 NLCS 2006. Can't believe it.

 

[SlackAdjuster]

Cleveland = every game, ever.

 

[A Lucky Peanut]

18-1.

 

[Kastrioti]

Will forever hurt until the Lions win a Super Bowl. Grew up a Lakers fan and a lifelong Lions fan. This past Sunday was by the worst I've ever felt and I won't be able to get over it.

 

[clemenx]

He didn't even swing! :'(

That's a fucking awesome curveball tho. Beltran doesn't deserve an ounce of shit for that.

But yeah that was heartbreaking after Endy's catch

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

Pats Rams

Tyus edney

Yzerman v casey

 

[Scott32020]

Super Bowl XXXIX (Eagles/Patriots). I blame Andy Reid and McNabb.

 

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

2004 ALCS - only God dammed team to blow a 3-0 series lead in baseball history. Me and my brothers still don't acknowledge that the 2004 season even happened.

 

[Kaladin]

The Atlanta Braves winning the World Series in '95.

Even if I'm not actively watching, I'm always a Braves fan.

 

[params7]

Cricket World Cup 2003 Finals between India and Australia. India got destroyed. I felt gutted the entire time. Watching the Brazillian fans vs Germany reminded me of that.

 

[terrisus]

2004 ALCS - only God dammed team to blow a 3-0 series lead in baseball history. Me and my brothers still don't acknowledge that the 2004 season even happened.

<3

 

[Lakershead22]

2007 NBA playoffs when the Lakers were the Phoenix Suns 3-1 and had a chance to win it in game six at home but Tim Thomas just had to score that three.

There are more situations but this one particularly hurts because nobody thought the Lakers would be leading the series 3-1

 

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

<3

It truly was the end of that era. Yankee dynasty was completely over (thanks A-fraud) and with the Red Sox finally winning, made them no longer the lovable losers. The "rivalry" is a shell of what it was from the late 90s early 00s. Now when they play the "hype" that gets built up is almost laughable, especially this past year.

Some of my best/worst Yankee memories are tied to Boston games. Haven't been able to say that for almost a decade now.

 

[Syrinx]

That's a fucking awesome curveball tho. Beltran doesn't deserve an ounce of shit for that.

But yeah that was heartbreaking after Endy's catch

What astounds me is how Beltran gets all the shit for that loss while nobody brings up the fact that Aaron Heilman GAVE UP A TWO-RUN HOMER IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH THAT GAVE THE CARDINALS THE LEAD!

FUCK YOU HEILMAN! FUCK YOU INTO THE FOULEST DEPTHS OF HELL!

 

[terrisus]

The "rivalry" is a shell of what it was from the late 90s early 00s.

So it was only fun when you were winning? :þ

I'd say it's been pretty fun since then =)

 

[Jack Remington]

It was probably when the Cardinals put on a hitting clinic against Clayton Kershaw this year. Twice in the same series.

 

[Livingskeletons]

This thread needs more Shark fans.


Anyway as a Kings fan seeing Ducks win the Stanley cup before them was gross.


Also Joe Thornton breakdancing after his game six game winner against LA in the 2011 quarterfinals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrYjb1V00e8
Kopitar was injured but the Kings put up a great fight that series, and to see us lose like that was soulsucking.

My Dad almost threw the tv out the window during the Mcsorely curved stick controversy in the 1993 Cup Finals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db1yT0poyys

Also Kobe Bryant's 2008 finals game 6 post game interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81D1TD1nkFg
That loss was brutal.

 

[Mdot]

2004. Fml
.

 

[terrisus]

2004. Fml
.

<3

<3

 

[ZeroMaverick]

 

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

So it was only fun when you were winning? :þ

I'd say it's been pretty fun since then =)

nah, meaning there is no parity anymore. Either one team is having a good year and the other isn't or both are terrible and the games mean nothing.

Even though the red sox lost a lot back then it was still a life shortening time, every time. There was never a game against them where I felt, "oh, we got this" I knew that at any moment we could lose but somehow always pulled it out.

Now I just hear about the "rivalry" and just shrug and forget about it. Hopefully this year can bring back some of those classic regular season battles I miss.

 

[bigmase21]

Ike Taylor had one damn job! and then SC (SportCenter) went on to praise Tebow

Spoiler

see what i did there

all week long which made it worse because it was only a 20 yard pass. My 9 year old brother makes that pass every Saturday at his pee-wee flag football games

 

[terrisus]

nah, meaning there is no parity anymore. Either one team is having a good year and the other isn't or both are terrible and the games mean nothing.

Even though the red sox lost a lot back then it was still a life shortening time, every time. There was never a game against them where I felt, "oh, we got this" I knew that at any moment we could lose but somehow always pulled it out.

Now I just hear about the "rivalry" and just shrug and forget about it. Hopefully this year can bring back some of those classic regular season battles I miss.

I mean, the "rivalry" nonsense was always just stuff that ESPN and Fox played up to drive ratings, and casual fans pretended to care about in order to seem interested.

And, not sure how you can say "Now there is no parity," as if there was before when the Yankees were winning 20+ World Series while the Red Sox were winning 0.

If the Yankees are having trouble keeping up their side of things now, well...
¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[Nameless]

The past three endings to 49ers seasons prior to this one.

-Kyle Williams' two punt return fumbles in the NFC Championship.
-1st and Goal fail in the Super Bowl
-Endzone INT vs the Seacunts in the NFC Championships

These took years off my life and, as a defense mechanism I suppose, reduced the amount I'm able to become invested in sports across the board. I still watched almost every Niner game this season, but it was the least football overall I've watched in well over a decade & a half. Same with basketball so far this season and it can all be traced backed to to those three soul devouring defeats.

 

[Dude Abides]

Pirates losing to the Braves in 1992 NLCS.

 

[CaptainSlow]

As a Packers fan, only 2 things hurt worse than the Super Bowl XXXII loss.

4th and 26 Divisional Playoff Game
2007 NFC Championship Game

 

[Messi]

This

 

[RP912]

I hate everything.

still legit shooked to this very day especially Phillies winning the World Series. The whole city went fucking nuts. It was amazing. Strangers kissing, dudes taking random pics with people, balloons, etc. It was like the whole city of Philadelphia was unified for a change.

 

[Stereogatari]

Definitely this is the saddest legit shook moment, especially considering I was there.

But the OP doesn't specify that sad events only count, so in that case the 2012 CL final is my answer (I wasn't there unfortunately lol).

Runner up is beating Barca in the Semis.

Other honorable mentions: Losing 5-1 against Spurs, the recent 5-3 loss against Spurs, the 2-1 Carling Cup Final loss against Spurs, every CL Semi defeat we've suffered, beating Barca 4-2 (I was there), beating Liverpool 3-2 in CL (I was there) and beating Arsenal 6-0. Oh and crushing Liverpool's title hopes thanks to a Gerrard slippy slip.

 

[Gray Matter]

Super Bowl 42. I was NYC kid just hoping for my giants not to get slaughtered by the patriots. That was the day I became a die hard giants fan.

 

[Onyar]

As a Barça fan almost all matches losed against Chelsea or Real Madrid are bad night.
This two teams are for sure the most hated for Barcelona's fans.

 

[Pterion]

Brazil 2007 F1 GP.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

Man, fuck this so much. The season was magical and it had to end like this.

 

[flyinpiranha]

92 Bulls vs Blazers.

I'm a Blazers fan.

 

[Sir Alemeth]

1993 mlb season as a Giants fan.
I was so devastated that I took a some years off from following baseball afterwards.

 

[zychi]

Not so much the incident, but the complete meltdown following. There was an entire game the next day they could have won.


Sigh.

 

[Stereogatari]

As a Barça fan almost all matches losed against Chelsea or Real Madrid are bad night.
This two teams are for sure the most hated for Barcelona's fans.

You've got it easier than me. A bad night for me would be losing to you, Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham or QPR. So much potential shame haha.

I must say our rivalry must be the fiercest Pan-European match up, it's the closest to a derby feeling. I can't think of any others as hot blooded and recurring as ours.

 

[Krejlooc]

Colt McCoy goes down in first series against alabama in the bcs national championship game.

 

[Messi]

Bayern Munich stomping Barça 7-1 over two games.

 

[C4Lukins]

Texas Rangers World Series game 6. Had the series won several times and the cardinals and freeze still won

Yeah that one stings. Also the 2006 Mavs Heat series, and the bull shit Baylor over TCU win last year. The Romo field goal blooper as well , but really nobody in Dallas was expecting much out of that team.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

1988:

1987:

still feel the feels.

The sight of the Broncos and any success they have disgusts me to this day and always will. They're Steelers-tier to me.

 

[FrenchToastDisciple]

Vikings 1999 loss to Atlanta Falcons. This devasted me as a kid. Even though I am still a big Vikings fan, wins/losses don't affect me anymore. I guess I've been conditioned to expect disappointment as a Minnesota sports fan.

Also, the fucking 2006 ALDS the Twins played against the Athletics. We had the best team in baseball that year on paper, were unstoppable in the second half of the season, and then that old fuck Frank Thomas hits two home runs in game one so that the A's (the fucking A's who never actually win jack shit) eek out a win against Santana in game one. I knew we were fucked after that. Nobody showed up to play in that series, and really, I think it's when I realized that the Twins would never actually win anything under Gardenhire.

 

[Get'sMad]

Shout out to all my 2006 NLCS game 7 Mets bros

&#128546;

 

[j_rocca42]

Superbowl 48. Got so shitty (shots for scoes) during and after the game! Having my team win was very surreal.

 

[Livingskeletons]

92 Bulls vs Blazers.

I'm a Blazers fan.

Jordan for three!!!!!!

 

[jman2050]

When Torre announced that Kevin Brown was starting game 7 of the 2004 ALCS I damn near almost didn't watch the game.

When Javier Vazquez came in with the bases loaded in the 2nd and Johnny Damon subsequently hit a cheapie grand slam I wished I hadn't watched.