Don't think this is the worst because context in these things matter, but it sure is a damn impressive way of blowing it by the PhilliesThe Phillies blowing a 7-0 lead to the Mets on May 5th, 2022.
The Yankees up 3-0 does it for me. Just unbelievable.This is an interesting and very subjective topic .
Mets up 7 with 17 to play and blew the whole lead in 14 games in 2007. That was a prolonged choke against teams like the marlins . Maybe the worst.
Yankees up 3-0 on Boston and lose the series .
Pete Carroll not running with marshawn . I don’t know if that’s a choke , but maybe the worst call in football history . Russell Wilson doesn’t get enough flak for throwing a terrible pass too
Fassel and the Giants choking away that playoff game against the 49ers . I know the Buffalo comeback over houston was bigger . But the giants were just a comedy of errors in that one.
Red Sox - Stanley and schiraldi in 1986.
Falcons choking away super bowl against pats.
John starks game 7 1994
Rutgers related - 1999 hoops team choking away a bid down the stretch . Hodgson dribbling off his leg symbolizes that stretch of losing something like 4 of last 5. You can also put the 2004 team choke up for discussion too
Some will put Townsend drop in end zone. I wouldn’t, but it’s fair game for discussion .
I see this game is already up on this thread.Do the Phillies count for blowing a 7-1 lead going into the 9th inning last night?
I do, but I also try to be stingy about throwing that word around.I don't consider losing a 3-1 lead in a seven game series against an equal opponent to necessarily be a choke. That just happens in sports.
TBH I think we throw the "choke" word around far too loosely.
I loved witnessing it.Cinco de Mayo Philly collapse. Leading 7-0, 7-1 in the ninth. Give up 7 in the top of the ninth and lose 8-7 to the Mets.
YES !Do the Phillies count for blowing a 7-1 lead going into the 9th inning last night?
That is the definition of a choke - when the pressure of the moment causes you to perform at a lower level than your norm.My biggest choke was when I was playing American Legion baseball against Hasbrouck Heights. I begged my coach all season to let me pitch even though I was a starter at third base. He finally relented and let me pitch the last game of the season. At Heights, I was pitching a complete game, leading 4-3 in the bottom of the ninth. HH has men on 2nd and 3rd, 2 outs when the batter hits a comebacker to me on the mound and I proceeded to throw it over the first baseman's head and 2 runs scored costing us the game. It still haunts me almost 50 years later.
I don't know Doctor Worm. I appreciate ScarletNut sharing his pain, and I don't know all the details of the game, but in what was apparently his first outing on the mound he pitched 9 solid innings and made a bad throw to first on what may have been the first comebacker he had ever fielded at the position. Maybe it was a slow roller and he had to rush the throw to try to catch the runner at first? In any event, disappointing yes, an error sure, but worst choke job ever? I think ScarletNut is being too hard on himself 🙂 Now the Phillies last night...That is the definition of a choke - when the pressure of the moment causes you to perform at a lower level than your norm.
Most so-called chokes do not meet that definition.
As a Met fan I’m glad this happened but it doesn’t compare to blowing a 7 game lead with 17 to play in 2007. One of the great sports meltdowns of all time.The Phillies blowing a 7-0 lead to the Mets on May 5th, 2022.
Speaking of skinny squirts, when I saw the thread title, my mind went immediately to thoughts of poultry.Goliath. Losing to some skinny squirt half his size.
Only need the Heidi gameHow many Jet games can I list?
Speaking of skinny squirts, when I saw the thread title, my mind went immediately to thoughts of poultry.
Trust me, it was an easy play. I choked. Thanks for the attempt at defending me thoughI don't know Doctor Worm. I appreciate ScarletNut sharing his pain, and I don't know all the details of the game, but in what was apparently his first outing on the mound he pitched 9 solid innings and made a bad throw to first on what may have been the first comebacker he had ever fielded at the position. Maybe it was a slow roller and he had to rush the throw to try to catch the runner at first? In any event, disappointing yes, an error sure, but worst choke job ever? I think ScarletNut is being too hard on himself 🙂 Now the Phillies last night...
I mean, that goes without saying, doesn’t it? It’s the whole point. Everybody is ”speaking” for themselves, as it were, when it comes to choking poultry.Speak for yourself
This is true.Buckner to me wasn't the choke. That was just the last play. All the plays leading up to the Stanley wild pitch need to be included (which tied the game). The Buckner play just won it for the Mets. The decision to leave Buckner in the game is all part of it.
Yeah, I'm seeing your point...That is the definition of a choke - when the pressure of the moment causes you to perform at a lower level than your norm.
Most so-called chokes do not meet that definition.
That be my choice. 5 strokes up after 5 holes only to wind up losing by 5 strokes. Big time Foldo to FaldoGreg Norman at the 96 Masters should be on the list.