09-10-2009, 02:01 PM
<!--quoteo(post=62524:date=Sep 10 2009, 01:19 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Sep 10 2009, 01:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The heartbreak I suffered in '84 has never been matched. My age at the time had something to do with it, of course, but I don't think it will ever get worse than that. '03 came pretty close, though.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That actually was worse than 2003. First team to ever win the first two games in a 5 game championship series and manage to lose the next 3 (at least that's my recollection). Sutcliffe goes 16-1 in the regular season, wins the first playoff game (including hitting a homer) and then manages to have a bad game in game 5. Plus, we've got the Leon Durham ball through the legs. It was awful.
That actually was worse than 2003. First team to ever win the first two games in a 5 game championship series and manage to lose the next 3 (at least that's my recollection). Sutcliffe goes 16-1 in the regular season, wins the first playoff game (including hitting a homer) and then manages to have a bad game in game 5. Plus, we've got the Leon Durham ball through the legs. It was awful.
I'm 100% fine with this. I'm just glad there's an actual plan in place that isn't, "Let's load up on retreads and hope we get lucky." I'm a little tired of that plan.
Butcher
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