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10/23/09

If the Yankees lose to the Angels in this year's ALCS, writer claims that it would be their worst loss ever

Newsday writer claims that if the Yankees lost to the Angels, it would be their worst postseason collapse ever. Ummm... worse than 2004?

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Newsday writer Wallace Matthews attempts to make the case that if the Yankees lose this year's ALCS to the Angels, it's their worst collapse in postseason history.

I'm not sure if I'm buying that... especially since their 2004 collapse was THE worst collapse in the history of postseasons in ANY sport.

However, Matthews makes the valid point that the Angels aren't as good as the Red Sox team that came back from down 3-0 to beat the Yankees, and this year's Yankees are much better than the '04 version.

I can't really argue with that, but there's still a huge difference between being up 3-0 and being up 3-1. Huge.

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10/23/09

keppieboy

16	Nothing will ever beat 2004.

10/23/09

keppieboy

16	Nothing will ever beat 2004.

10/23/09

elevenbravo138again

3	keppieboy wrote: Nothing will ever beat 2004. Nothing will ever beat 2004. Correct!

10/23/09

keppieboy

1	If the game gets rained out tomorrow do the Yankees pitch CC game 6?

10/23/09

aerockyulhim

1	For that fan base and the New York writers anything less than winning the World Series is always the worst thing to ever happen to them. They really lack perspective

10/23/09

uwgb44

3	Maybe the writer just chooses to forget about 2004. and if you lived in New York Wouldnt you??

10/23/09

jiggajones27

0	It surely would make it the most expensive collapse ever... but i think it's clearly too early to be talking about this. (just like the damn Christmas commercials already on t.v.!! wtf??)

10/23/09

WhoDat12

4	Exactly. Not only were the New York Yankees failtastic, they were failtastic against the hated Boston Red Sox. NOTHING trumps choking to the Sox. NOTHING.

10/23/09

notafluke21

3	The Yankees lose two games and people are already talking about a collapse. They're going back to New York and they're going to place a royal beatdown on the Angels

10/23/09

ipunki

0	I like 2001, when they lost the WS to the DBacks would probably be right there at the top of my list for their worst losses ever. Made the DBacks the fastest team in MLB to ever win a WS!! Poor Wankers fans all biting their finger nails and all!!!

10/23/09

divinesounds

2	if boston can do it, then the angels can do it too.

10/23/09

CalBoomer

2	Not only were the Yanks up 3-0 in 2004, they almost had the fourth game won if Rivera just closes Boston out! No way anything could be a bigger collapse than that.

10/23/09

suzanneclark12

4	04 was a monumental collapse of epic proportions and gave us all hope that good can prevail over evil

10/23/09

gncdrive

2	suzanneclark12 wrote: 04 was a monumental collapse of epic proportions and gave us all hope that good can prevail over evil I would love to see the Yankees lose to my Angels !

10/23/09

Mr_Boston24

0	HAHA NOT EVEN CLOSE....LETS TAKE A STROLL DOWN MEMERY LANE SHALL WE.....CAN YOU PICTURE IT BOTTOM 9 2 OUT BASES LOADED AND DAVID ORTIZ AT THE PLATE....COME ON NOW....NOTHING WILL EVER BEAT THE 04 ALCS....THIS MIGHT COME CLOSE BUT REMEMBER THEY WERE ONLY UP 2-1 THEN 3-1 NOW 3-2...SOX WERE DOWN 3-0 GOING INTO THAT GAME!!

10/23/09

Pat

2	Sox fan to Sox fan... could it ever get better than 2004? I'm honestly not sure that it could. Beating the Yankees like that, after being down 0-3... I really don't know if anything could ever top that.

10/23/09

buddyblklab85

1	Angels will show up to Los Angeles Angels teams. Like Movie. LOL hmmm, Yes possible who know? make believe?

10/23/09

Heyhey1970

1	This guy obvioulsy ran out of storylines. That's no crime, but it appears true.

10/23/09

kcaruso

suzanneclark12 wrote:

04 was a monumental collapse of epic proportions and gave us all hope that good can prevail over evil

i think 2004 ranks in the top 5 for the yankees. the other postseason would be the world series. 2001 arizona beating the yanks in the bottom of the 9th, and 1960 world series with pittsburgh beating the yanks also in the bottom of th 9th. when Bill Mazeroski hit the game winning hr.

10/24/09

YankeeDudeL

0	keppieboy wrote: If the game gets rained out tomorrow do the Yankees pitch CC game 6? Yes, they do.

10/24/09

YankeeDudeL

0	suzanneclark12 wrote: 04 was a monumental collapse of epic proportions and gave us all hope that good can prevail over evil Perhaps so, but this is the year that And

10/24/09

YankeeDudeL

0	Keep fueling the fire.

10/24/09

jacobmrley

0	It may not be the worst (2004 will always be the standard by which all playoff collapses will be judged) but it might be the most satisfying to Yankee haters.

10/24/09

vivekjoshi704

0	notafluke21 wrote: The Yankees lose two games and people are already talking about a collapse. They're going back to New York and they're going to place a royal beatdown on the Angels hi................

10/24/09

mrfrog47

0	not quite but with all those star players with so much talent it would be a wash out for the new york since they goal was to win another championship