Biggest baseball collapse

I haven't voted yet on this, but statistically, you could make a case that the 95 Angels tanked badly.

Before August 20th, the team was 9 games ahead of the Rangers. After August 20th of that year, the Angels went 12-26. They lost a one playoff game to the Seattle Mariners in the end.

 

Yeah, Can, but it took them a bunch longer to gag than it did the Mets.

 

True, agree with you there wicked. The Mets had homefield advantage in their last seven games. They only won one game. They fell apart on all levels (even the mental front).

 

And San Diego didn't make the playoffs either.

How far behind the Mets were the Rockies with 17 to go? They were probably farther back than Philly was.

 

From MLB.com, Sept. 13 standings:
New York 83 62 .572
Philadelphia 76 69 .524
Colorado 76 69 .524

Who played that night? Colorado and Philly, at Citizens.

 

Henke was no Mitch Williams, but I don't think he was on that 1993 roster. Duane Ward, Henke's setup man, was the closer that year.

Any why are the 1993 Phillies (World Series) on this as chokers?

 

Cuz PhilaYank has a habit of putting together stupid lists. They did not choke, except for Wild Thing giving up the home run. They were massive underdogs in the Series playing against the defending champs.

 

I'm pretty sure Henke was the Rangers' closer in 1993.

 

What people who don't know the game fail to realize is that Fregosi didn't have anyone left to throw. Williams was spent but he was all he had in the pen.

 

That no-one-to-throw excuse could've easily been used on the '04 Sox after the ALCS, but people pitch through tired arms on the big stage.

 

The 1993 Toronto Blue Jays were built to win the World Series, from the starting pitching to their potent offense (Henderson, White, Alomar, Carter, Olerud -- .363 -- Molitor, Sprague, Borders and Fernandez). The Phillies, who were obviously pretty damn good, were still the underdogs. Oh, yeah. The Blue Jays were also the returning champs. That was not a choke.

By the way, the order was done by memory. Thank you, countless years of playing Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball. You have finally paid off.