Monday, October 10, 2011

10 Moments Of Anguish In Philadelphia Sports

With the heartbreaking lose to the Phillies by a score of 1-0 and the Eagles season obviously in the shitter. Here are some other top ten heartbreakers for the proud and resilient Philly fans.

10. 2003-04 Saint Joseph's Hawks
The Agony: The greatest season in school history went poof! when John Lucas hit a three-pointer with 6.9 seconds left in OSU's 64-62 win in the East Regional Final.

9. 2009-10 Flyers
The Agony: Patrick Kane scoring in overtime of Game 6 to give the Blackhawks the Stanley Cup.

8. 1987-88 Temple Owls
The Agony: Losing to Duke in the East Regional Finals

7. 1999-00 Flyers
The Agony: Losing a 3-1 series lead to the Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals.

6. 2004 Smarty Jones
The Agony: Won the first two legs of the Triple Crown before being caught at the wire by Birdstone, a 36-1 longshot in the Belmont Stakes.

5. 2010 Phillies
The Agony: Having absolutely no answer for Giants closer Brian Wikson in the NLCS. Wilson had three saves and pitched five scoreless innings.

4. 2002 Eagles
The Agony: Losing to the Buccaneers, a franchise that never had won a game in cold weather, in the NFC Championship.

3. 1993 Phillies
The Agony: Joe Carter's three-run laser in the bottom of the ninth was just the second World Series to end with a walkoff homer.

2. 2006 Barbaro
The Agony: Barbaro, who had posted the biggest win in 60 years at the Kentucky Derby two weeks before, broke bones in his right hind leg just after the start of the Preakness Stakes. The injury, as is the unfortunate norm in racing proved fatal.

1. 2004 Eagles
The Agony: The Eagles touchdown underdogs, were tied with the Patriots going into the fourth quarter. New Englad's quarterback made the plays in the final 15 minutes that the Eagles' QB couldn't.

Honorable Mentions:
1996-97 Flyers- Swept in the Cup by Detroit.
2001-02 Flyers- Lost to Ottawa in the first round, three by shutout.
2003 Eagles- Lost to Carolina in the NFC Campionship.
2008 Eagles- Lost to Arizona in the NFC Championship.
2009-10 Villanova- Lost to Saint Mary's in NCAA second round.

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