1986 World Series

winner is unexpected. A team who is winning by a lot of points or wins in a series should win the game. But that doesn’t alway happen. Every team somehow collapses or ‘chokes’ at one time or another. All fans have to deal with the heartbreak of their team losing. Here are the worst blown leads and sports collapses according to us. Yankees vs Red Sox 2004 Yankees had a 3-0 lead in the 2004 American League Championship Series against the Red Sox. The Yankees were looking like they would defeat their

was a member of the Mets 1986 World Series-winning team. Myers became a closer in 1988 as he platooned with Roger McDowell after Jesse Orosco left for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Myers was traded to the Reds in 1990 for closer John Franco, and became one of the league's elite closers and the most successful member of the Nasty Boys trio, which also included Rob Dibble and Norm Charlton, while being selected as an All-Star in 1990. In 1990 Myers won his second World Series ring as the Reds swept the

at bats, just ahead of Babe Ruth. This great player, whom played for team USA, before entering the major leagues. Had a career that stemmed from 1986-2001. Mark McGwire finished his career with 583 homeruns. Played for two different teams, including 11 years in Oakland and 5 years in St. Louis. Mark was also a 12 time all-star, 2 time World Series champion, AL rookie of the year, 5 time homerun leader, and many other league leading awards. In any event whether you are a fan or not, 1998 seemed

second-place Philadelphia Athletics, went on to win World Series title”(Burns). As a team they “batted .307, scored almost 1,000 runs, and smashed 158 home runs in a 154-game season on their way to 110 wins”(Burns). One of the great players that made the team so good

Introduction The rise and fall of Pete Rose has always been an interesting topic brought up in the world of baseball. However, I have never looked into for myself and have always been curious how he became a “king” of baseball during his time, and how he grew his legacy. Consequently, he fell after being caught for betting on his own team, receiving the penalty of being banned from the MLB for life. After researching this topic, I am excited to learn what all went down with this ordeal and how

teammates. Harvey hasn’t always displayed the most maturity, so this is a big moment for him. If he doesn’t step up to the challenge, it could single-handedly derail this talented Mets team that has as good a shot as any in the National League to make the World

Over a 114-year period between 1901 and 2015, the New York Yankees baseball organization has taken sole positioning as the most successful franchise in the professional baseball world. As a whole the franchise has won: 43 American League pennants and 27 world championship titles. With statistics and accomplishments this vast, it is no wonders the Yankees are renowned and acknowledged as one of the most outstanding baseball teams in the sport. The New York Yankee’s franchise was founded in 1901, in

This need for superiority was not only prevalent in his playing days but also as he transitioned out of his playing days. In 1986, Rose was player-manager of the Reds and the last player-manager in professional baseball, a feat that is unlikely to occur again. Pete Rose will always be most remembered for betting on baseball while playing/managing the Reds. Rose denied these

“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten, and be considered a good performer.” - Ted Williams. When referring to all time greats in the world of baseball you will hear about the likes of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, and Ernie Banks. None of these men have the most hits in baseball’s storied history. The man that does, however, is not in the Hall of Fame. There have only been 15,213 men to play in the MLB, only 29

become the league’s most losing team, with over 10,000 losses. Although the Philadelphia franchise may have the most losses in any professional sport, whether it is football, basketball, or soccer, they have had many playoff runs and even a few World Series appearances. Throughout the winning and the losing seasons the Phillies have had some very good players, which went on to be a Hall-of-Famers, while many of the players were mediocre at best. Although not all of the players that played in Philadelphia