Most painful moment as a baseball fan?

[Woy]

I was watching random Rick Ankiel highlights this morning and thought this would could generate a little bit of discussion.

For me, it would have to be between Ankiel's implosion in 2000 NLDS Game 1 (especially considering I was in the hospital watching that game, made it worse) and Darryl Kile's death in 2002.

Although his comeback story has been a remarkable one, there's still always going to be that "what if" factor with Ankiel that resides in me. The way that Tony LaRussa took it makes it more painful, saying that pitching him in that game was "a decision that perhaps haunts him more than any he has ever made".

Kile was a favorite of mine from the moment he got to St. Louis in 2000 (side-note: that 2000 Cardinals team was one of my childhood favorites and I hated the Mets for knocking us out in the NLCS that year...which made beating them in 2006 so much sweeter :motte and I still remember watching that day in 2002 when Joe Girardi announced the game was canceled, then later on crying when it was announced he passed away. I changed my number to #57 for the summer travel team in Little League as a "tribute" to him.

On a more recent note, I'd say 2010 could be considered. It sucked watching the Reds win the division after all the bullshit that went on between us that year.

 

[killgod]

the last 19 years.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

 

[Cody]

game 7.....

Marlins....

 

[Rudi]

Game 1 2010 NLDS.

Followed by the 7th inning of Game 2 of the 2010 NLDS.

:glen:

 

[Swarley]

October 17, 2003. Aaron. Fucking. Boone.

 

[NAHSTE]

The end of an era:

 

[G-men]

Most Yankees fans will probably say the collapse in the 2004 ALCS, but for me, the "Bug Game" in the 2007 ALDS against the Indians was just as bad.

 

[Villain]

Nick Adenhart..

I was at that game with a bunch of people and everyone in that stadium thought we had just watched the beginning of what was going to be a great career for our new ace...

Seeing the story about his wreck in the paper the next morning was the stomach punch of all stomach punches... It ranks right up there with the Darrent Williams news for me.

I knew the girl who was driving (Courtney Stewart). She went to CHS and I used to see her at parties. That sucked really bad.

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On a non-serious note, my most painful moment as a fan wasn't really that painful. I was at Dodger Stadium and saw Chan-Ho Park give up two grand slams in the same inning to Fernando Tatis. We gave him a standing ovation for that. That was the only time I've ever cheered for an opposing player.

 

[MrBill]

Game 4 of the '96 World Series. The Braves won games 1 & 2 in NY and were up 6-0 in game 4 at home. The Braves squandered that lead and it set the tone for the Yankees to come back and take the series.

I'm still scarred by that series :yep:

 

[Chrispy]

Of course in 2004 when the redsox came back from down 3-0 to win the series :smh: So painful

 

[Primetime]

Braun being a cheat hits pretty close to home.

 

[st lickem]

Game 4 of the '96 World Series. The Braves won games 1 & 2 in NY and were up 6-0 in game 4 at home. The Braves squandered that lead and it set the tone for the Yankees to come back and take the series.

I'm still scarred by that series :yep:

Me and you both. The leyritz hr. I've hated him since.

 

[Golden Taters]

Trading this guy away. I was heartbroken.

 

[SethMode]

As a Phillies fan? Joe Carter.

 

[Primetime]

Trading this guy away. I was heartbroken.

Fucker deserved to be traded for stealing Lou Collins' homerun.

 

[FirstTimer]

October 17, 2003. Aaron. Fucking. Boone.

This.

 

[Blick]

I would probably be overjoyed if the Royals were ever in a position to break my heart as a fan.

 

[DJ Fog]

Of course in 2004 when the redsox came back from down 3-0 to win the series :smh: So painful

This by far

 

[kyhadley]

October 17, 2003. Aaron. Fucking. Boone.

Nothing even comes close.