tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2889333447515035362.post5504673793320647186..comments2024-03-24T03:26:59.588-04:00Comments on Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More: Top 10 Worst Losses in New York Sports HistoryUncle Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2889333447515035362.post-48355112307911736942008-05-18T12:51:00.000-04:002008-05-18T12:51:00.000-04:00Been catching up after your mets vs yankees post--...Been catching up after your mets vs yankees post---now as a disgruntled jets fan, let me add to their worst playoff losses...<BR/><BR/>1969 divisional playoff to KC--also turned out to be Broadway Joe's playoff swansong, and no pro football team from NY tasted the postseason for 12 years<BR/><BR/>1981 wild card playoff vs buffalo, the valiant comeback effort snuffed when richard todd's would be game winner is picked off by simpson (doug not oj) in the endzone as time expires<BR/><BR/>1986 divisional playoff vs cleveland, no thanks to mark gastineau deciding to roughhouse with bernie kosar<BR/><BR/>2002 divisional playoff vs oakland-their first round schellacking of the Colts was overshadowed by the Jints meltdown in San Fran, and the Jets wound up faring no better in the bay area<BR/><BR/>2004 divisional playoff vs pittsburgh-the Jets couldnt go back to back double ot wins as doug brien goes wide<BR/><BR/>for what its worth, the 1997 regular season finale vs detroit, a win would put the team in the playoffs a year after finishing 1-15-but between Parcells questionable option pass and the refs blowing the call it was not to be<BR/><BR/>Not a Gians fan (except for when they played the cheatriots) but to their list you could add the 1989 divisional playoffs vs the rams1997 wild card loss to the vikings, 2005 wild card loss to the panthers, and the 1988 season finale to the jets which cost them the playoffs, division and top seed in one foul swoop<BR/><BR/>as for the yankees, 76 was also tempered by the fact they lost to the dynastic big red machine (obnoxious as they were, hey joe morgan, those 90's yankee teams would give you guys a run for your money)<BR/><BR/>I tried to tell myself 2001 didnt hurt for some of the reasons you said, plus the unthinkable event of barely two months prior made me realize there were more important things but also Four in a row would have been icing on the cake, the greatest of all time Mo was taken down by a weak bat breaker, and the three year old franchise had barely its share of lifelong loyal fanscapt paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388578539216966254noreply@blogger.com