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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
The only solace I take is that there have been at least one bigger choke in the last three years, and a Boston team came out on the good end of that.
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I've had this conversation with a Boston fan friend of mine already, but I might as well mention it to you as well.
Mentioning the Yankees and the biggest choke in sports history does not have the effect on me Boston fans so very much wish it has. I simply don't care that much. Sure, when it happened, it was horrible. Sure I wish we had won. But the history of losing to the same team for generations and generations just isn't there. So, the collapse, while regrettable, simply will never affect me the way mentioning '78, '86 or '03 will a Boston fan.
I don't think you guys should stop doing it though, because it clearly brings you some much-needed sense of satisfaction. But you should know that it doesn't really work very well if you think you're rubbing in some kind of horrible memory. If you want to do that, go with '81 or '95, both of which will always be more painful (at least to me).
TM
