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Sep 28 2011
Red Sox 3
Baltimore Orioles 4
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Dream year ends in tatters
By Dan Shaughnessy
BALTIMORE - The greatest choke in baseball history ended the only way it could have ended, with the Red Sox gagging on the Camden Yards lawn one last time.
Truly unbelievable. This feels like revenge for 2004 and 2007. It is as if the baseball gods are punishing Red Sox Nation for hubris and arrogance and good times that seemed so good, so good, so good.
The Sox were set to pop champagne last night. They were leading the Orioles, 3-2, and the Rays were trailing, 7-0, in the eighth inning...
Dead Sox
By Peter Abraham
BALTIMORE - There have been nights of anguish over the years for the men who have worn the uniform of the Boston Red Sox. But nothing quite like what transpired at Camden Yards last night.
The Sox had a one-run lead on the Baltimore Orioles in the bottom of the ninth inning. There were two outs, the bases were empty, and closer Jonathan Papelbon had the ball in his hands.
One more out and the season would continue. One more out and there would be chance for redemption after a historic...
Seeing it for themselves made it even worse
By Andrew Ryan
BALTIMORE - Like drivers who slow down to look at traffic crashes, some Red Sox fans had to be here. They had to watch with their own eyes in Camden Yards as their team faced epic collapse on the last day of the season.
They rejected the luxury of being able to turn off the television, mute the radio, or leave the bar if things went badly. They came to bear witness. And they suffered more for it, enduring an excruciating, seesaw game; braving a rain delay; and ultimately watching the Sox blow...
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Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles
In one of the most shocking losses in team history, the Red Sox blew a 3-2 ninth inning lead in Baltimore Wednesday night and faster than you can say Jonathan Papelbon and Carl Crawford (pictured, right), the season was over following a 4-3 defeat. The devastating loss was quickly coupled with one of the most dramatic comebacks in Tampa Bay Rays history as the sons of Joe Maddon roared back from a 7-0 deficit to beat the Yankees on Evan Longoria's 12th inning walkoff. There's no time like the present to take a look back at some of the most heartbreaking and disappointing losses suffered by the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox with the postseason in play.
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