05/03 Reds (Leake) @ Cubs (Villanueva) 01:20 CT CSN

[Guest]

Didn't the Indians blow like a 9 run lead against the Mariners in the 9th inning back in 2001?

 

The Mariners blew a 14-2 7th inning lead to the Indians, which was 14-9 going into the 9th and lost in 11

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE200108050.shtml

 

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/34817

 

Ah, at least I had the teams right. Crazy.

 

Only the Cubs.

[Guest]

Remember back in 08 when the Rockies blew an 8 run sixth inning lead?

 

Only the Cubs.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I believe the correct answer is that assuming that none of us follow any other bad teams closely, we're unaware of how often they lose in the heartbreaking, sometimes comical fashion in which the Cubs often do.

 

That's not correct. You know what you see watching sports highlight shows? Teams losing close games on a daily basis.

 

Yes, but I don't really keep track of which teams do it on a regular basis.In the span of just over a month, we seem to have lost more than our fair share of either close games or those that we had no business losing. I'm not saying it's only the Cubs, but I certainly don't keep track of how often other teams have done it.

 

Rather than going the only the Cubs route, I chalk it up to the combination of great starting pitching, awful relief pitching and the inability to get that big hit with RISP. Any teams that have that combination are likely to drop their share of heartbreakers as well.