Biggest playoff chokers?

[Syringer]

When you think of the playoffs and its chokers, what name comes to mind first?

That is, guys that are unstoppable in the regular season, but once the real stuff comes around, he's nowhere to be found..

We have.. Mr. April Alex Rodriguez, the man who was fired after a 14-2 season Mary Shot, the greatest regular season QB Dan Marino..or, someone else?

 

[Rastus]

Wasn't Barry Bonds known as a choker at one point in his career?

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Syringer
When you think of the playoffs and its chokers, what name comes to mind first?

That is, guys that are unstoppable in the regular season, but once the real stuff comes around, he's nowhere to be found..

We have.. Mr. April Alex Rodriguez, the man who was fired after a 14-2 season Mary Shot, the greatest regular season QB Dan Marino..or, someone else?

You mean the A-Rod that pretty much single handedly beat Minnesota in the 2004 ALDS or the only player that could hit the Yankees in the 2000 ALCS?

Or the A-Rod that brought the Yankees back within three runs with his solo HR this postseason?

Please stop blindly accepting everything you read in the media.

 

[Turfzilla]

Originally posted by: Syringer
When you think of the playoffs and its chokers, what name comes to mind first?

That is, guys that are unstoppable in the regular season, but once the real stuff comes around, he's nowhere to be found..

We have.. Mr. April Alex Rodriguez, the man who was fired after a 14-2 season Mary Shot, the greatest regular season QB Dan Marino..or, someone else?

How about the entire 2005 New York Yankees Org.

Up 3-0 against the BoSox with a trip to the WS on the line???!!!

That is the biggest Playoff Choke in the history of sports!

You watched PTI last night didn't you? I saw that Mr. April comment on their too.

Cheers

 

[UncleWai]

Dirk the choker Nowitzki

 

[BRObedoza]

Originally posted by: Rastus
Wasn't Barry Bonds known as a choker at one point in his career?

he was, until he had an impressive showing at the World Series (w or w/o the good stuff)

 

[UncleWai]

Oh, Chris Webber too.

 

[aurareturn]

Shawn Marion comes to mind.

 

[Juno]

i know my post doesn't count but...i have to say 2007 new york mets. EPIC COLLAPSE in the history.

i'm a diehard mets fan.

 

[Pocatello]

Any team that had been coached by Marty Schottenheimer.

 

[darkswordsman17]

What about OU football the last several years?

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Juno
i know my post doesn't count but...i have to say 2007 new york mets. EPIC COLLAPSE in the history.

i'm a diehard mets fan.

I'm forced to agree!

(also a huge fan)

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i like dirk...but i'd have to say he's a choker. although you can add t-mac and kg to that list, they've never had a team as good as the mavs are.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Since the label "choker" is usually based on some enduring image rather than actual facts, how about Zinedine Zidane - 2006 World Cup. Crippling your team, dashing the hopes of an entire nation, and permanently soiling your legacy with one headbutt FTW.

 

[UncleWai]

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
Since the label "choker" is usually based on some enduring image rather than actual facts, how about Zinedine Zidane - 2006 World Cup. Crippling your team, dashing the hopes of an entire nation, and permanently soiling your legacy with one headbutt FTW.

Except France won in 1998 with Zidane scoring 2 goals
Zidane's not a choker, he's just a badass going out with style.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Originally posted by: UncleWai
Except France won in 1998 with Zidane scoring 2 goals

That's sort of my point, if you're characterized in a certain way based on a limited data set, or have a particularly bad moment in a critical game, people tend to just replay that visual in their head and ignore a lot of the good things you did before.

Zidane's not a choker, but I wouldn't call that going out in style, heh. That was perhaps the most boneheaded thing I've ever seen in a championship game in any sport.

 

[Spineshank]

The Braves during their Division run.

 

[spacejamz]

Marty Turco (Dallas Stars goalie) has always kicked ass in the regular season but then chokes in the playoffs...

 

[sao123]

Bill Cowher

 

[Turfzilla]

Originally posted by: sao123
Bill Cowher

The same Bill Cowher who won a SB?

/ban

 

[Phokus]

Peyton Manning. Even though he did win a SB, he was horrible in the playoffs (just like every playoffs he's been in) and tried his best to lose. If it wasn't for his defense stepping up last year and carrying the team, he would be ringless still.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

2004 new york yankees

 

[Inspector Jihad]

philadelphia. thats right, our whole city chokes...on a massive penis when it comes to sports.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: UncleWai

Originally posted by: SludgeFactory
Since the label "choker" is usually based on some enduring image rather than actual facts, how about Zinedine Zidane - 2006 World Cup. Crippling your team, dashing the hopes of an entire nation, and permanently soiling your legacy with one headbutt FTW.

Except France won in 1998 with Zidane scoring 2 goals
Zidane's not a choker, he's just a badass going out with style.

I don't think I'd ever use the term badass to describe a soccer player.

 

[DougK62]

ND football, for a while now. They usually have a respectable season and get into a bowl, where they are promptly demolished by anyone they play.