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Rugby world cup 2011 in New Zealand.

France, despite being the laughing stock of the tournament, somehow make it all the way to the final then turn on their best game to almost screw NZ AGAIN in a World cup tourny.

Won the match 8-7, which is a ludicrously low score and was very difficult to watch. Especially since NZ was on defense for a ridiculously long stretch before the final whistle.

 

[Heel]

Kings/Lakers. You know the one.

Game 6 was bad, but Vlade batting that three to Horry in game 4 gives me nightmares.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Valentino Rossi vs Casey Stoner at Laguna Seca 2008

 

[Buba Big Guns]

USA v. Canada 2010 Winter Olympics Gold medal hockey finals. What a huge relief winning gold on home soil.

 

[devilhawk]

UNC vs Kansas, 2008 Final Four.

If I could've put my thoughts & feelings into action I'd be in jail right now.
The 05 championship I didn't even stress over despite the fact I didn't expect us to win.
The 09 championship was basically an inevitability. We were an absolute buzzsaw.

weirdly enough I stressed a lot over the USA vs Spain bball final in the 2008 Olympics. just had a sickening feeling we were gonna blow it but then Kobe saved America.

Very stressful...

Edit: i would personally go with KU - Syracuse in 1996 NCAA tourny.

 

[JABEE]

MICHAEL LEIGHTON!!!!!!!!!

 

[GavinGT]

Rams vs Titans Super BowlXXXIV, final minutes. Dat ending.

 

[Evolution_1ne]

Who here was alive during the USA vs USSR hockey game at the Olympics all them years ago? I bet that shit was stressful, I know because they made a movie out of it and it was stressful as hell lol and I knew who was going to win

 

[GK86]

Game 7, Mets vs Cardinals. I grew up watching the mets, but three years before this event, I started to really pay attention. So having the mets is the playoffs was amazing...until game 7. DAT curve ball.

 

[Zee-Row]

This game , damn Burt Emanual pass call https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBqxDxGf0fs

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Watching the Cubs game 6 of the NLCS. Then watching Cubs degenerate into drunken, awful pieces of shit.

My Dad had just passed away earlier that year and was a life long Cubs fan. I was born and raised in California, but had a room full of Chicago sport memorabilia at birth. I was so indoctrinated that I assumed I was born in Chicago until I finally asked my parents at the age of five when I was finally going to be back home in Chicago. Watching the Cubs was mine and my father's means of bonding. We were otherwise on opposite ends of the spectrum in every other facet of our lives.

He died having watched every game he could, every season before they could actually win the series.

When they were finally once again close to making it, I felt like they could not be stopped. That it was going to happen.

Going into that inning, I was crying because they were finally going to do it and because my dad wasn't there to share in that moment with me.

Then the Marlins got a few hits and the fans in that stadium threw in the towel and started acting as if the series was already over.

Boo Hoo, they scored a few runs.

I was so disgusted with the behavior. I felt betrayed by the people that should have been rallying behind our team.

Then The Bartman Ball incident Happened. The people in that Stadium are/were the worst fans in all of sports.

I have not watched a Chicago Cubs game since that game.

dude...

1995 ALDS game 2 at Yankee Stadium, bottom of the 15th Jimmy Leyritz. 'nuff said!
1995 ALDS game 5 at the Kingdome (fucking Kingdome curse it forever) David Cone throws 147 pitches... why Showalter why? and then Edgar Martinez down the left field line.... Don Mattingly's last game.
1996 the entire post-season run but:

1996 ALDS game 4:fuck yes! we beat Texas! (my firstt ime seeing my team advance)
1996 ALCS game 5: HOLY FUCK WE"RE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES WOOOOO!
1996 World Series game 4, Jim FUCKING Leyritz again! tied game 6-6 ! then Wade Boggs works out that walk in the 10th inning and we take the lead
1996 World Series Game 5 1-0 pitchers duel , Andy Pettite John Smoltz. bottom of the 9th Luis Polonia hits a deep fly ball to right field, man on second. Paul O'Neill running on one bad leg, makes the catch! yes! we're up! 3-2! back to NY!
1996 World Series game 6 John Wetteland makes it interesting in a 1-run game, Mark Lemke pops up to third base foul territory Charlie Hayes makes the catch, YEEEES! FIRST WORLD SERIES WIN IN 15 YEARS!!!

 

[Mac the KNife]

2010 Final Four as time expiresAAHHHHHHHHHh

 

[NihonTiger90]

That about sums it up.

 

[Nameless]

Cognitive dissonance literally turned me into a nihilist for a solid 3-4 hours after last season's NFC Championship game. Sorta freeing.

 

[NihonTiger90]

I thought of a better one:

1996. Game 7. Western Conference Semi-Finals. Blues and Red Wings tied after regulation. Then tied after the first OT. It's 0-0. First goal wins.

Second OT is going on any my parents are letting me stay up to watch the end of the game. The puck gets cleared back into Detroit's zone. Puck gets passed out to the middle of the ice, and Gretzky intercepts it ... but it bounces off his stick,

And then, it happens.

 

[Blablurn]

Champions League Final 2012.

Worse than 99

 

[RdN]

2007-08 Superbowl.

Fcking Giants and that last throw.

 

[Timurid]

Champions League Final 2012.

lolololol

 

[ultron87]

The 2009 Xavier vs. Cincinnati game takes the cake for games I was actually at. It was a double overtime affair. There was tension on the court all game long and a few near brawls (though nothing like the shameful bench clearer from last year). I wish I could find some video highlights.

 

[smokeymicpot]

NFC Championship 2009

Fuck my life

This fucking game. This is the only one in recent memory. AP fumbling a few times, the stupid ass interception, the random bullshit calls against us. This was not our game should of been but it wasn't.

 

[oatmeal]

Game 5 of the 2004 ALCS. Wakefield tried to murder me and he damn near succeeded.

I would just say 3 through 7.

3 because of the lopsided score and impossible position they were put in, and 7 because when Pedro came in I honestly thought he'd bow it. 4-6 were just horrifying all the way.

 

[Dimorphic]

2010 NRL semi-final, Roosters vs Tigers.

I'm a Roosters fan and I really reccomend everyone watch the craziness of the last 30 seconds of this game; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZuK_iC1z80&sns=em

 

[alphaNoid]

2002 World Series, game 6.. right before Scott Spezios HR to right field to win to send it to game 7 which the Angels had all the momentum and won!

 

[Anth0ny]

World Cup 2006 finals. When France scored that penalty kick in the first ten minutes... UGH.

Although, when Italy won I almost shit myself in excitement.

 

[Tashi]

Oh jeez. Definitely some Jordan finals games watching as a kid. Mets 2000 World Series. Mets 2006 NLCS. Mets final game of the season in 2007 or 2008. Win and they go to the playoffs. Mets vs Marlins, Tom Glavine gives up like 8 runs in the first inning. I actually cried. Miami Heat vs Boston 2012 Eastern Conf Finals, game 6. Also, almost every Roger Federer grand slam final. So many! lol

 

[JDeluis]

That about sums it up.

This sums up my reaction to this event.
http://youtu.be/jbn3rOPmR9w

Still Brings a tear to my eye whenever i see that goal.

 

[alphaNoid]

That about sums it up.

Fuuuuck I forgot about this. I remember a feeling came over me that I simply cannot put into words. Friends of mine who aren't even soccer fans were calling me going ape shit, that was something I'll never forget.

 

[bluemax]

This game nearly gave me a heart attack.

Lulz at Cloving making this thread though. Spoiled ass Laker fans.

 

[Duxxy3]

Afc championship game against the colts.

Basically trashed my room after we lost.



I don't watch any pats games with other people since then.

 

[gimmmick]

AFC Divisional matchup 2001

12 years and it's still a fucking fumble.

This lost hurt more than the ass raping Gruden did to us in superbowl XXXVII.

 

[keyboardcat]

2012 rugby world cup final. Hands down.

 

[Nevasleep]

Champions League Final 2012.

Champions League Final 2008.

 

[phisheep]

Rugby world cup 2011 in New Zealand.

France, despite being the laughing stock of the tournament, somehow make it all the way to the final then turn on their best game to almost screw NZ AGAIN in a World cup tourny.

Won the match 8-7, which is a ludicrously low score and was very difficult to watch. Especially since NZ was on defense for a ridiculously long stretch before the final whistle.

For me it was the game before that. France v Wales in the semi-final, Wales down to 14 men after a few minutes and still manage to hold on, but lose by about 18 inches on a Halfpenny penalty.

 

[FOOTE]

Well the Blues haven't given me much to stress over lately to I have to turn to my 2nd team(it's a very close 2nd) The Cardinals. Game 6. That's all I'm going to say.

I miss hockey

 

[AniHawk]

2002 world series, game 6

angels were down 5 in the 7th inning. i had given up hope. the angels were losers and had always been since i'd started following them (the early 90s). to see them get so far was pretty cool in itself.

and then a rally happened like i couldn't believe. all these guys i'd been watching since i was a kid helped make this incredible comeback, and they would go on to win the series.

i remember we watched that game with my mom's mom. i was up and screaming at the television when the comeback happened. haven't been that invested in any outcome of a sports game since.

 

[Ash_69]

Tennis needs some loving. How about the greatest match of all time? Wimbledon 2008. Fed vs. Nadal

Too bad Roger lost.

You are correct. That was single handedly the most engaging sporting moment I have sat through.

Edit - Oh yeah, Khan vs Maidana deserves reference as I was in Vegas watching it live. Watching a fight like that in the flesh is something else. No fight I have ever been to (including seeing Mayweather vs Cotto and Hatton vs Senchenko) compared to that.

 

[kharma45]

2008 CL final.

Hate penalties, <3 Van Der Sar.

 

[Broder Salsa]

The 2009 Champions League Semi-Final

A real Unicef match.

Not my most stressed, but certainly the one event that made me rage the most.

 

[wickedcapedkid]

2005 NBA Finals, Spurs vs. Pistons

Holy shit!

!!!!!

!!!!!!!

Spurs won! :dansu:

 

[cajunator]

watching my Saints go to a super bowl and win it. Best feeling in the world for a sports fan right there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUM0m2q2gN4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr7DeUZumcs

 

[bucknuticus]

This past season the Ohio State Purdue game, starting QB gets knocked out down by 8 with the backup QB in the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbNrFDevmtg


Maybe overall the 2002 national championship game, Ohio State vs Miami

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFcaZNByp4U

 

[Victarion]

Fuck Chelsea. They couldn't even get pass the group stage this year lol.

 

[TheContact]

super bowl. I fall into deep depressions for weeks after the pats lose playoff/super bowl games

 

[Juicy Bob]

I don't really get into sports and definitely don't get emotional, but I was definitely baffled at the last race of the 2008 Formula One season. I was really hoping for Massa to come out on top and when Glock let Hamilton and Vettel past it was like a shot in the heart.

"And is that - IS THAT GLOCK? IS THAT GLOCK GOING SLOWLY?"

"IT IS!"

"THAT'S GLOCK!!!"

"OH MY GOODNESS ME!!"

 

[Like the hat?]

The end of every cubs at-home game that occurs when I happen to be driving by wrigley field

 

[Soul_Pie]

2010 AFL Grand Final draw.

Damn that was intense.

 

[storybook77]

Braves vs Cards.

2012.

Infield fly.......

(And any game/competition my kids participate in, I swear I'm more nervous than they are!)

 

[man of science]

Here's another video of the Donovan goal, from the stands:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y58uEHWLXxg&list=FLzIfeZHgD7vzzffjVqvMTVA&index=8

For me it was the game against Ghana. Made me physically ill.

 

[dosh]

Last day of this year Ryder Cup, back in september. US leading by 6 points at the beginning of the day, Europe slowly crawling back up. That was tense.

 

[BigBlue1974]

USA v. Canada 2010 Winter Olympics Gold medal hockey finals. What a huge relief winning gold on home soil.

This for me too. Complete jubilation at the win, but I got a few gray hairs while watching I think!