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Biggest baseball collapse of all time?
On September 3, the Red Sox had a 99.6% chance of making the playoffs. Boston went 6-18 for the rest of the month, and last night choked themselves right out of the postseason.
In 2007, the Mets had a 99.8% chance of making the playoffs when they began their swoon.
During the 2004 ALCS, the Yankees took a commanding 3-0 lead and had, according to baseball history, a 100% chance of making the World Series—until losing four straight games to the Red Sox. Now that’s what you call a collapse!
