The 25 Biggest Fails in MLB Playoff History

The most epic gaffes in baseball postseason history.

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The only thing more compelling than watching players or a team put on a historic clutch performance in the MLB postseason is watching another spiral into a tailspin of epic failure. The pressure of the playoffs can do crazy things to athletes who've been playing the same sport all their lives.

All of a sudden Little League-esque grounders can be missed (word to Bill Buckner and Leon Durham), back-to-back saves can be blown (what up, Byung-Hyun Kim?), and managers who've led successful teams for over 162 games of the season can start making asinine decisions. Even umpires and fans get involved. So, in anticipation of more miscues to come this October, here are The 25 Biggest Fails in MLB Playoff History...

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25. The Curse of the Billy Goat Lives

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24. The Bug Game

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23. "Blauch Head"

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22. That Hurt. No, Really, That Hurt, RIGHT?

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21. Run Timo, Run!

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20. The $30,000 Muff

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19. The Cubs' Very Own Buckner

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18. Chuck Knoblauch Sons Lonnie Smith

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17. Furcal's Historically Bad Inning

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16. The $120 Million Drop

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15. Swing, Please!

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14. Kim Blows It

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13. Les Forgets the Count

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12. The Black Sox Scandal

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11. Is This World Series Baseball or Wrestlemania?

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10. "Slide, Dammit!"

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9. No Juice

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8. Just Blame Bartman

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7. The 28th Out Is the Hardest

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6. Yes, the Royals Won a World Series Once

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5. Babe's Epic Baserunning Blunder

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4. The Walk-Off Walk

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3. The Baseball Gods Don't Like Ugly

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2. "It Gets Through Buckner!"

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1. The Swat

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