Games that made you cry.
 

With Pats/Colts just over one week away, there have been a few articles about the 1990 MNF game between the Giants and 49ers when both teams were 10-1 (and both 10-0 heading into the preceding week). That, in turn, has got me thinking about those late-80s and early-90s Giants teams that I cared so much about as a kid (born in '80).

There were at least a couple of Giants games that made me go to my room and cry, but the only one I remember vividly was the 1989 divisional playoff game against the Rams that the Giants lost in overtime (because of a pass interference call THAT WAS TOTAL BS!). That game ruined my whole week.

So, which games made you literally sit down and cry? Bonus points if you were a teenager or older.

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1985 World Series game 6
1984 Regional Final--Illinois @ Kentucky

but I was a boy back then

haven't cried as an adult...except tears of joy (yeah...tears of joy for the 2005 regional final, 2006 world series game 5, and 2004 NLCS game 7)


1996 game 7 NLCS---I did drink a fifth of vodka before the 3rd inning was over

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January 23, 2000.
Game 7 2006 NLCS. But 1/23/00 even moreso.

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I didn't cry in 1978 when the Red Sox lost, I didn't watch the Bucky Dent game, I am not sure why, I think my parents wouldn't let me, they knew I followed the team all summer, and with the lead fading, I think they wanted to protect me, not sure.

I think I remember right around that time, I watched the Patriots play the Steelers early in the 1978 season on Monday Night Football, and the late Darryl Stingley was hurt in the preseason, but I think he was at the game, it was just weird. I'm 9 or so here, I don't really remember. I went to bed with the Patriots ahead, found out they lost, and found out the Red Sox lost.

But I don't think I cried, I think I felt like I felt when they told me my dog had died. Not sure how to describe it, but I didn't cry, probably would have been beneficial to cry more.

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2002 World Series Game 6.


I think thats it.

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Tears of joy when the White Sox won the Series two years ago.

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1993 Game 6 of the World Series.

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1979 Game 1 of the Recess Kick Ball League. Took one to the nuts.

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game 4 of 2004 alcs obviously

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1999: JAX 62 - Miami 7. What a way to leave football.

Also, Wimbledon 2001. Goran, having lost in the finals 3 times before in his career, enters as a wildcard ranked like 125th or something in the world. The only reason they let him was because of his history there. He proceeds to play like a bat out of hell, mopping up a veritable who's who of tennis, including Moya, Roddick, Safin and Henman. I've never seen anyone serve like that before or after. Finally, in the extra games of 5th set against Rafter, he gets his first championship point in 13 years and four trips to the finals...and double faults. A couple points later he gets his second championship point...and double faults again. Rafter wins the 3rd. He comes up to the line for the 4th, furiously crossing himself and looking like he's thinking theres no way god is doing this to me, and wins the point. Greatest moment in sports hands down. He was crying, his dad was crying, everyone was. On a side note Sampras's legendary streak at Wimbledon also came to an end that tournament which was really sad. He lost to Federer, which was a pretty crazy passing of the torch.

EDIT almost forgot...[censored] Vince Young

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1979 Game 1 of the Recess Kick Ball League. Took one to the nuts.

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This thread should be renamed "Times you've pulled a By-Tor"

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1993 NLCS
1997 NLCS.

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2002 NFCCG
2003 NFCCG
2004 NFCCG

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Goran video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGKJiCXOCAc

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1995 ALCS.

I don't think I cried when the Seahawks lost the SB... Just felt angry. And pissed.

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1979 Game 1 of the Recess Kick Ball League. Took one to the nuts.

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This thread should be renamed "Times you've pulled a By-Tor"

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ARE YOU SAYING I DIDN'T CRY WHEN ROCK N' ROLL GOT DAMAGED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!11

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Game 7 1997 World Series. Sigh....

I remember I was only 10, but it was the first time losing had ever felt that bad. I walked up to my room and literally cried in my bed. My 12 year old brother handled it worse, throwing furniture around the basement.

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I actually don't remember this (I was only 7 years old). But my siblings and parents swear that I cried when the 1978 Rams lost in the NFC Championship game.

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-1996 AFC Championship game with the Jim Harbaugh Hail Mary
-All three Pacers Game 7 losses in the Eastern Conference Finals 1994, 1995, 1998
-The Ron Artest brawl game in 2004
-2000 Eastern Conference Finals, and 2007 AFC Championship game (happy)

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1997 Rose Bowl
1997 Stanley Cup Finals Game 4

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Can't remember who we played, but the deciding game during regular season that clinched the Rose Bowl invite for ASU in 1997. (Happy Tears) Age: 23

1 month later: 1997 Rose Bowl "The 1997 Rose Bowl between Ohio State and Arizona State featured one of the most dramatic endings in Rose Bowl history." "OSU David Boston from five yards out with 20 seconds left with the game winner." Tears of sorrow.

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This is the game that taught me the golden rule of sports betting.....There is no such thing as a sure thing.......

December 2, 1985

Chicago Bears were 12-0 and had a dominating, crushing defense and an offense that could score a lot of points.
Their previous 3 games were:

Chicago 36 Atlanta 0
Chicago 44 Dallas 0
Chicago 24 Detroit 3

The game was Chicago at Miami on Monday Night Football, and Chicago was only a 3 1/2 point favorite.

Everyone was on Chicago, It was the Lock of the Year, I did not see any way or any how that Chicago would'nt just destroy Miami like they had done to everyone else.

I bet my Entire Bankroll plus whatever I could beg, borrow, or steal on Chicago -3.5 Final Score...Miami 38 Chicago 24

It was the only game they lost all year, and went thru the playoffs with wins against NYG 0 CHI 21, RAMS 0 CHI 24, and the Superbowl Chicago 46 New England 10.

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Only game I ever cried at was 1987 NCAA finals, 'Cuse vs Indiana. It was the first year I really and truly followed SU as a fan, watching every single one of their games, or if it wasn't on TV I would find it on the radio and listen there. I was devastated not so much that they lost but at the sadness on the players faces after the game. I will never forgive you Keith Smart.

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Ewing's missed finger roll against the Pacers at the buzzer of Game 7 in 1995.

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Not "crying" per se, but major tearing up.

Piazza HR game, first game back post-9/11.

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Not a game, but this years nba draft lottery was pretty soul-crushing for celts fans.

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I used to be a Michigan State fan before I came to UM.

For some reason Mateen Cleaves' ear to ear grin after they won the NCAA Tourney makes me tear up everytime I see it.

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Ewing's missed finger roll against the Pacers at the buzzer of Game 7 in 1995.

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Close 2nd to the Charles Smith game.

Also, the SF/NYG playoff game that ended with the FG botched by both players and officials.

Game 1 2000 WS.

Game 5 '84 NYR/NYI.

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January 17, 1993
49ers lose the NFC Championship to the Cowboys 30-20. It was around the time I really started to like watching sports. I balled my eyes out.

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I cried like crazy when the Cougs made the Rose Bowl in 1997.

I was numb beyond the point of crying or feeling emotion when we lost the Apple Cup in OT in 2001 (or whenever it was).

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This is going to sound weird, but I swear its true....

I'd say that I cry while watching sports games at least 25% of the time or so, many times for over 1/2 the game.

*106,122 and counting

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entering 14th yr of knicks season ticket holdership..am 21 now.

reggie's 8 pts in 12 secs or whatever was absolutely demoralzing to a young child. basically every reggie and MJ game was. i also cried after the knicks lost to the rockets after game 7..it felt like the world ended. it took alot of coaxing to get me to go to school the next day. being a knicks fan is so [censored] rough even still.

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GT loses to UConn in championship

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1993 - Game 7 when the Leafs lost to the Kings.

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'87 NBA playoffs when Bird stole Isaiah's inbounds pass. My grandpa jumped out of his chair, yelled "No!!!" and had a heart attack.

True story.

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game 7 2004 ALCS depressed me pretty bad

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I'm pretty much a giant wuss. The last time I cried was the OU-Colorado game, but that was after a horrible 24 hour period for me. I lost a satellite to a $440 tourney after being up big, getting allin with my opp crushed, i get counterfeited to a chop, but my opp and dealer don't notice. I point it out, and he proceeds to go 5-0 allin against me after that, 4x with the worst hand (AJ over AQ, K8 over A4, 83 over T6, K3 over 84, and TT over AA). I then drop a couple buyins at 1/2 NL, including a $300 pot with KT losing to T9 on TT6 flop, allin on flop, turn 7, river 8. Then another buyin with QQ to AJ on J hi flop, allin, I tell him "you win", Ace on river.

Get up the next morning, lose in $225 tourney, MASSIVE pot, for tourney lead. I tank and call a big allin shove on a board of 689T, 3 diamonds, I have JT with Jd. Opp has AK, no diamond. I'm rewarded with Ac on river. I leave that casino, which is showing the OU-CU game, at halftime with OU leading 17-7. I hear them extend lead to 24-7 and get to the other casino. Game is not on because 'tower is down'. So I have to listen to my dad's horrid commentary as CU gets tipped ball INTs, muffed punts, bad overturned calls, great kick returns, and a career long FG to kill OU's national title chances 27-24 and I couldn't even watch the goddamn game. Stormed out to my car after kicking the hell out of a bathroom stall, lay down in the backseat and cried like a girl. Casinos are 4 hours from me, got a weekend pass, and the weekend was a total disaster. Just one of those times where you feel like no matter what, nothign will possibly go right.

Sorry for the tl/dr, but hopefully some of you can relate to that feeling of horror in the disaster series culminating in my dad just saying "he made it. he made it."

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Aaron [censored] Boone

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tears of joy in UNC-Duke bball second game in '05 (miraculous comeback and we finally beat them again) and ncaa championship that year. those are my last memories of anything good happening with the teams i support.

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GT loses to UConn in championship

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at least that game was never really in doubt, prob made it easier to take.