Strat-O-Matic Baseball 365

Just like at poker tournaments, where there's always the guy who busted out with a full house to a gutshot river straight flush, we've all had our share of bad beats in the playoffs. Since I just experienced my worst one in my entire twelve year online SOM career, thought this might be a good time to cry in each other's beers.

Here's mine:

http://365.strat-o-matic.com/league/435408
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/team/1473918

Best record in league by 8 games...but then the injuries start:
Willie McCovey - 15 games - game 161
Joe DiMaggio - 15 game injury - Game 2 Semis
Nap Lajoie - 10 game injury - Game 5 Semis

Even with all that, had a 3-0 lead in the semis. Lost the next two on the road, go into Game 6 missing 40% of my lineup salary.

http://365.strat-o-matic.com/game/435408/983
Despite all the injuries, take a 5-4 lead into the 9th with Newhouser on the mound. Turkey at the plate, runners 2nd and 3rd, two out. Turkey rolls a 4-9. Let's see what Newhouser's card says: 1-1 single, 2-20 lineout. 2-run single, game over - he hit the 1-1 chance to win the game. Get blown out in game 7, and it's a 3-0 collapse to out of the playoffs.

Here's my most recent playoff catastrophe:

24 team league - #1 seed
Quarter Finals up 2-0

Game 3
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/game/playb ... 35155/1953

bottom 9th
Tommy McCarthy (1895) zero HR in reg season hits 3 run HR of Sambito on 5-7 roll - 1-1 HR, 2-20 Fly(CF) to tie game
bottom 11th
Error on Petrocelli (2 e16, 10 errors in reg season) to lead off.
2 outs later PH Bucky Dent (1978) 2 HR in reg season hits 2 run HR off Perranoski on 3-6 roll - 1-9 HR, 10-20 Fly(LF) to win

Game 4
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/game/playb ... 35155/1957

bottom 9th
1 out error on Cey (3 e17 12 errors in reg season), Jim Spencer single on 4-5 roll off Barney Schultz (1964) to load bases, 1 out later Billy Cox (1950) with his .190 reg season BA (2-15 as PH) hits 2 run, 2 out single on another 4-5 roll to tie game.
bottom 10th
Sambito retires 1st 2 batters, Gaylord Perry (1962) gives up 5-9 rolls to Cedeno (single) and Nettles (double) to end game.

A demoralized team loses 6-3 @ home in game 5....at least I picked up a credit for winning division!