Every Red Sox fan remembers the drastic change of events on those four days in October in 2004 when the Boston Red Sox did the unthinkable and battled back from an 0-3 hole versus the New York Yankees to advance to the World Series. This was the first time any team in MLB history accomplished that feat. The Sox also known as "The Idiots" put no pressure on themselves and took it one out at a time. Every die hard Sox fan knows the rest. Everyone remembers the play call by Joe Buck and the radio call by Joe Castiglione. It still sends shivers down my spine as well as Red Sox nation, but have we just ignored that the Philadelphia Flyers did the same thing and battled back from an 0-3 deficit in the series as well as three goals down in the first period in game 7 to advance? The Boston Bruins were cruising against the Flyers until Boston fans were on the other end of the ride. The black and gold went up 3-0 in the series and were one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Montreal Canadians where the season took a turn for the worst. The Flyers tied the series 3-3 leaving Bruins fans in shock. They had one more chance to make it right with Zombie Nation and if it were only one period Bruins fans hearts would not be broken. The Bruins came out scorching leading 3-0 after one period, but again the Flyers stormed back to tie the game then win 4-3.
It leaves the question that many Boston fans want to hear and do not want to hear, but it is reality...who was the bigger collapse the Yankees in 2004 versus your beloved Red Sox or your beloved Bruins debacle in 2010?
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