Losing 10 of their last 12. Wow.
I can symphatize though, as the Cubs 2004 collapse was similar. That sucked.

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I think its more like they ran out of gas because they were playing above their head all year. The shame is that Tampa is kicking their ass all over the field, have a better record and will be sitting at home just like the Sox when the playoffs start.

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Did you choke on it or did he? I would gather you did, seeing as how yours is... not... impressive?

I love you KS... I LOVE YOU A LOT.

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No matter what happens, this is not a "choke". A certain poster told us that a week ago. It's the result of a "bad division".

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Sooooo... Elmhurst Steve was..... right?

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Its a choke. I know chokes. This was one.

Like Frank Costanza says, the Tigers arent winning, the Sox are losing.

They had it all set up after the monday win over detroit. 3 game lead. All they needed was to go .500 and they'd still be in first on their way to playoffs.

This is in direct contrast to what one of the other Sox supporters on the board says.

It will be interesting to see which one of them gives in.

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I don't think it's a "choke." Three key middle order guys haven't really been hitting for over a month- Dunn, Konerko, Pierzynski. The pitching was keeping them alive and it finally got ragged at the end. Obviously, guys like Sale and Quintana aren't the same as they were a few months back. In Sale's case I'd say it's the unprecedented workload that simply wore him down, and for whatever reason, Quintana doesn't have the same pinpoint control that made him so effective earlier.

Detroit is just a little better team. And that isn't saying a whole lot. It's too bad they couldn't put Tampa, Oakland, and Baltimore all in and leave these two turds out.

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Wrong.

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Yep. Frank C. disagrees with him too.

edit: all of the reasons that JORR lists after this statements are all part of the definition of "choke".

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Wrong. Neither you nor Darkside can define "choke" or show any evidence of it. What the fuck does it even mean?

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Losing 10 of the last 12 is pretty self evident, dude.

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So then the Cubs choked this year too?

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Going from 3 games up to 3 games down in a little more than a week is definitely a choke job.

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Keep trying. The cubs were clearly expected to be awful. Different expectations... I know you're smart enough to understand that.

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"Expectations" are just somebody's opinion (usually an uneducated one) and they don't mean anything at all. I don't think you were expressing high expectations for the Sox going into this season. I know you're smart enough to remember that.

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With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Who are you crappin?
Which team had the 2012 division champs thread again?

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Is losing 10 of 12 the definition of choking or do you want to try again?

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I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

So losing 10 of 12 down the stretch after having a 3 game lead is not choking?

Ummm ok.

Ok cool, so the Cubs didn't choke in 2004. Now that is a relief

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Yes. Losing 10 of 12 is certainly one definition of choking.
Losing 10 of 12 when winning the division with less than a dozen games remaining is yet another.
Losing 10 of 12 when the fans predict a division win with less than 12 games remaining (and all year) is yet a third definition of choking.

I don't care how you define it. It was a choke. Sorry, pal.

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I don't know. Would it be choking if they lost 10 of 12 but didn't blow the lead? There's no such thing as "choking". Teams are as good as they play. The Sox didn't fall short of most people's expectations. They're going to finish second to Detroit which is what the whole fucking world expected.

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I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

I don't know if that's choking, but it's one hell of a trick. Pal.

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Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

No such thing as choking!
LOLS!

This was just about as textbook a choke job as there is. Just own it dude. You're man enough.

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Keep digging!

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If you can define choking for me, I'll admit you're correct.

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I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

No such thing as choking sounds like something JORR would be bitching about Lil Danny BernStine saying

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Losing 10 of 12 to end the season.
Going from 3 up to 3 down in a week.
I've been correctly defining it all thread. Mercy!

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Stop waffling. You've already said that losing 10 of 12 to end the season isn't choking since I think the Cubs are doing it. You're defining nothing. You're just piping.

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