Most heart crushing ootp moment?

[fins up]

my first ever world series appearance in ootp with my hometown miami marlins against the Houston in 2018 where i blew a 2 run lead in the bottom of the ninth game 7 i wouldnt appear in a world series in that save untill 10 years later where i won in 5 games against the yankees

[Elektranaut]

Lost a world series with a walk off HR in the 9th inning of the 7th game.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by Elektranaut

Lost a world series with a walk off HR in the 9th inning of the 7th game.

Ditto. I didn't play for 2 weeks after that.

[The Wolf]

My worst was finally getting a rotation I could be proud of only to see all five of my starters on the disabled list before May was over.

[Gai1997]

Built one of the best teams I ever had: Had 5 SP's all in their 20's with 74-80 ratings (20-80 scale) I also had Trout, Harper, and Miggy on my team. (I got lucky with some trades on this save, I put it on hard mode) I had this team intact for 6 years and I couldn't win the world series. Really the worst because it was the best team I'd ever made and had nothing to show for it.

[canadian content]

....when I fully realized that the 3D feature was going to be a complete bust on V15.....

[ra7c7er]

Originally Posted by Gai1997

Built one of the best teams I ever had: Had 5 SP's all in their 20's with 74-80 ratings (20-80 scale) I also had Trout, Harper, and Miggy on my team. (I got lucky with some trades on this save, I put it on hard mode) I had this team intact for 6 years and I couldn't win the world series. Really the worst because it was the best team I'd ever made and had nothing to show for it.

Been there. Had the hands down best team in my league for 3 years but they would choke in the first round of the playoffs every time. Went like this

first year - up 2 lost 3 in a row
Second year up 2-1 lost two in a row both at home
Third year - lost 3 in a row to a barely 500 team

After that year I had to watch a lot of guys go to other teams because I couldn't afford them. Lost 2 starting pitchers and 4 starting position players.

[kingtut313]

had the best record in baseball and an 11 game lead at the end of august. ended up winning five games in september. five games. five.

needless to say, i blew the lead and missed the playoffs. i almost lost hope after that..

[Mennogreg]

My worst moment followed one of my best. This was from iOOTP. 2018, as the NY Mets, three games behind the Marlins in the division, the final three games at home against the Marlins. Win all three and the Mets win the division by edging the overall series matchup by a single game.

It was still a memorable season up till that point, my team starting to find itself in a division with the "Beasts from the East", Brad Thomas of the Marlins and Michael Davis of the Nationals, two Barry Bonds-like players who killed you whenever they came up to the plate.

First game of the series, bottom of the 9th, Mets have a runner on down by 1, I pinch hit for the pitcher and put in David Wright. At that point, he was at the tail-end of his career, hadn't played much and in the last year of his contract, struggling offensively all year and a severe liability on the field. I wasn't expecting anything, when all of a sudden BAM!, two-run walk-off HR. I decide to let him start the 2nd game, might as well have this be his send-off. Bottom of the 9th again, down two runs, two runners on base, David Wright up, and BAM!, 3-run walk-off HR.

Final game of the series, bottom of the 9th, David Wright up with two runners on, down by two runs again, and AGAIN he hits a 3-run HR to win the division. I was on the subway when it happened and I actually yelled out "YES!" It was the most improbable performance I've ever seen. Brad Thomas killed us the entire series but David Wright literally willed us to the postseason.

The heartbreak was to follow. David Wright had an excellent series against the Reds, but the Mets lost 3 games to 1. I couldn't afford to pay him in the offseason at his age and his declining abilities, so he walked and signed with the Tigers, if I recall. Mets end up winning it in 2019 and 2020. David Wright retired after the 2020 season, never having played in a World Series game.

[rjl518]

played my marlins over thrity years...never even GOT to the world series...but the most heartbreaking...losing to my FIRST favorite team...the METS in the NLCS...THREE times in a row...i live in miami and im a homer...but my mets were my first...

took a few days off from the game until the next season i started

[Rizon]

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...g-history.html

[Tram2Whitaker]

Started with the last place Astros, drafted a kid who was as close to a sure thing with the 1st pick overall, and a stud pitcher with the 1st pick of the 2nd round. I finished with a 53-109 record. I made some deals, started the next season, drafted another sure bet outfielder with the 1st overall pick, and another stud pitcher in the 2nd round. I made some more deals; finish 69-93. Season 3 begins, and all 4 of my top picks are "chomping at the bit" to get into the majors, but the team isn't ready yet, so I hesitate. I had just gotten a 1b in the rule 5 last year, and hadn't had a chance to look at him; during spring training, he was passible, so I kept him. At the end of April, he's got .300 bavg and 10 HR. So I figure, what the hell, let's call everyone up.

So I called up all the prospects I've been stifling in AAA on May 1, and all hell breaks loose. My stud pitcher from the 1st draft needs Tommy John, one of the OF or the other is always on the 15 day, and the 2nd pitcher can't go past the 5th. Through it all, season 3 is a success at 88-74. There is no reason to believe that it won't get better.

Season 4 begins. I am predicted to win 96 games, and my owner thinks that we should at least make the playoffs. Optimistic, because I have all my boys back, I start game 1. My 1st #1 pick is playing right field; last year, in 126 games, he hit .320 with 21 HR and 84 RBI and 25 SB. He chases a ball into the right field wall and has to come out of the game. The pitcher that just came off Tommy John surgery, grabs his elbow in the 4th inning. That's never good. The 2nd #1 pick, drafted as a right fielder, but with speed and range is playing center. In 84 games, he managed a .317 avg, 12 hr, and 30 sb; he pulls up lame stealing a base in the 7th (a 2-2 tie at the time). We would eventually win the game, but the cost was too great.

My #1 guy, fractured his skull; it ended his career. My #2 guy was lucky, and pulled a quad; he'd miss 6 weeks. My pitcher tore his (surgically repaired) UCL, which put him on the DL for 13 months (his first was 9-10 months). We would finish that season 66-96 (predicted to go 96-66). To make matters worse, my pitcher who had spent 22 of 24 months on the 60 day DL, and had a whopping 9 starts (8 the first year, 1 the next), combined 48 innings, became super 2 arbitration eligible. The arbitrator gave him $10 million, financially strapping me. It didn't take long to get fired after that.

[Tram2Whitaker]

don't know how that happened

[Jamee999]

I will probably hate Ellis Burks forever. (Game 7 of the World Series)

[Cryomaniac]

Having a pitcher throw a no hitter but lose.

[JCarter93]

Worst Online Experience: having all the pitchers I'd been holding back until June go down with injuries the very day I was going to call them up.

Worst game experience: Losing the 7th game of a World Series in the 9th inning...home run..by a guy I traded as part of a deal for the pitcher that gave up the home run. Seriously.

[fins up]

Originally Posted by Tram2Whitaker

Started with the last place Astros, drafted a kid who was as close to a sure thing with the 1st pick overall, and a stud pitcher with the 1st pick of the 2nd round. I finished with a 53-109 record. I made some deals, started the next season, drafted another sure bet outfielder with the 1st overall pick, and another stud pitcher in the 2nd round. I made some more deals; finish 69-93. Season 3 begins, and all 4 of my top picks are "chomping at the bit" to get into the majors, but the team isn't ready yet, so I hesitate. I had just gotten a 1b in the rule 5 last year, and hadn't had a chance to look at him; during spring training, he was passible, so I kept him. At the end of April, he's got .300 bavg and 10 HR. So I figure, what the hell, let's call everyone up.

So I called up all the prospects I've been stifling in AAA on May 1, and all hell breaks loose. My stud pitcher from the 1st draft needs Tommy John, one of the OF or the other is always on the 15 day, and the 2nd pitcher can't go past the 5th. Through it all, season 3 is a success at 88-74. There is no reason to believe that it won't get better.

Season 4 begins. I am predicted to win 96 games, and my owner thinks that we should at least make the playoffs. Optimistic, because I have all my boys back, I start game 1. My 1st #1 pick is playing right field; last year, in 126 games, he hit .320 with 21 HR and 84 RBI and 25 SB. He chases a ball into the right field wall and has to come out of the game. The pitcher that just came off Tommy John surgery, grabs his elbow in the 4th inning. That's never good. The 2nd #1 pick, drafted as a right fielder, but with speed and range is playing center. In 84 games, he managed a .317 avg, 12 hr, and 30 sb; he pulls up lame stealing a base in the 7th (a 2-2 tie at the time). We would eventually win the game, but the cost was too great.

My #1 guy, fractured his skull; it ended his career. My #2 guy was lucky, and pulled a quad; he'd miss 6 weeks. My pitcher tore his (surgically repaired) UCL, which put him on the DL for 13 months (his first was 9-10 months). We would finish that season 66-96 (predicted to go 96-66). To make matters worse, my pitcher who had spent 22 of 24 months on the 60 day DL, and had a whopping 9 starts (8 the first year, 1 the next), combined 48 innings, became super 2 arbitration eligible. The arbitrator gave him $10 million, financially strapping me. It didn't take long to get fired after that.

ok this to me is the worst thing ive read when you lose in a world series you can fix it come back next year etc but when a series of **** luck like this happens there is not much you can do ive had injury plagued seasons but nothing quite like that wow injuries are definitely the most frustrating thing for me

[Déjà Bru]

And it was partly my own damned fault. Third game of the World Series and I'm already down two games to none. An 11-1 lead and I get cocky and complacent. I insert my bench players to give them a taste of the big show and I put in LaPointe, who pitched decently in the regular season.

And then I click "Inning" instead of "RISP" as I normally would in a big game. I mean, a 10-run lead? What can go wrong? Boom, he gives up 5 runs.

All right, then I put in Garton. Still a five-run lead, so what's to worry? Click "Inning." No runs given up in the eighth.

Ok, let's wrap this game up and see if we can get back into this Series after this "win."

Wrong. Like a darned dummy (pause while I kick my own backside again), I click "Inning" one more time. You can see the result. We lost the next game as well, swept out of the Series.

I want to say more but the language that I would use would get me warned if not banned. And please spare the rest of us with any anti-Yankees nonsense. I am not in the mood and I am not coming back to this thread to revisit my frustration so thanks anyway.

What I am doing is going immediately into rebuilding mode. Sure, this team got us to the World Series but they choked when it counted so I fired a bunch of people as soon as the Series ended. (I will permit you to say "You should have fired yourself!" if you want. )

LaPointe, Garton, and a few of my regulars who went 1-fer and 0-fer the Series got shown the door. We'll probably finish last next season and that will be OK. I want a new team in here to wash away the bitter taste of this "heart crushing OOTP moment."

[Déjà Bru]

Heh, I advance a day after my post-Series "October Massacre" and this is my reward. Well, whoopdee damn doo. Who gives a flying fig? I felt like telling the game to stuff its score up its .dat file.

[Orioles1966]

I had a team win the championship(Saskatchewan Cattlemen) and before I could save the game,the game crashed. I then replayed the game and Saskatchewan lost.