Bigger collapse?- Oracle/Gales/Anybody!

[Gander]

Mike- I remember you busting my chops on the ESPN board after the Yankees went up 2-0 and then even more after 3-0. You cant tell me you thought the Red Sox had any chance to win the series after they lost those first 3 games. I certainly didnt and I am a huge fan. I thought both teams were very equal that year. If you did believe the Sox would come back and win 4 straight I think you could have made a nice score in any sports book. I mean the kind of score that helps buy a house.

Tim,
The best score anyone ever made, and the truest definition of collapse, was the A's losing 4 straight to the Reds.
I read an article on that series, this is a fact, gamblers anonymous saw participation in their meetings increase over 30% after that series was over.
Guys bet the A's in the first game, and just kept doubling down. Anyone who took the Reds in a sweep made a fortune. I dunno about winning a house, but I do know that according to GA many people actually lost their homes on that series.
A friend of mine who owned a restaurant in Burlington was one of the double down guys who got killed. Guy had to take out a second mortgage to pay up.