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1. We're the Boston Red Sox, and we were so close to winning it all in 1986. One strike away in fact. And the bases were empty with two outs, and we were up by 2 runs. But four batters later, we're going to game seven. Then we lost it, too. Who was the team that beat us?
2. We're still the Boston Red Sox, and at least we're not these guys. We broke their hearts in 1986 before we had ours broken. One of our outfielders hit a home run to take the lead in Game 5 of the Championship Series, when they were just one out away from going to the World Series themselves. Then we took the next two games from them in our ballpark. Glad we're not them! Who are we referring to?
3. We've been so close to going to the Super Bowl in the AFC title game. Two years in a row, in fact. A certain Hall-of-Fame Denver Bronco quarterback drove down the field against us to score a touchdown in the fourth quarter in the 1986 season, then one of our running backs fumbled in a key situation the next year against the Broncos again. Justice prevailed, though, the Broncos got a beating in those two Super Bowls. But who are we?
4. We're the New England Patriots. We were perfect in the 2007 regular season. We were 18-0 heading into the Super Bowl. We were so, so close from completing that perfect season, but we couldn't shut the door. We had the lead, in fact. But, Eli Manning of the New York Giants led a drive down the field against us in the last 2:39 of the game, completing 5 passes, including two to these guys. One of them made the amazing catch where he pressed the ball against his helmet, and the other made the touchdown catch. What are the names of those two players, respectively?
5. In 1986, I thought I had it made. See, I'm a golfer from Australia. In each of the four majors that year, I led going into the final round. I won one, the British Open, but fell painfully short in the other three. In the Masters, I was upstaged by a certain 46-year-old "Golden Bear". I couldn't do it in the U.S. Open, as another old guy won. Then I lost in the PGA Championship also. Who am I?
6. I'm a horse. Didn't think I could talk? Well, you thought wrong.... Anyway, I was one of those guys racing for the Belmont Stakes in 2004. I won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness that year, so I was vying for the Triple Crown. I had a nice lead in that race, but I was beaten by some longshot called Birdstone at the end. Where did I learn to speak such good English? Well, I don't know. But I do know my name, do you?
7. We're a soccer team, a women's team from the Far East. We went all the way to the World Cup finals in 1999, but couldn't pull it off. We were beaten by Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain and the rest of those American girls. Where are we from?
8. Hi, I'm Mark Martin. You may know me from the NASCAR circuit, and I've been around for a while. I've won many races and lost some, but one loss was particularly painful. See, I've never won a Daytona 500. In 2007, I came painfully close to winning it, but I lost on the last lap. It was the closest finish in the Daytona 500 since 1959. What was the margin I lost by?
9. We're an ice hockey team from Canada. In 1994, we found ourselves in the Stanley Cup Finals, looking to win our first-ever championship, but we couldn't do it. Those New York Rangers were able to beat us and won their first title in 54 years. Do you know who we are?
10. My name is Milorad Cavic, and I'm from Serbia. You might not know me by my name, but if you're an Olympic swimming fan, you know who I am. I'm the guy that lost out to that gold-medal hoarder, Michael Phelps by .01 seconds at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He got me by a fingernail. I'm still mad at him. But, do you remember which event he beat me at?
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