20 Of The Biggest Refereeing Blunders You’ll Ever See in a Professional Game

16. Curse of the Bambino

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Before Boston’s recent string of success — four World Series titles since 2004 — the Red Sox were seemingly cursed. Game 4 of the 1999 ALCS provided another memorable moment in the Red Sox–Yankees rivalry. Trailing by one run in the bottom of the eighth, Boston had the tying run at first with one out. John Valentin sent a chopper to second where Chuck Knoblauch was stationed. The Yankees second baseman failed to tag the runner (Jose Offerman), but threw to first to get an easy out. Unfathomably, the second base umpire called Offerman out. Predictably, Boston would go on to lose the game and series.