Found October 22, 2009 on Big League Stew:
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So the Angels are trailing the Yanks 3-1 in the ALCS and it seems like everyone outside of The Big A wants to start talking about New York and Philadelphia in next week's World Series. But is there a shot the Angels can spoil the party planning by winning the next three games and making the baseball world head back west?Of course there is. Eleven teams in MLB history have come back from 3-1 deficits in a seven-game series, six of them since the LCS format was extended in 1985. The Red Sox pulled it off as recently as 2007 over the Indians and no one needs a reminder that the Yankees were famous victims of a back-to-the-wall Boston team in 2004. The 1985 Royals came back from 3-1 in both the ALCS and World Series. Given the streakish nature of the sport, it would seem the comeback is easier to mount in baseball and that's mostly true. Only eight NBA teams have ever survived a 3-1 hole and while 21 NHL teams have pulled it off, hockey has twice the amount of opportunities w...
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