Let's see .. the '64 Phillies blew a, what was it?, 9 game lead with 2 weeks left in the season to the Cardinals.
Anyone here ever hear of the '69 Cubs?
The Angels blew a big lead to Seattle just a few years ago. Can't remember the year.
This guy says two in 50 years, and I think of 3 off the top of my head.
I'm not sure, but this might be a case of curving the truth. Maybe the teams you mentioned had less than a 7 game lead at the ASB but built their leads higher later in the season. Then, they gave up the lead late in the season.
I love it when people tell the story so the numbers are in their favor.
I could care less what some columnist from kc thinks anyways, he's just trying to keep the hometown folks happy.
I think you probably hit it right on the nose. So this dude twisted his facts or didn't bother to do any research.