1978, 1986, 2003, 2011 ... Red Sox Nation Grieves

I was born and raised in Red Sox Nation, and still consider myself a citizen. So I am grieving another historic Red Sox collapse. The New York Times (of course) reports that the Red Sox had a 99.6% chance of making the playoffs on September 3, as they had a 9-game lead over Tampa Bay with 24 games left:

2011:

2003:

1986:

1978:

(Hat Tip: Kent Schenkel.)