Favorite Playoff Moment

Even though it's the off season, I find myself unable to stop thinking about October, the greatest month of the year.  So I think it's the perfect time to recall some of the best playoff moments ever.

As a Yankees fan, it's no surprise that some of my favorite playoff moments are centered around Derek Jeter, especially because I'm a child of the 90's.  You have to love the Jeffrey Maier incident in the 1996 ALCS and the Flip and Mr. November moments in 2001.  To go with that, the Aaron "Bleepin'" Boone walk off home run against the Red Sox in 2001 is another personal favorite.  But, with the exception of the Jeffrey Maier incident, the Yankees failed to win the World Series in the same seasons the events took place, and thus the greats moments were somewhat spoiled.

When you're a Yankees fan, it comes with the territory to hate the Red Sox.  It's part of the contract to hate Boston when you accept the duties of a Yankees fan.  Because of this, it's pretty obvious that I would rather see the Yankees lose the World Series than see the Red Sox become champions.

Having said that, I would say my favorite moment in playoff history would have to be Bill Buckner's error.  How awesome was that?  There's nothing more pleasing than enjoying the misfortunes of the Red Sox.  They had a solid hold on the game with a 2 run lead and just 1 out away from winning their first World Series since 1918 and threw it all away with a botched slow-rolling ground ball.

What do you guys think?  We all have our own favorite playoff moments that are special to us in certain ways.  Please post a comment and share you favorite moments with us and explain why they are special to you.