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Hell hath no fury like a sports god scorned....

POSTED May 2, 6:57 PM

Ganesh has forsaken me. What a crappy ending to yet another Denver sports season. It looks even worse in writing.... Here's how the Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets and Avalanche finished their last playoff series:

Broncos:
Oh, that's right, the Broncos didn't even make the playoffs last season.

Rockies:
2007 World Series
Game 1 - Boston 13, Colorado 1
Game 2 - Boston 2, Colorado 1
Game 3 - Boston 10, Colorado 5
Game 4 - Boston 4, Colorado 3
SWEEP

Nuggets:
2008 NBA Playoffs - Western Conference, First Round
Game 1 - Los Angeles 128, Denver 114
Game 2 - Los Angeles 122, Denver 107
Game 3 - Los Angeles 102, Denver 84
Game 4 - Los Angeles 107, Denver 101
SWEEP

Avalanche:
2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game 1 - Detroit 4, Colorado 3
Game 2 - Detroit 5, Colorado 1
Game 3 - Detroit 4, Colorado 3
Game 4 - Detroit 8, Colorado 2
SWEEP

It is clear the sports gods are not pleased. So what events in Colorado sports history might have brought this severe smiting upon us? Here are my guesses:

1. The state said, "Thanks, but no thanks" to the 1976 Olympics. This was a big one, and I expect we'll be paying for it for a long time. The only way to break the curse is to successfully host an Olympics.

2. The Buffs were gifted with a 5th down in 1990. In what is considered by many to be one of the greatest sports blunders of all time, the Colorado Buffaloes scored a game-winning touchdown on a phantom down, thus avoiding an upset at the hands of the unranked Missouri Tigers and moving on to share a national championship.

3. The Rockies built Coors Field on an ancient Indian burial ground. Ok, this is pure speculation on my part... but it would certainly explain a lot.

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