This is a fantastic video; an awesome moment for Red Sox fans.
I used to be a baseball fanatic but one labor strike too many soured me on the game and the last several years I’ve barely looked at a game, other than an occasional Pirates game, and of course my beloved Red Sox in the World Series. But this year I’ve gotten involved in a fantasy baseball league and the old baseball fever has once again sprung forth, and I’m watching games and following box scores and paying attention to more than the Red Sox and Pirates.
I was watching the World Series back in 1986, in the crucial game 6. The media have tended to refer to it as “the Bill Buckner game” or something similar. I’ve always said it wasn’t all Bill’s fault. If the Sox bullpen had done their job, it never would have come to that moment in the first place.
But, instead, everything fell apart and Bill Buckner was made of symbol of Red Sox futility. But now, with the Red Sox the winner of two World Series in the last four years, they decided it was time to bring Bill Buckner back to Fenway and acknowledge what a key part he was of their 1986 AL Championship team. And so, this year, on the Red Sox home opener; the day they honored their champions and celebrated the 2007 World Series victory, they invited Bill Buckner to throw out the first pitch. And the response? Well, watch for yourself…
Posted on April 18th, 2008 by Paul
Filed under: Redneck Musings
Hey Paul. I remember very clearly you and Doug Roessler in the TV room with me when that ball went under Bill Buckner’s legs. 22 years ago…. it seems like only yesterday Paul.
Anyway, it is good to finally see the Yankees have some competition. The Yankees has 26 World Series Championships, so the Red Sox has quite a bit to catch up. (And they called this a Rivalry…HAHAHAHA).
Yeah, I admit, the Red Sox are the better team right now. But I still think the Yankees will surprise a lot of people.
Take care Paul! I really hope to see you again sometime soon.
Ferd