Buckner Opening Day 4.8.08

Billy Buckner, scourge of '86, returns to Fenway to a standing ovation.

I cried.

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[manifestgtr]

who's the rocket scientist yelling "don't blow it!"...dude you should be a comedy writer..I mean to come up with something that fresh and witty to scream out at a poor tortured dude who happened to be a killer player and got scapegoated worse than anyone in the history of baseball...no one even laughed...

[gberryful]

He was beat to shit you cant blame him. He couldnt even walk let alone run. he should have never been in the field in the first place. mookie would have beat him to the bag anyway

[WhippJunior]

Teams lose games. Buckner NEVER deserved the blame for '86. This guy had a great career.

[zenmachinefilms]

Awesome to see. True RedSox fans remember this guy for the incredible grit he showed, and amazing career he had, not for one play. Macnamara said he was his best player, and had the Sox not had him in '86 they never would have even made the playoffs.

[JustAintthatWay]

me teary eyed



[kingmarcos789]

Right down the Middle

[redsox2316]

@Buzzardz Agreed

[redsox2316]

Only true Red Sox fans knows that 86 was not Buckners fault. He was a guy who worked amazingly hard during the regular season, and he deserved to play first base in Game 6. 86 was Schiraldi's fault. He was the one who messed up anyways. The Red Sox had lots of other chances to win, and they blew them all. The blame goes to Buckner because his was the one that was closest to the end of the game. Ease up on him guys, and blame Schiraldi.

[gopjunkie1]

Lemme see....Cal Schiraldi decides to get wild...Oh and was that Dave Stapleton sitting on the bench in the extra innings? Seems to me that John McNamara's poor managing was as much a reason the Sox lost game 6. Oh wait...the Sox had the lead in game 7 also, I guess them blowing that lead was Buckers fault as well.

[Buzzardz]

"Scourge"??? The game was tied when the ball goes through his legs. Thank Bob Stanley who couldn't hit the strike zone or even the catchers mitt for Christ sakes. Calvin Schiraldi; same thing. People who blame Buckner simply don't know baseball or the game in question.

[TheTeddySmith1]

Amen. Bob Stanley was the one whos wild pitch tied the game. Can't blame Buckner. God Bless Him

[xxxxxxxxxxvxxxxxxxxx]

Now all we need is Steve Bartman to throw out the first pitch at a Cubs game.