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  • Hammrhd Apr 9, 2008 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    Billy Bucks was and always will be a beloved Chicago Cub. By the way, how did that Babe Ruth trade work for the beans?
  • anton55 Oct 25, 2007 @ 10:05 am | delete
    I felt my heart fall into my gut on that play.
  • KarenKay Oct 25, 2007 @ 8:36 am | delete
    OMG...I was in college. Brand new BoSox fan, so pumped they were in the world series. Could not believe my eyes....Thanks for the not so fond memories...lol!
    KK
  • Oct 25, 2007 @ 6:57 am | delete
    I saw that game as well. Disheartening at first but these things do pass. Great lens.
  • SemperFidelis Oct 25, 2007 @ 6:54 am | delete
    5* I remember the play. I still feel the disbelief as the ball went through Bil Buckner's legs. :o(
  • GypsyPirate Oct 24, 2007 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Congratulations on Lens Of The Day mention!!
  • Woofie Oct 10, 2007 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    Had catcher Rich Gedman of the Boston Red Sox caught an inside pitch thrown by reliever Bob Stanley, then Bill Buckner might be the focus of a debate that centered only on whether or not he was Hall of Fame worthy. Unfortunately for Bill Buckner, Gedman failed to corral a catchable ball that was ruled a wild pitch, and the Mets' Mookie Wilson proceeded to hit the bouncing ball that made it into right field through Bill Buckner's legs, extending the 1986 World Series to a seventh game that Boston lost.. Many Red Sox rooters forget that had Bill Buckner fielded that ball and gotten Wilson out, the game would still have been tied and continued on. They also forget that in Game Seven two days later the Red Sox blew a 3-0 lead. But they haven't forgotten Bill Buckner.
  • rksmythe Aug 27, 2007 @ 7:54 pm | delete
    I remember it like it was yesterday. That was certainly a very sad day. Well, maybe this year the team won't let you down. Of course they have to go through the Angels first.
  • awelldressedbullet Aug 27, 2007 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    Bill who? LOL - Kathy
  • Greekgeek Aug 22, 2007 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    Hey, could be worse. At least Vin Scully was making the call instead of some of the dorks we've had the last few years. :)
  • Freaknoodles Aug 19, 2007 @ 2:05 pm | delete
    Bill Buckner was my hero in 1986, but isn't it time to leave the poor man alone?

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