May 27, 20196 yr Fairly or unfairly, was always remembered as the quintessential goat of baseball until almost 25 years later the Sawk ended up breaking "the curse". Shitty way to go too. to
May 27, 20196 yr RIP. Such a shame that one play tended to overshadow the career of a really good player. He certainly didn’t deserve the crap slung his way after that misplay.
May 27, 20196 yr He was in a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode and was totally hilarious while poking a bit of fun at himself. Sad to see him go in such a shitty fashion. RIP Billy Buck
May 27, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, VirginiaLonghorn said: RIP. Such a shame that one play tended to overshadow the career of a really good player. He certainly didn’t deserve the crap slung his way after that misplay. I always thought that "Boston forgives you Bill" was some serious bullshit. If anything they should be asking for his forgiveness for being dickweeds.
May 27, 20196 yr RIP Billy. Will always remember we would not have been in teh WS if you were not part of the great 1986 team.
May 27, 20196 yr RIP...I remember watching that play live. I don’t think I’ve ever felt worse for a single player in my life.
May 27, 20196 yr Terrific hitter and a very good athlete until injuries robbed him of mobility. RIP Billy Buck.
May 27, 20196 yr damn i feel old. RIP to a good guy. also feel that the overpaid players of today, in the same missplay, wouldn't feel an ounce of guilt.
May 27, 20196 yr His son played here for a season, IIRC. I know because I have a CYE-esque encounter with Bill. RIP, Buckner. To that great Hall in the Sky...
May 27, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, VirginiaLonghorn said: RIP. Such a shame that one play tended to overshadow the career of a really good player. He certainly didn’t deserve the crap slung his way after that misplay. Bob Stanley fucked up that inning worse than he did.
May 27, 20196 yr 53 minutes ago, Beau Vine said: Bob Stanley fucked up that inning worse than he did. Didn't the Sox have a 2 run lead and down to 1 out to win the WS. a couple of hits later and a wild pitch (or passed ball, can't recall) it was tied. Then Buckner had his error to lose Game 6. Even if Buckner had made the out, there's nothing to say that Mets still wouldn't have won that game and then Game 7.
May 27, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Lobo said: His son played here for a season, IIRC. I know because I have a CYE-esque encounter with Bill. RIP, Buckner. To that great Hall in the Sky... Correct. Not sure if he ever saw the field but he was on the team for a year
May 28, 20196 yr So I guess I'm going to be the Bevoite that asks whether the pallbearers are going to pass the casket between their legs. I figured someone would have already beat me to this.
May 28, 20196 yr Man, fuck ESPN. Their crawler mentioned his death and the error. It's not hard to get this one right. "Bill Buckner, 1980 batting champion and 1981 All Star, has passed away at 69."
May 28, 20196 yr George Brett didn't win the batting title in 80? Hit like .390Buckner played for the Cubs.
May 28, 20196 yr Though I would say without the error a one time batting champion and one time All Star (both from almost 40 years ago) dying probably doesn’t get an ESPN crawl at all. That said the error was always overblown as has been recounted in several previous posts. Boston people are just generally shitheads.
May 28, 20196 yr I'm surprised he lasted this long. Heard he'd been pretty depressed about that error for years. One time it got so bad, he decided to jump out in front of a bus, but the bus went thru his legs.
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