The Return Of Bill Buckner

Posted on 08. Apr, 2008 by some guy in Comedy, Sports

Former Red Sox first basemen Bill Buckner threw out the first pitch today at Fenway’s home opener. Buckner is of course remembered for letting Mookie Wilson’s “little roller” shoot through his legs in game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Some things casual fans may not realize though:
1. The game was tied when Buckner made the error
2. The Red Sox had already blown a 2 run lead during that same 10th inning
3. Bill Buckner had a borderline Hall Of Fame career, amassing 2,715 hits
Today he was met with [...]