My understanding is that he and Red Sox Nation came to a rapprochement after Boston won its second World Series title this century. --Bob
Re: RIP Bill Buckner
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 2:34 pm
by Beebs52
Back in the day when Jeff used the Kodak seats at Wrigley Field, which were quite awesome, 4 rows from the 2nd batter warmup circle, a friend of his would do his Sigma Chi stuff when Buckner was waiting. He looked back and acknowledged.
Re: RIP Bill Buckner
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 3:17 pm
by Estonut
Poor guy. I hadn't heard that he had foreshadowed the error (around 2:30 in the video below). He did not deserve the treatment he endured for decades. People forget that the Sox still played (and lost) Game 7. RIP
Re: RIP Bill Buckner
Posted: Mon May 27, 2019 7:35 pm
by littlebeast13
Everyone has seen Buckner's infamous error replayed over and over again.... but probably weren't aware that he's a bit player in another famous highlight. Buckner is the Dodgers' left fielder who can be seen climbing up the fence in a futile attempt to get to Hank Aaron's record breaking 715th homerun...