Good Bye Bill Buckner

[IPADave]

Former MLB great Bill Buckner has passed at age 69.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/red-so...ge-69-from-dementia-per-report-175409047.html

RIP Mr. Buckner.

 

[jgannon]

Rest In Peace...

 

[SoCal Sam]

Bill had a long and productive career. His stats are borderline HOF. Had he fielded that one stinking grounder and the Red Sox won the WS, he would be in. RIP, Bill Buckner.

 

[Rockyhill]

Too young. Played a long time. Just had that one bad night in NYC...

 

[tubed]

I'll fondly remember the Dodger left field pavillion, 1.50 seats, Dodger dogs , the sun and Billy Bucks playing left field .
Alas, although he had a .289 career batting average with the Dodgers, he had to make way for the new crew of Cey, Russell, Lopes and Garvey.

 

[Andover23]

A good player for a lot of years. Unfortunately, in some places all he'll be remembered for is one ball that went through his legs in 1986.

What I remember most about that game is that one of my housemates at the time (and a definite Red Sox fan) decided to go to bed before that inning because he figured the Sox had it won.

 

[www.records]

RIP Mr. Buckner. I am glad he was invited back by the Sox to a warm reception a few years ago. That one misplay haunted him for years.