RIP Bill Buckner

[Manster7588]

RIP Billy

 

[Manster7588]

Its funny; everyone blames Buckner but no one seems to remember that Bob Stanley threw a wild pitch one batter earlier that allowed the tying run to score.

The Sox had multiple opportunities to win that Series. I never laid all the blame a Buckners feet, besides he shouldn't have been at 1st in that part of the game anyway.

 

[Mondo Jay]

RIP BB.

Got to meet him once. Very cool dude.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Damn.
Bart Starr (1934-2019)
Bill Buckner (1949-2019)
Rod Bramblett (1965-2019) along with his wife.
Howard Moore--Wisconsin assistant basketball coach's wife and daughter killed in an auto accident.

...and if God's sick sense of humor is any guide,

Jose Canseco will probably die of a heart attack at 91 while having sex with his 31 year old **** star wife.




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[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

 

[iowajerms]

All week, I have been binge watching Ken Burn's "Baseball" documentary. Today, I am at the episode of that play. I was curious how it affected his life (or if he was alive) like I had with other players he has brought up. I thought it was such a coincidence that it happened to be this day.

 

[blindbaby]

Not saying his knees weren't cranky, but it was one of his ankles that was completely FUBAR by that point in his career. He was wearing hi-top cleats with ankle support and John fucking McNamara should never have left him in the game after the 7th inning, especially with slick fielding Dave Stapleton on the bench.

Anyways, it wasn't Bucks fault that the Sox lost that game, it was Calvin Shiraldi and Bob Stanley that fucked it all up before it ever got to that point.

Bill Buckner made a lot of people forget that.

At any rate, nobody, and I mean nobody, should become so enraged by an error, a missed assignment or whatever that they send death threats, let alone boo the person for something like that (and by booing, I mean booing the next season). Anyone who has ever played sport should realize that shit happens and can and does happen to even the best of 'em.

RIP - BB

 

[Gopherfan84]

Considering some of the comments in this thread, I think this is appropriate to post.

 

[redseat]

Sad he will only be remembered for that one play, not the greatness he actually had... R.I.P

 

[VikingFan2k2]

That one play happened when I was 3 years old. The game was tied and there was another game to be played after the fact.

I always knew he was a good player, but I didn't know he was THAT good of a player. His numbers are borderline HOF. The sad part is that he will probably get in now that he's gone.

 

[Thruthefog]

Did he choke to death?

 

[Chewbaccer]

That one play happened when I was 3 years old. The game was tied and there was another game to be played after the fact.

I always knew he was a good player, but I didn't know he was THAT good of a player. His numbers are borderline HOF. The sad part is that he will probably get in now that he's gone.

Don't get ahead of yourself.

He was a pretty good player for a long time, but he was never really great. He accumulated a lot of hits over a 21 year career, but his numbers are far from HOF worthy.

If Bucknor were to get in, Nick Markakis should be first ballot based on precedent inducting Bucknor would set.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Don't get ahead of yourself.

He was a pretty good player for a long time, but he was never really great. He accumulated a lot of hits over a 21 year career, but his numbers are far from HOF worthy.

If Bucknor were to get in, Nick Markakis should be first ballot based on precedent inducting Bucknor would set.

I think I was drunk.

 

[Rex Racer]

Did he choke to death?

 

[navamind]

finished in the top 10 in batting average 6 times (led the NL in 1980 at .324) and finished in the top 10 in AB/SO (led 4 times and finished 2nd five times).