Will current Red Sox fans' great great grandchildren even know Bill Buckner's name or know of the now defunct Curse of the Bambino? I hope not, especially Bill Buckner's and I doubt they will after today's celebration at Fenway.
Still, the warmest scene involved Buckner, a long-lost member of the Red Sox family. When he slowly strode from left field to the mound, he received a lengthy standing ovation. Buckner wiped his eyes.Fairly or unfairly, Buckner, who had 2,715 career hits, is best known for a play he did not make. Buckner let Mookie Wilson’s grounder to first base roll between his legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. That error enabled the Mets to complete a two-out, three-run rally and win.“It was hard for me to do,” a teary-eyed Buckner said about returning to Fenway.
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