Great fake tilt-shift photo of Fenway, the site of a thrilling and historic come from behind win last night by the Boston Red Sox.
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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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I admit the headline makes no sense; I just wanted to channel Coolio for a moment. This past weekend the Red Sox hosted the Wankees, and I'm sure most of you have all heard or seen it by now, but during the Sunday game, the Sox slammed four home runs off one Yankee pitcher. Correction: Four consecutive home runs off one pitcher. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGTfFJFsfA]
What a thing to see and experience for those people at the game who'd never been to a baseball game before. Now they're going to expect that at every game henceforth.
Oh yea, and here's some Coolio. You know you want it. 1,2,3,4 get yo woman on the floor ya'll:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNj3IFkKCOw]
Update: ESPN's Bill Simmons made a funny about ARod:
A-Rod is like pollen -- you can always count on him to make an impact in April and May.