Buckner Throws Out First Pitch at Fenway

I was 12 years old and living in my hometown of Madison, CT when the Red Sox lost the 1986 World Series. While Bill Buckner’s error (arguably) lost Game 6, the Red Sox (definitely) lost Game 7 as a team. Unfortunately, all people ever remember is that play.

Buckner was a class act, a true professional, one of the hardest guys of his generation to strike out, and a guy that drove in 100 runs that year despite barely being able to walk.

Today, Buckner threw out the first pitch following the Red Sox receiving their 2007 World Series rings.

The place went nuts.

As it should have.