Mets got sent home with a nice gift basket and a complimentary limo ride.
What did he do
White Sox won that game. Pierzynski wasn't remotely phased by the punch. Podsednik immediately speared Barrett into the ground right after the punch. Thanks for the reminder.
The Phillies had a similar thing happen in one of the NLCS's against the Dodgers in the late '70s, where Danny Ozark failed to pull Greg Luzinski out of left field late in the game as he usually did, and Luzinski made a critical error to blow a game. The combination of that coming in an earlier series, and the Phillies getting a title in 1980 let them avoid infamy for it. It is a shame that Buckner was not so lucky.Yeah, and that play should have never happened if:
A, Calvin Schiraldi hadn't turned into a deer in the headlights when one strike away from winning the World Series with the bases empty and a 2 run lead.
2. John McNamara had substituted for Buckner defensively with Dave Stapleton like he had 100 times previously that season instead of getting sentimental and wanting Buckner to be on the field for the final out (which I guess he was in a way)
Thirdly. Rich Gedman could block a pitch (sorry official scorer, that was a passed ball not a wild pitch on Stanley)
Its unfortunate that the highlight that will played ad nauseum tonight on newscasts is that ball rolling through Buckner's wickets...he deserved a better fate.
RIP.
David Ortiz shot in Dominican Republic during burglary attempt.
Time for Papi to move.
Yeah, supposedly Red Sox have dispatched a plane (air ambulance) to fly him back to Mass General Hospital.
Robbery as was first reported apparently not the motive, possible hit.
Weird way to put it..