Oh wow. I popped on just to work ahead on some generic posts (Gil Must Go etc) and saw this.
After battling the disease of Lewy Body Dementia Bill Buckner passed away early the morning of May 27th surrounded by his family,” Buckner’s family told ESPN in a statement. “Bill fought with courage and grit as he did all things in life. Our hearts are broken but we are at peace knowing he is in the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
Source: Former Red Sox 1st baseman Bill Buckner dies at 69, ESPN reports
So as Mets fans, obviously Bill is forever entrenched in our history. An unfortunate turn of fate in a game that was already tied.
Bill and the Boston fans eventually made peace with the event and each other.
In 2015, Buckner told the Deseret News he had found peace after being treated as a scapegoat by fans and media members for years.
“It’s life, and everybody has to deal with something, and most of the time it’s a lot more important than a baseball game,” Buckner said. “You’re talking about cancers, children, and those things that are much more important than baseball. You have choices and some people can’t deal with it and some can. Spiritually that helped me.” (via Washington Post)
So rather than post what every other Mets blog is going to post, I’ll take a different road and post the below. A reminder to us all that it’s just men hitting a ball with a stick, and the other guys are trying to win too.
