It’s been 21 years since the ball went through Bill Buckner’s legs. That one moment erased everything else he did in his baseball career. There was no forgiving Bill Buckner for years and years by Red Sox fans.
I guess I am willing to forgive Bill Buckner. But, and I bet a lot of you feel this same way, if the Sox had not won two World Series Championships in recent years, and we were still hearing chants of “1918,” we wouldn’t be so forgiving of Bill Buckner. And he sure as hell (no pun intended) wouldn’t be throwing out any opening day pitches.
Just so you know, Buckner forgives you too, for hating him from 1986-2004. After yesterday’s game he said, “”I really had to forgive, not the fans of Boston, per se, but I would have to say in my heart I had to forgive the media for what they put me and my family through. So, you know, I’ve done that and I’m over that.”
It’s a new winning century in Red Sox nation, and we are all in a forgiving mood.
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