Buckner was a helluva player, IIRC he batted in over 100 runs that season. They tried to get him to come to the last ring ceremony but he wasn't ready I guess. I wonder if Red Sox Inc. made him a nice offer to get him to attend and get some well deserved adulation. A couple WS heals a lot of wounds.

For me, yes it was heart-breaking, but they had ample opportunity to redeem themselves and pissed those chances away. Could have made a defensive switch at 1st...

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