Dan Patrick on the Class & Professionalism of the Late Bill Buckner

@d7bhw2 5 years ago

This is why Dan is the best. Rest in Peace to a class act Bill Buckner.

@jamestoal2874 5 years ago

I was raised in Boston and I am a lifelong Red Sox fan. I was 20 years old in 86, and I never blamed Bill Buckner. I blame McNamara. Thank you for this Dan. it greatly saddens me as another piece of my baseball childhood dies

@jesuischarlie6381 5 years ago

Growing up in Chicago during the early 80’s I got to watch Buckner a lot. He was the face of the cubs for years. Tremendous hitter too, hit for average. How he was blamed for the 86 World Series, I’ll never understand.

@joecahill1994 3 years ago

Bob Stanley’s wild pitch was a bigger blunder IMO, but the way Buckner handled it all is really a testament to his character. We need more men like him

@steventesta6782 5 years ago

Buckner was a real gamer. I can remember him hobbling around on his bad legs he gave it everything that he had.RIP Billy Buckner

@crosscatch 5 years ago

Any Cub fan who saw him play will remember him for being a great hitter who never struck out. He won a batting title as a Cub and may have let the team in steals once - I don't remember - on a bad ankle that didn't bend and had to be treated before and after each game just so he could walk. My mother died of Lewy Body and to think of him dying of the same thing is painful to even think about.

@mookie449 5 years ago

Anyone who knows baseball knows how great Bill Buckner was. Great, great hitter.

@maxman4194 5 years ago

always enjoyed buckner when he was with the cubs, a true pro

@Classicrocker6119 3 years ago

I’m a Mets fan and truly believe that Bill Buckner should be remembered for having an awesome career. May he RIP.

@leatherface4662 5 years ago

It’s a shame Buckner will be remembered for that error not the excellent ball player that he was.

@routeirish2503 1 year ago

Bill BUCKNER is a HALL OF FAME PLAYER!!

@marclaporte3710 3 years ago

2700+ hits !! NL Batting title !! Dude could flat out rake. We're talking in the top 70 ALL-TIME in hits with over 20,000 MLB players. The man was borderline Cooperstown worthy. That's how I remember him.

@jamesdepasquale9602 1 year ago

you're so right...he should be remembered for so much more! Without Buckner, the Red Sox don't get to the World Series in the first place.

@williamhicks7736 1 year ago

Buckner might’ve thought that he lost the game… but most people I know don’t look at it that way. He was a great player! And after hearing about him moving his family, sounds like he was a real champion where they were concerned!

@GrumpyGrobbyGamer 5 years ago

70's players would eat the current crop of divas for lunch. Players were trained to be professional, and they by-God were. Today's players are trained to be highlights and they are good for very little else.

@111RAMONES 5 years ago

RIP Buckner! A Great Player!

@augustmoon0004 2 years ago

Bill was a great player and guy. Shame on anyone who was classless enough to bully him! It’s a GAME!!

@albertvaninwegen601 3 years ago

As I life long Mets fan, since 1968, that moment in game 6 is etched in my memory until the day I die. To this day, I can't believe it happened. Even by NY standards , Bill got treated lousy by Boston fans. That game was always lost by a bad managerial decision. Heck the game would have been over already if Davey Johnson didn't make such a bad managerial decision in the 8th. Any way, no player should be treated the way Bill and his family were. God Speed Bill. Oh and as a Mets fan, thank you!