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April 8, 2008

The Sox' surprise: Bill Buckner throws out the first pitch

BOSTON -- On a day when everything was planned and choreographed to the letter, the highlight may have been the moment no one expected.

After the 2007 World Series championship flag was unfurled over the left-field wall -- it billowed a bit, forcing the crew to scramble to get it flat against the scoreboard -- and the rings were distributed and the Series pennant raised, the Sox sprung their surprise: Bill Buckner.

Buckner, whose Game Six error in the 1986 World Series had come to symbolize almost nine decades of frustration for the Sox franchise, was asked to throw out the first pitch. As he walked in from left field, he appeared to be wiping away tears as he received a thunderous ovation.

He is about to speak to the media. We'll have more momentarily.

Posted by Art Martone at 1:57 PM | Permalink

Comments

It brought chills to my spine to see the ovation received to Bill Buckner. He's always been a classy guy who had an unbelievable career, yet a lot of people only remember him for one play. This is one Sox fan who never placed blame on anyone for the events of 1986! Welcome back Billy Buck!

chuck | April 8, 2008 4:35 PM link