FanIQ.com - 4/9/2008
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Now that Boston has won two World Series in the last four years, Red Sox Nation was finally ready to forgive Bill Buckner.
That's at least the way it seemed this afternoon, when the former first baseman who infamously let Mookie Wilson's ground ball slip under his glove allowing the game winning run to score for Mets, forcing a Game 7 that New York would eventually win. Buckner ...
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BILL BUCKNER FORGIVEN, DICE-K WINS
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The Red Sox played their home opener yesterday, and as the banner picture of Yoko Matsugane attests, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six and two-thirds scoreless innings, striking out seven along the way for the win against the mysteriously hapless Tigers (0-7). Dice-K is now 2-0, and no: there will not be a new Yoko pic EVERY time he pitches. Why? Because I'm mean. Of course, the big story revolves around the pre-game ceremonies, in which the Red Sox received their championship rings commemorating their second World Series win in four years. Thus it was also a good time to bring out Bill Buckner, the scapegoat for the team's World Series ...
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Red Sox Slammed By Toronto
soxanddawgs.com 4/6/2008 — One bad pitch by Manny Delcarmen was all it took to put this game away as a Frank Thomas grand slam helped the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over the Red Sox at the Rogers Centre. The win by the Jays gave them a 3-game sweep of the Red Sox and is the 7th straight loss for the Sox to the Jays dating back to last season.
soxanddawgs.com 4/6/2008 — One bad pitch by Manny Delcarmen was all it took to put this game away as a Frank Thomas grand slam helped the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-4 win over the Red Sox at the Rogers Centre. The win by the Jays gave them a 3-game sweep of the Red Sox and is the 7th straight loss for the Sox to the Jays dating back to last season.
Maybe the Other Manny Can Pitch
fenwaywest.blogspot.com 4/6/2008 — What is the worst thing you can do when you take the mound with bases loaded and two outs? Manny Delcarmen did it on just one pitch. After Beckett was pulled in the 5 in a tie game Delcarmen gave up a grand slam to Frank Thomas; his second home run of the series. The Red Sox middle relief collapsed once again. Okajima and Papelbon came in late to get some work and pitched well, but in all ...
fenwaywest.blogspot.com 4/6/2008 — What is the worst thing you can do when you take the mound with bases loaded and two outs? Manny Delcarmen did it on just one pitch. After Beckett was pulled in the 5 in a tie game Delcarmen gave up a grand slam to Frank Thomas; his second home run of the series. The Red Sox middle relief collapsed once again. Okajima and Papelbon came in late to get some work and pitched well, but in all ...
The rings are in!
boston.com 4/8/2008 — Here's your first look at the rings the Red Sox will receive today during today's Opening Day ceremonies at Fenway, which begin at 1 p.m. (Photo by George Rizer, Globe Staff). Speaking of secrets, the Sox aren't revealing who will throw out the ...
boston.com 4/8/2008 — Here's your first look at the rings the Red Sox will receive today during today's Opening Day ceremonies at Fenway, which begin at 1 p.m. (Photo by George Rizer, Globe Staff). Speaking of secrets, the Sox aren't revealing who will throw out the ...
Bill Buckner to Throw Out First Pitch
sportsofboston.com 4/8/2008 — All the Red Sox demons come home to roost today as the infamous Bill Buckner will throw out the pitch for opening day at Fenway Park, according to Boston.com. Buckner, of course, made the famous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the Mets which led to the Sox losing the game and eventually the Series. Buckner declined to appear at Fenway after the Sox won the 2004 World ...
sportsofboston.com 4/8/2008 — All the Red Sox demons come home to roost today as the infamous Bill Buckner will throw out the pitch for opening day at Fenway Park, according to Boston.com. Buckner, of course, made the famous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series against the Mets which led to the Sox losing the game and eventually the Series. Buckner declined to appear at Fenway after the Sox won the 2004 World ...
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soxanddawgs.com 4/9/2008 — As Tom Werner had said yesterday, there was going to be a lot of surprises at the ceremonies and game at the Boston Red Sox 2008 home opener. We saw the four teams in Boston with representatives from their championship teams and Bill Buckner throwing out the first pitch.
soxanddawgs.com 4/9/2008 — As Tom Werner had said yesterday, there was going to be a lot of surprises at the ceremonies and game at the Boston Red Sox 2008 home opener. We saw the four teams in Boston with representatives from their championship teams and Bill Buckner throwing out the first pitch.
Buckner's Awkward Re-Return To Fenway [Boston Red Sox]
deadspin.com 4/9/2008 — Today the Boston Red Sox opened up Fenway Park to begin an afternoon of self-congratulatory ring ceremonies and opening day festivities. Who would throw out the first pitch, though, was, kept secret until a couple hours before game time when the ...
deadspin.com 4/9/2008 — Today the Boston Red Sox opened up Fenway Park to begin an afternoon of self-congratulatory ring ceremonies and opening day festivities. Who would throw out the first pitch, though, was, kept secret until a couple hours before game time when the ...
Bill Buckner Comes Back To Boston For First Pitch
sportsbybrooks.com 4/9/2008 — Two World Series titles in four years is apparently enough to allow Bill Buckner to make a safe return to Boston . ( Wonder what country this is taking place in ) The scourge of the ‘86 Series against the Mets was on hand Tuesday to ...
sportsbybrooks.com 4/9/2008 — Two World Series titles in four years is apparently enough to allow Bill Buckner to make a safe return to Boston . ( Wonder what country this is taking place in ) The scourge of the ‘86 Series against the Mets was on hand Tuesday to ...
Timlin will wait one more day — Projo Sox Blog
Mike Timlin is going to have to wait one more day before getting back on the job with the Red Sox.
The Sox reliever was at his locker at Fenway this afternoon, dressed and ready to pitch. But, since he has pitched two of the last three days on rehab assignment in Pawtucket, the Sox will wait one more day before activating him.
The 42-year-old right-hander said the same thing he ...
Man wins $1 million on Red Sox scratch ticket — Red Sox Monster
Massachusetts State Lottery photoMoney! So, as a Red Sox fan, you probably think you had a pretty good day yesterday. After all, the team received its 2007 championship rings, Bill Buckner threw out the opening day pitch... etc., etc.... etc....
Buckner Returns — BostonsportZ
In case you missed yesterday's emotional first pitch. Here is Buckner's entrance and pitch (great pitch) followed by a pot game interview with him and Dewey. It moved a lot of people, but mostly Yoooouuuk.
“I think that was just the most unbelievable thing,” Youkilis said. “It shows how great of a man Bill Buckner is. Not too many people can do what he did today and face ...
Billy Buck — YankeesRedSox.com
Bill Buckner, doesn't owe Red Sox fans anything. There’s no need to apologize and there no need for any forgiveness. The Red Sox blew the 1986 World Series, not Bill Buckner. I could not have been happier at the sight of Buckner walking towards the mound from left field to throw out the first pitch. I was quite surprised he accepted, but I’m glad he did. ...
Game 8: Buckner honored; Dice-K cruises to 5-0 victory — The Bottom Line
Red Sox 5 Tigers 0 I spent most of the day running from my desk to the break room TV yesterday trying to catch glimpses of the Opening Day festivities. It was a blur of Red and Blue from 1:00 to 2:00, culminating with the introduction of Bill Buckner, the "mystery first pitch thrower." I'm well aware of the defining moment in Buckner's career, but I never had the anger towards him that many ...
Bill Buckner finally, fully, and completely reverses the curse — for Boston and for me — Bugs & Cranks
In 2003, when my friend F.J. thought the Red Sox were going to beat the Cubs in the World Series, he announced his choice for the first pitch the next year at Fenway. “Bill Buckner,” he’d say. “The guy had Hall of Fame numbers.” I thought it was a good choice, although I didn’t really believe the Sox would win, not for a few more decades, maybe not in my ...
Redemption — Misery Loves Company: Two Guys Watch Baseball
Game 8 - Red Sox
Red Sox 5, Tigers 0
Record: 4-4
Bill Buckner threw out the first pitch on Opening Day at Fenway Park.
That's a sentence I'm not sure I ever expected to write. And one that encapsulates everything that's happened since 2004 as well as any other. Billy Buck never deserved the scorn he received after 1986, for so many reasons documented here and elsewhere, but even so, he lived
Sox Shut Out Tigers 5-0 — Sports of Boston
The Tigers are now 0-7 on the season after the 4-3 Red Sox shut them out 5-0. Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings with four hits, four walks and seven strikeouts. The Sox spread their runs out pretty evenly, scoring once in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and twice in the 6th.
Former goat of the ‘86 World Series, Bill Buckner, threw out the ceremonial first pitch in ...
Bill Buckner returns to Fenway: Mets fans reminisce — Hail Mary Jane
Bill Buckner threw out the ceremonial first pitch today at the Red Sox home opener at Fenway Park. Though Bill Buckner was a really good player and had a very productive career , many Red Sox fans still hate him.
Why? Well despite being a very good player, Buckner will always be remembered for making the error in the 1986 world series that helped the Mets make one of the most improbable ...
Bill Buckner Throws Out First Pitch for Red Sox — FanHouse
Following in the footsteps of Moises Alou finally letting Steve Bartman off the hook , the Red Sox have decided to embrace a former goat of their own by inviting Bill Buckner to throw out the first pitch today, which is all the more symbolic considering the Red Sox received their 2007 World Series rings before the game. Bucker, of course, has been vilified over the years for letting Mookie ...
Buckner throws out first pitch as Red Sox hand out bling — BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Little roller up along first, behind the bag, it gets through...finally, to the Red Sox fans, that that was a long ####### time ago!
The heartbreak of 1986 seems like a long time ago for the Boston Red Sox now that they’ve won two world championships in four years.
Long enough that Bill Buckner, whose 102 RBIs for the Red Sox that season were eclipsed by his error at first base in Game 6 ...
Bill Buckner Throws Out the First Pitch — Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog
Bill Buckner took the mound with tears in his eyes as the Fenway crowd cheered him on. Buckner's pitch curved over the plate for a strike. The Red Sox held an emotional ceremony before the start of the home opener in which Big Papi helped Johnny Pesky raise the World Series Pennant in center-field. Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation
Opening Day at Fenway Park, 2008 — Baseball Reflections
Time: 1:10pm
Today’s events:
· Red Sox World Series Ring Ceremony
· Top Secret: Who will throw out the first pitch is being kept a secret, but after 2 World Series wins in the last 4 years, my prediction is exiled former 1986 1B Bill Buckner
· Pitchers: Dice-K (1-0) –vs.- Kenny Rogers (0-1)
· A Red Sox win brings [...]
Buckner on the mound — Projo Sox Blog
Red Sox legend Bill Buckner returned to Fenway Park today for the first time since September of 1997. He just threw out the first pitch and was given a standing ovation. Dwight Evans served as his catcher.
Current Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis just had a brief conversation with Buckner.
Your Turn: Bringing Buckner back to Fenway: A good idea?
Mums no longer the word — Projo Sox Blog
Here is the official Red Sox pregame release on the Opening Day ceremonies:
Some quick highlights: The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown out by former Red Sox Bill Buckner. Along with the World Series trophy, the Stanley Cup, Larry O'Brien Trophy and the Lombardi Trophy (NFL) will be on hand today.
The Boston Red Sox celebrated their 108th Home Opener, and the 96th for Fenway Park, ...
The Scorecard: Red Sox finally get to grab the ring — Big League Stew
A quick trip around the baseball blogosphere ... • The rings the Red Sox will receive today look pretty cool to me — for a non-Chicago championship ring, that is. But the big question around Boston this morning is who will throw out the first pitch at Fenway. [ Extra Bases ] • More Red Sox griping about not being able to open the season at home. [ Surviving Grady ] ...
FenwayFanatics.com Presents Boston’s All-Time Top 25 — Boston Red Sox @ fenwayfanatics.com
Over 1200 players have picked up a bat and over 700 players have thrown a pitch wearing a Boston uniform, so who has made the most of his opportunity with the franchise? FenwayFanatics.com, home to Boston Red Sox fans everywhere, presents a new series this season that takes a look at the all-time top 25 pitchers and positional players in franchise history. Players past and present who have ...
The Long Worldwide Trek Is Over — The Mighty Quinn Media Machine
The Red Sox are finally back in Boston, as the three-nation, 19-day trek for the club came to a crashing end in Toronto on Sunday afternoon, where the Red Sox were swept by the Blue Jays, 7-4, in an afternoon to forget. Josh Beckett pitched pretty decently over 4 2/3 innings before being lifted for Manny Delcarmen. MDC came in with the bases loaded and threw a first-pitch fastball to Frank ...
Red Sox News & Notes - 4/3 — SOX & Dawgs
If you’ve watched the Boston Red Sox play their last two games, you’ve seen some excellent pitching from both the starters and the bullpen. Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester combined to pitch 13 1/3 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 run, 3 walks and had 12 strikeouts. In 4 1/3 innings, the bullpen combined to give up 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk and had 5 strikeouts.
Now let’s ...
Lester's arm, Big Papi's bat carry Sox past A's — Sox and Pinstripes | Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees – The Greatest Rivalry in Baseball
The Red Sox could not hit Rich Harden this afternoon, so they did the next best thing. They elevated the Oakland ace's pitch count and forced Bob Geren to call upon his bullpen. The result was a 5-0 victory for Boston, which departed Oakland with a 3-1 record after a daunting four-game series with the A's that started in Japan, was interrupted by three exhibitions in Los Angeles and was ...
Bill Buckner throws out first pitch at Fenway Park — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories
Bill Buckner threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Boston Red Sox home opener Tuesday, 22 years after his costly error ...
Bill Buckner threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Boston Red Sox home opener Tuesday, 22 years after his costly error ...
Red Sox to get World Series rings before Fenway opener — Boston.com -- Baseball News
Before the first pitch is thrown in the Red Sox' home opener against the Detroit Tigers, there is one bit of leftover business to take care of from last season.
Before the first pitch is thrown in the Red Sox' home opener against the Detroit Tigers, there is one bit of leftover business to take care of from last season.
