beloblog.com - 4/9/2008
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By Joe McDonald
Journal Sports Writer
BOSTON _ Kevin Youkilis made it a point to quickly make his way through a crowd of players because he wanted to shake Bill Buckner’s hand. The current Red Sox first baseman – a winner of two World Series Championships – wanted the former Red Sox first baseman – the goat of one World Series defeat – to know how impressed he was of his Opening Day ...
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SOX & Dawgs —
... that. I think the Red Sox brass was holding their collective breaths when he walked out of the Green Monster. The Fenway Faithful showed their appreciation to a man who was once a leader of the Red Sox but who will always be remembered in Red Sox lore as the first baseman who let the last out of the 1986 World Series go through his legs. But isn’t it amazing what two World Series Championships will do to make you forget about that moment.
One person who was inspired by what Buckner did yesterday was Youk.
“To be honest,” he said. ...
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