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Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 May 2019, 3:50pm

Wow—even cooler, then, that you were right on top of it all.
Good ol' pissed off 15 year old me.
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BostonBeaneater wrote:
27 May 2019, 4:12pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
27 May 2019, 3:50pm

Wow—even cooler, then, that you were right on top of it all.
Good ol' pissed off 15 year old me.
I looked it up—25 April. He retired in May, so that may have been his last home run. Crazy.
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The face Bill makes as he's coming back onto the field in 2008 to throw out the first pitch is always going to stick with me.

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On Sunday, the last full day of Bill Buckner's life, 16 major leaguers struck out at least three times. Buckner played 22 seasons and never did it once.
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He was one of those guys you wished was on your team.

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revbob wrote:
27 May 2019, 6:01pm
He was one of those guys you wished was on your team.
The anti-Pierzynski.
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tepista wrote:
27 May 2019, 5:39pm
On Sunday, the last full day of Bill Buckner's life, 16 major leaguers struck out at least three times. Buckner played 22 seasons and never did it once.
That's astounding. The discipline and eye to accomplish that is hard to fathom.
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Boddington wrote:
27 May 2019, 5:37pm
The face Bill makes as he's coming back onto the field in 2008 to throw out the first pitch is always going to stick with me.
Oh yeah.
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One time All Star? I would have guessed more. Lots of .300+ seasons
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tepista wrote:
27 May 2019, 8:00pm
One time All Star? I would have guessed more. Lots of .300+ seasons
Same here. Buck is an Almost HOFer in my book.
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sorry to break the news, Roky Erickson. :cry:
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tepista wrote:
31 May 2019, 7:35pm
sorry to break the news, Roky Erickson. :cry:
Dang RIP. I stopped by the local music store today and actually looked thru a few Roky CDs.

Tomorrow I'm gonna check out the Phil Collins section to see if my powers are real.

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tepista wrote:
31 May 2019, 7:35pm
sorry to break the news, Roky Erickson. :cry:
Ahh fuck. In reality he survived way longer than many thought he would.

RIP Roky.
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