Bleed Cubbie Blue · May 28, 2019
In memory and appreciation of Bill Buckner
Focus on Sport/Getty Images Many of the obituaries and tributes to Bill Buckner, who passed away Monday, begin or are headlined with one event: his error in the 1986 World Series for the Red Sox.
You might have noticed that I just did that, too, but I’ve got one specific reason for mentioning it. In 2006, Paul Lukas, then writing for ESPN.com, posted this long article about a Cubs connection to Buckner as the 20th anniversary of that World Series approached. To wit:
Bill Buckner was wearing a Chicago Cubs batting glove under his first baseman’s mitt. (And no, that’s not a Photoshop job -- it’s the real deal.)