Bill Buckner: Gamer or Goat

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Gamer: A player who approaches the game with a tenacious, spirited attack and continues to play even when hurt; a competitor; a player who doesn’t make excuses. The term is a compliment, most especially when it comes from another player.

Goat: one blamed for causing a failure or defeat, esp. in a team sports competition.

Bill Buckner was, by all accounts, the epitome of a gamer. He had a fiery temper and approached the game with great intensity. As Jeff English wrote “Buckner detested strikeouts, which he considered failure. In nine different seasons he ranked either first or second in his…