Bill Buckner's double curse
A major find for minutia and curse maniacs in Paul Lukas' Uni Watch column on ESPN.com.
When Bill Buckner of the Boston Red Sox made that famous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, allowing the winning run to score for the New York Mets and perhaps adding 18 years to the Sox's championship drought, you'll never guess what he was wearing under his first baseman's mitt.
Close examination of a famous Associated Press photograph of Buckner walking off the field that night has revealed that he was wearing a batting glove on his right hand. On that batting glove can clearly be seen the logo of Buckner's former team.
The Chicago Cubs.
From King Kaufman's sports colum on Salon.com
posted by Basil Epicurus at 2:54 PM
2 Comments:
baseball is utterly boring, stolen from cricket & rounders, i see no excitement in the game & fail to do so. thank you, No further comment.
You get used to it. Besides, it all depends on what you grew up with: people in the US hate soccer, which I love, people in Egypt loathe cricket, which I like...and even baseball, I've developed an interest and a respect for.
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