someclown Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 Bill Buckner's sister glad Red Sox curse has finally liftedThursday, October 28, 2004 Printable Version Email This Article Baseball (AL/NL)NFLCollege FootballTennisGolfNHLNBAWNBACollege Hoops (M)College Hoops (W)Soccer (M)Soccer (W)Auto RacingBoxingHorse Racing(10-28) 11:30 PDT CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Jan Murphy would like everyone to know that her brother, Bill Buckner, is happy the Boston Red Sox won the World Series Wednesday night. But the former Boston first baseman "doesn't care one way or the other" if the team's fabled Curse -- much of it laid on Buckner's shoulders the past 18 years -- has been lifted, said Murphy, who lives in Castro Valley, southeast of San Francisco. Ever since 1986, when he allowed an easy ground ball to roll through his legs during the sixth game of the World Series against the Mets, Buckner has personified the Curse to many tortured Red Sox fans. The gaffe allowed the Mets to tie and later win the game, and then go on to win the series in the seventh game. The Red Sox didn't return to World Series play until this year. Murphy spoke by phone to Buckner at his home in Boise, Idaho shortly after Wednesday's game ended. While her brother may have professed no interest in the Lifting of the Curse, Murphy said she felt relieved. "Let Bill live the rest of his life," Murphy told the Oakland Tribune. "I'd hate to see him go to his grave with this hanging over his head." Murphy said she's always been protective of her brother. In interviews, she's described how the four Buckner siblings were raised in Napa by a single mother after her divorce from an abusive husband. Bill Buckner went on to become a National League batting champion who finished a 21-year career with 2,707 hits and a .289 batting average. But he was so stigmatized by the 1986 error that he was forced to move out of the Boston area with his wife and three daughters. Buckner, now 53, owns five automobile dealerships in Idaho and Montana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydup Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 you would be to if a whole city wanted to kill you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someclown Posted October 28 Author Report Share Posted October 28 Aren't the Red Sox fans ready to shower him with love, like they did for Pesky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovefire Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 Buckner, now 53, owns five automobile dealerships in Idaho and Montana.Dude's gonna go Fargo any year now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtk4 Posted October 28 Report Share Posted October 28 wasn't the game already tied when that happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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