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Whatever happens, this year's postseason is bound to be better than last year's, when the nefarious Yankees and the arrogant Mets--forever Boston's enemy since the 1986 Bill Buckner debacle--squared off in the Fall Classic. I found myself rooting for a team I hate more than any other--except the Yankees. Of course, the Yankees won in convincing fashion--but, nevertheless, I am certain they are going down this year. I may be nave, but I'm right. And one day, when the Red Sox face the hapless Chicago Cubs in the most exciting World Series...
...Tread lightly when it comes to insulting friends' sports allegiances. (Even Bill Buckner, it turns out, still has his fans...
Wilson hit an innocent dribbler to first baseman Bill Buckner, who had an easy play to first for the championship and Red Sox redemption. Tragically, Buckner let the ball roll between his legs, and the Mets went on to win the game and eventually take the series in seven...
...Buckner, although he had been a solid player for the Sox (he had 2,715 hits in 22 seasons and a batting title in 1980), moved from Boston in the post-season to avoid the harassment of angered and anguished fans...
KENNY ROGERS Mets pitcher blows it with 11th-inning walk. Forms support group with Bill Buckner...