Ouch! Baseballs most memorable blunder! Can you imagine going through the rest of your life knowing the entire world will never remember anything else that you’ve ever done but make a major mistake. Can you imagine that.
October 25, 1986: Baseball has plenty of heroes, but Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner’s failure to field a routine ground ball in the 1986 World Series unfortunately makes him the one of the game’s all-time goats. With a comfortable 5-3 lead in the bottom of the 10th in Game 6 (and a series lead of 3-2), Boston allows the Mets to tie it up. Mookie Wilson’s ground ball to first looks like the game will go to the 11th, but Buckner (playing on bad ankles) lets the ball roll between his legs as the winning run scores. It not only propels the Mets to an improbable Game 6 victory, but opens the door for them to win the Series in seven. “It’s a shame that Buckner, who was a very fine player for many years,” says John Thorn, the MLB’s official historian, “is now remembered for one play.”
One of my favorite memories is this one with Rick Monday. You gotta love it!
April 25, 1976: Rick Monday was a US Marine for 6 years, which made him uniquely qualified to be patrolling center field for the Chicago
Cubs at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976. Monday noticed two protesters in left-centerfield, preparing to burn the American flag. He swooped over and snatched the flag from them. ”I was angry when I saw them start to do something to the flag, and I’m glad that I happened to be geographically close enough to do something about it,” Monday told the Washington Post.
Later in 1976, Dodgers exec Al Campanis gave the flag to Monday. He still has it—as well as a place as a real American hero. ”I know the people were very pleased to see Monday take the flag away from those guys,” Manny Mota, who played with Monday, told the Post. “I know Rick has done a lot of good things as a player and as a person. But what he did for his country, he will be remembered for the rest of his life as an American hero.”
More great moments in baseball history to follow.
Jim
I love basball and every year around this time I cannot wait for the playoffs to start. Of all the major sporting events in the US The World Series is the best for me. Much better than the Super Bowl, The NBA finals, The Masters and anything related to tennis, horse racing. The World Series rules the roost for me.
For all of us at Arrowsmith Shoes looking good means several things including physical fitness. If you look good you probably feel good and staying in shape will dramatically improve what you wear and how you wear it. As members of Map My Ride we receive a great deal of input from other riders and physical fitness enthusiasts which include music selections that will pump you up and motivate you get on your bike and go for a ride. And, what’s really nice is that you can go to iTunes and all our music choices are available for $0.99. I know there are times you just want to go on a relaxing ride or tour a new city or route but if you’re looking for some exercise, each week I’ll post a music playlist that you may already have that will be fun to listen to when you’re heart rate is pumpimg.
Fall has arrived and it’s official. Cool weather and really cool nights are the clear indication that you can start moving your summer clothes to the back of your closet and bring your fall fashions to the front. The change from summer to fall wasn’t even subtle this year. It was almost overnight as last week it was so hot I had the air conditioner on and this weekend I had all the windows closed because the temperature at night dropped to 42 degrees. Wow!
The fall and school season is upon us now and if you’re like me spending time on your bicycle is more than just a summer fun thing to do. I use my bike for just about everything travel related in the fall as my car is only used on the weekends. I recently purchased a beautiful 
. . . but nobody wants to be Larry Bird, until now! Dirk Nowitzki from the Dallas Mavericks is down-right-no-holds-barred AWESOME! You can find other words to describe his level of play but they had better be similar or you’re not watching the same player that I am. Rebounding, shooting, assisting, leadership and focus. The Heat had better figure out a way to stop this guy’s “determination” or they can kiss this season good night. I say determination because when you’re down 15 points half way through the fourth quarter and come back to win you have an attitude that’s dangerous, lethal and infectious. I can hardly wait to watch tonights game.
A recent report written for Yahoo stated that with the NFL lockout in full swing, John Elway must really be bored. Somehow Elway — the Denver Broncos vice president and Hall-of-Fame quarterback — became aware of the Fort Collins, Colo., punk band “Elway,” and decided he’s just not cool with the group using his surname. The Broncos legend’s lawyer has requested that the band change its name, but stopped short of suing or issuing a cease and desist order. The band, to its credit, was mostly amused. In a statement released via punknews.org, the band acknowledged the letter and suggested Elway had better things to do in the wake of the Broncos’ disastrous 2010 season.
