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Auggie

(31,174 posts) Fri May 4, 2012, 10:37 AM May 2012

Buckner ball from '86 Series to be auctioned

DALLAS (AP) -- The baseball that broke the hearts of Boston Red Sox fans everywhere and turned Bill Buckner into one of the most famous goats in sports history is up for sale.

The ball that rolled through Buckner's legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series between Boston and the New York Mets will part of an auction Friday in Dallas. Heritage Auctions said the ball is expected to bring in more than $100,000 as the centerpiece of an auction featuring the baseball memorabilia collection of Los Angeles songwriter Seth Swirsky.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/baseball/mlb/05/03/buckner.ball.auction.ap/index.html

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Buckner ball from '86 Series to be auctioned (Original Post) Auggie May 2012 OP

Yeah, I'll pay $100,000 to be cursed by that! joeybee12 May 2012 #1

The thing most people forget VWolf May 2012 #2

But you could destroy it in Mount Doom ... Auggie May 2012 #3

The way this season is going, I might have to! nt joeybee12 May 2012 #4

$418,250 El Supremo May 2012 #5

Thanks Auggie May 2012 #6

The guy from Ecko should buy it KamaAina May 2012 #7

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

1. Yeah, I'll pay $100,000 to be cursed by that!

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri May 4, 2012, 11:25 AM

May 2012

Not!

VWolf

(3,944 posts)

2. The thing most people forget

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #1)

Fri May 4, 2012, 11:29 AM

May 2012

about Mookie's at-bat was that it went on for something like 13 pitches. He kept fouling off balls.

I think he put the entire Sox team to sleep.

He was up during both the wild pitch that tied it and Buckner's error, right?