Tag Archives: Buckner

What Does It Mean That We Gave Buckner A Standing ‘O’?

I wasn’t at Opening Day yesterday but I did make it a point to watch the Buckner reaction and I’ve come away from it a little confused.
We did he get a standing ovation? At first blush it’s because we need to let him know it’s alright. We honor him as a very good [...]

Buckner’s Standing O…See it for yourself

Buckner and The First Pitch

So I’m watching the ring ceremony on mlb.tv and they end their coverage before Buckner emerges from the Green Monster to toss the ceremonial first pitch.  I’m going to hold final judgement on this until I see some YouTube clips of the footage, but I can say right now … I don’t feel too good [...]

IM Chat Transcipt During Ring Cermony

Crundy and I were on chatting it up on instant messenger while the ring ceremony was taking place covering topics from Buckner to RBI Baseball to Neil Diamond and more.  Here’s the transcript:
Session Start (jaymansf:lifeafterdesk): Tue Apr 08 10:29:11 2008
[10:29] lifeafterdesk: that is funny
[10:29] jayman SF: buckner?  wtf?
[10:30] lifeafterdesk: i think i would boo him
[10:30] [...]