Rob Parker
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Podcast Appearances
No problem.
Thanks, guys.
Thanks for having me.
Absolutely.
40 years.
You ready?
1986.
I was a sports writer at the Daily News in New York, and I was at the 1986 World Series when the ball went through Bill Buckner's legs.
I was 22 years old, and I've loved the game ever since.
Well, Mookie Wilson was running.
He took his eye off the ball.
It happens.
You take your eye off the ball, there's a chance you can miss it.
Tommy is right on the money.
That's on the manager.
You know why?
Because Dave Stapleton used to come in in the ninth inning every game because Bill Buckner had bad legs, and they wanted him to celebrate.
That's why he was out on the field, and it cost him.
That's John McNamara's fault, not Bill Buckner.
Are you kidding?