tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post3907470595423513520..comments2024-03-27T18:52:30.854-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Reese Kaplan -- "What We Need Right Now is a Wild Pitch!"Mack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-47258640647434065882016-05-29T13:08:29.154-04:002016-05-29T13:08:29.154-04:00Great series. Would we be so lucky as to experienc...Great series. Would we be so lucky as to experience a repeat. Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-56528900496886784302016-05-29T13:08:23.685-04:002016-05-29T13:08:23.685-04:00Great series. Would we be so lucky as to experienc...Great series. Would we be so lucky as to experience a repeat. Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-22984978398255383992016-05-28T11:44:58.848-04:002016-05-28T11:44:58.848-04:00That's one of my favorites (along with Casey o...That's one of my favorites (along with Casey on Marv Thronberry's birthday, "I would have given him a cake but was afraid he'd drop it.")Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161607087964191500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-67864443369206443042016-05-28T11:38:17.204-04:002016-05-28T11:38:17.204-04:00Of course I will also never forget the cruel jokes...Of course I will also never forget the cruel jokes at Buckner's expense, too. A typical one was about how he was so despondent over the course of the winter that he tried to kill himself by jumping in front of an oncoming semi, but it went between his legs.<br /><br />Reese Kaplanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993445356545875409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-28063274588609917292016-05-28T11:05:08.895-04:002016-05-28T11:05:08.895-04:00Thanks, Rease, for the happy recap.
There are tho...Thanks, Rease, for the happy recap.<br /><br />There are those events (glorious & tragic) we remember in the most acute detail. "One small step," Nov 22, Sept 11, and "It gets by Buckner." My '86 moment paralleled yours in a way.<br /><br />Henderson homered, Boggs doubled, Barrett singled driving in Boggs, and Buckner(!) was HBP. I turned off the TV. My kids 8 & 10 had fallen asleep on the couch in their Met gear. I carried them to bed wondering how I would break the news in the morning.<br /><br />Debated whether or not to turn the TV back on when I returned and with much trepidation did. Michell had just singled and Knight was coming to bat. Stood 5 ft from the screen barely breathing for the next 15 minutes. Finally sat down when the broadcast was turned over to the studio. <br /><br />Pondered how to explain my kids why I didn't wake them up.Hobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161607087964191500noreply@blogger.com