20 Years Ago

Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the playing of Game Six. I won't even explain what I mean. You should know it.

Boston.com celebrated the anniversary with some Web material. Eric Wilbur blogs about that fateful night and brings up many things, including the fact that Buckner's error did not cost the Red Sox the championship. The game was already tied, and the Sox had a chance to win game seven and lost that too.

To this day, I'm still trying to explain that to bitter and ignorant Red Sox fans.

Wilbur also includes two YouTube videos which are must-sees.

As sidebars, the site has a message board for readers to discuss where they were on the night of Oct. 25, 1986, the archived game story written by Larry Whiteside, the box score of the game (courtesy of baseball-almanac.com) and a couple of photos from the game. Also included is a column about the game from two years ago written by Dan Shaughnessy.

I was only two years old when Game Six occurred, so I did not see the game live. However, I do own the DVD set of the series and I watch it whenever I want to see Mets success at its best. Though it's been beaten to death, I think the story is still worth telling even 20 years later. That's why I appreciate Boston.com spending some time on the subject.

By the way, don't feel sorry for Bill Buckner. His career will always outweigh that error in my mind.