VIDEO: Red Sox Fans Standing Ovation for Bill Buckner in 2008 Will Make You Tear Up
By Sean Facey
The late Bill Buckner was for the longest time unfairly scapegoated for prolonging Boston's World Series drought. Eventually, though, the Sox burst through with wins in 2004 and 2007. And after three decades of animosity and anguish, in 2008, Red Sox fans welcomed him back to Fenway Park with open arms.
RIP Bill Buckner. Here's a tear-inducing clip of him returning to Fenway on Opening Day in 2008 to thunderous applause. pic.twitter.com/MMW78UVk1H
— Dan O'Mara (@Dan_OMara) May 27, 2019
It's enough to bring a tear to your eye.
All the bitterness associated with Buckner's name forgiven in that one moment. It's both a gesture of respect and an apology for so many years of unfair blame levied on Buckner's shoulders.
This is the legacy Buckner deserved. One that isn't marred by the mistakes of the past.