The Worst He’s Ever Done

A cool Oct. 25 night

Buckner broke our hearts

A ground ball

rolled through his legs

Letting the Mets back in the Series

They stole from us.

Before the notorious blunder

A batting title,

An All-Star game

Clutch hits

Devotion.

After it

The clip ran over and over our hearts

“Buckner” became a curse.

At the 20th anniversary Buckner was missing.

In the wake of two Red Sox championships

On Opening Day, 2008, finally

He threw out the first pitch

With tears in his eyes.

With tears in our eyes,

We remember you, Billy Buck.

You left us on Memorial Day

Your highlights playing against the begrudged grounder

The best and worst you’ve ever done.

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