Could Buckner be coming back to the Red Sox?

[madinmaryland]

BOSTON (AP) -- The most intriguing part of Bobby Valentine's first news conference as the Boston Red Sox manager: The possibility of making Bill Buckner his hitting coach.

Valentine and Buckner were college roommates who played together in the Los Angeles Dodgers' system. The new Boston skipper said he would consider the former Red Sox first baseman for his staff.

Despite a 21-year career in which he amassed 2,715 hits, Buckner was best remembered in Boston for his ninth-inning error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series that helped the New York Mets come from behind and win. The sting of that loss wasn't diminished until the Red Sox ended their 86-year championship drought in 2004.

Valentine said he watched Buckner's kids grow up and, "I respect his every opinion, in baseball and worldy matters."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/12/01/red-sox-buckner.ap/index.html#ixzz1fO3LumpM

[MaineDem]

1. Ouch!

Not sure how I feel about this.

[joeybee12]

2. You need to alert us when you post from The Onion...nt

[madinmaryland]

4. I think he will be back as the infielder's coach...

:P

[joeybee12]

5. I wouldn't be so smug if I were you...December is upon us!

And you know what happens to Romo in December! :evilgrin:

[chelsea0011]

3. Valentine already pissed me off taking Tony C's number (it should be retired) and

he will piss me off even more bringing Buckner back. And it is not that I have anything against Buckner but who needs that kind of distraction? Hey, maybe Clemens could be the pitching coach, Oil Can Boyd can be first base coach, and Butch Hobson can coach 3B.

[madinmaryland]

7. Well, St. Louis did bring back Mark McGwire, and Barry Bonds is...

:rofl:

[MaineDem]

8. I totally agree re "25". n/t

[El Supremo]

6. That would be like the Cubs hiring Steve Bartman as their media relations guy. n/m