Say “Game 6 ‘86” to any Mets or Red Sox fan and they will know exactly what you are referring to. Heck, say it to any baseball fan in general and they will also.
On October 25, 1986 the Mets and Red Sox squared off in Game 6 of the World Series at Shea Stadium. The Red Sox were looking to break a decades-old curse while the Mets were looking to force a game 7 and stave off elimination after a run through the National League that saw them win 108 games in the regular season.
This game in the coming years would become best known for a ball going through Bill Buckner’s legs, but it was much, much more than that if you go back and watch every pitch like we did for this episode.
On this episode we discuss:
The classic NLCS and ALCS that led up to the World Series
Young Roger Clemens
Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on the call
The lure of the ’86 Mets
The ball through Buckner’s legs
John McNamara’s questionable decisions?
The Ojeda/Schiraldi trade
“No pepper games” and the Tandy 3000
The rosters
The Red Sox and University of Texas connection
If you’ve never seen this game, go give it a watch when you have some extra time. It’s well worth it because you won’t see many finishes like they saw that October night in New York.
