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For many, fair accounting of ’86 World Series still eludes

Dave Ostrow writes: Even if Bill Buckner had fielded the ground ball to force an 11th inning, the Mets had pulled a Lazarus and had the momentum. A quarter of a century later, it still makes an interesting story that Buckner lost us the World Series. But that is not fair or accurate.

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