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Bill Buckner: The Error That Shook The '86 World Series

Mar 24, 2026 · 52 min · Ep 2

In this episode, John will sit down with Pittsburgh native and sports journalist Joe Landolina, a walking encyclopedia of Pittsburgh Pirates history. And we'll shine a light on the overlooked career of Jim Derrington—a name lost to time, but not without a story worth telling.

Plus, John and Leroy turn back the clock to the 1986 World Series—not just to revisit it, but to relive it, playing the audio of Mookie Wilson’s legendary 10th-inning at-bat in Game 6, the moment that cracked the series wide open. But this isn’t just about one at-bat—it’s about how history remembers it, and why Bill Buckner became the lasting symbol of it all.


Forgotten players. Defining moments. And stories that never get old. 

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