No more tears

I used to try to listen to the World Series on a little transistor radio during my annual hunting trip to the Missouri Breaks. Tucked into a down sleeping bag after a day spent stalking antelope and muleys, it wasn’t an easy task. I seldom managed to stay awake until the end of the game.

I had dozed off during game 6 of the 1986 Series when Boston first baseman Bill Buckner missed a routine ground ball in the 10th inning that allowed the New York Mets to score the winning run and tie the Series. The roar of the crowd woke me up.

More often I would awaken sometime during the night to the s...