I remember second-guessing McNamara on a few things during that game. One of them was leaving Buckner in defensively with a 2-run lead in the 10th. You don't often see a defensive sub at first base, but Buckner was visibly hobbling. He walked out to his position with a stiff leg like a pirate. It's a miracle he got down on that ball at all and it was predictable that it would go through his legs. They had other people who could have played there, Don Baylor hadn't even entered the game and Dave Stapleton was an effective utility man who could have played there. I also think McNamara pulled Clemens way too early and left Calvin Schiraldi, who was obviously laboring, in way too long. McNamara should have been the guy taking the blame for that lost series.
