The "Buckner Ball" 23 Years Later: Where Is It Now?

Postseason baseball is shaped by the iconography that is baseball itself. In the last 25 years, some of baseball’s most memorable moments played out on what proved to be the biggest stage.

From dramatic home runs (who can forget Kirk Gibson in 1988 or Joe Carter five years later?) to the straight-up weird (we were treated to two in 2003…Steve Bartman in Chicago and the Pedro Martinez throw-down of Don Zimmer), baseball fans have pretty much seen it all.

On Oct. 25, 1986, the world bore witness to a routine ground ball that changed the course of the World Series for one team, prolonged a curse for another and overshadowed what was a pretty good career for Bill Buckner.

Much like the Bartman incident or Gibson hobbling around the bases, that ball going under Buckner’s mitt is one of baseball’s most widely known images and, to one man, is the cornerstone of a rather unique collection.

Seth Swirsky is the keeper of, if you ask me, one of the best privately owned baseball collections. Recently, I had the privilege to talk to him.

HOVG: You’ve accomplished plenty — songwriter, artist, author, filmmaker — but I’m cutting right the chase on this one. How did you end up in possession of the “Buckner Ball”? It was owned by Charlie Sheen before you got your paws on it, right?

Read how Seth ended up with the "Buckner Ball", his fortunate meeting with Mickey Mantle and what baseball team best compares to The Beatles over at The Hall of Very Good .

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