Hey all! It's good to see that you've found Bucky and appreciate him. Wait until you meet him in person - quality all the way around.
I thought I would give some background in response to a couple of posts.
It took Bucky a long time to get the minors due to a couple of injuries. Bucky's first season in Huntsville (1999), Bucky slide wrong into second and torqued his knee. He played on the knee and after struggling a bit he was sent down to High A ball. Bucky went on a tear in Huntsville the next season. He had been named to the AA All-Star Game (when they had one) and broke his wrist in a play at first base about four games before the All-Star Game. It was about a week later the Brewers traded for Richie Sexson, so it would've been interesting to see what would've been if the injury didn't happen.
After bouncing around in the Brewers organization, Bucky was released and caught on with the Cardinals. He had a big season in 2003 but no room for a call up. He then got to live his dream and signed with Seattle.
In terms of his power, the videos tell it. In Tacoma, the wall in dead center (around 400 ft) is about 20 feet tall. He hit a shot over that. When his was playing for the Beloit Snappers, he hit a shot to left in Kane County that easily cleared the utility shed past the fence. When the Mariners came to the Cell in 2004, Bucky's batting practice shots were half way up into the seats consistently.
I think Bucky is a great insurance policy for the Sox. I'll let you know of the roadtrip to Indy to see him play if anyone is interested.
