Bucky F. Dent

I just finished watching, on my beloved MLB Network, Game 11 of the 20 greatest games of the last 50-years, the Yankees-Red Sox playoff game of 1978.
My first thought while watching this game tonight was, can it really be 32 1/2 years since this game was played at Fenway Park?
Secondly, how in the world was this the 11th greatest game on the list? For my money, it was the best game I've ever seen played. Period, no debate.
The best game I've seen in person was the Padres-Rockies play-in game, #163 in 2007. That game had it all and was incredible. But this Yankees-Red Sox game was ten times as dramatic for the simple reason it was Yanks-Sox.
Bob Costas, in my estimation the greatest broadcaster ever, sports or otherwise and Tom Verducci, a sage baseball analyst, were the hosts and Lou Piniella and Bucky Dent were the guests.
Watching the game brought back tons of memories and when Piniella and Dent, in studio, said they were getting nervous watching the replay 32-years later, I laughed because I was feeling those emotions as well.
I don't think I've ever been as nervous as I was that sunny October 2nd afternoon, watching at home on TV. The day before I was at Yankee Stadium expecting the Yanks to beat the Indians to clinch the AL East. Didn't happen. Cleveland pummelled the Yankees 9-2 behind the immortal Rick Waits. I wasn't happy and didn't feel good again until the next day when Yaz popped out to Nettles as the Yankees hung on to win 5-4.
Bucky Dent, forever known as Bucky F****** Dent or the cleaner Bucky Freaking Dent in Boston, hit the game changing 3-run homer that day. Perhaps my favorite home run ever. I'm sure it's Bucky's favorite too.
A few years ago, in the Rockies clubhouse in Coors Field, I asked Goose Gossage about pitching in that game. He told me, "That was the scariest game I ever pitched in. I thought I was going to shit my pants."
A few years later, I played in a charity baseball game in Colorado Springs and Goose was my teammate. Can you believe that? The guy who once got Yaz to pop out to end the greatest game I've ever seen was my teammate for a day. I even took batting practice off him. I think I was more thrilled than Goose. Just a little. Still, being a smartass, I asked him, "Are you as nervous pitching in this game as you were in the playoff game?" He looked at me for a split second as if I were serious. Then he broke into a big grin and laugh.
Think about that playoff game one more time. The entire season between two bitter rivals came down to Goose, a future Hall of Famer, having to get out future Hall of Famers Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski with the tying and winning runs on base. Goose got it done. A 2 2/3 inning save. Thank goodness.
Great job too by MLB. But how is this game not number one on the list?