Billy Buck and "oops"

If I read one more inaccurate article referring to how "Bill Buckner lost the '86 Series" I'm gonna puke.

FACTS:
1. It was Game 6, not Game 7. The Sawx managed to blow the next game, too.
2. If Buckner had made the play at first on Mookie Wilson's dribbler, Boston could not have won the World Series because the game was tied.
3. If I blame anyone for losing Game 6, it would be a 3-way tie between Calvin Schiraldi, Bob Stanley and Rich Gedman. The Sawx were not just one out away from winning, they were one strike away. Billy Buck isn't listed as a pitcher in the box score, so I'm not pinning this on him.

I was listening to the game on a Walkman radio back in '86. When the wild pitch/passed ball occurred courtesy of Stanley and Gedman (which tied the game), I yanked my headphones off and threw them across the living room. I didn't even know about Buckner until later that night when I was at a friend's house watching highlights. That's why I never, ever blamed Buckner for "losing" '86.

You might argue that if he managed to make the play at first (or if Dave Stapleton, Buck's normal late-innings defensive replacement, had made the play), they might have won in extra innings. But exactly what confidence would you have in a pitching staff that just cost you a win the previous inning?