1991 ALCS, Game 2: Blue Jays @ Twins 

Twins Scoring Plays: 58:00 Puckett’s RBI single 1:43:38 Harper’s RBI single

The Jays lacked a true designated hitter in 1991. Rance Mullinicks is a fine player and longtime Blue Jay, but not DH material. In the offseason they went out and got Dave Winfield and they finally got over the hump in 92.

I recall I was watching this game partially on TV that I had to put some coins to watch at old Greyhound bus station in LA.

Twins moments: 18:28 Gladden steals 2nd 51:02 Gagne’s single 54:08 Knoblauch’s single 58:00 Puckett’s RBI single 1:43:38 Harper’s RBI single 2:10:19 Knoblauch’s 2nd hit

Devo... hilarious on the bitching on the backwards K... Tap painted the inside black.

Devo... hilarious on the bitching on the backwards K... Tap painted the inside black.

Twins strikeouts: 28:58 Tapani K’s Gruber 31:03 Tapani K’s Maldonado 34:30 Tapani K’s Lee 47:02 Tapani K’s Olerud 1:12:52 Tapani K’s White

It felt like the Jays took complete control of the series here. It was quite shocking that they lost all 3 home games afterwards.

MLB on CBS ALCS Game 2 Wednesday Oct 9 1991 first-pitch 208 CST/308 EST Attendance - 54,816 ..... Blue Jays Devon White played Triple A ball in Edmonton

And they wouldn't lose in the homer dome for the rest of those playoffs either.

Twins moments: 18:28 Gladden steals 2nd

Imagine a future hall of famer laying down a bunt to move a runner over. 100+ years of baseball logic that doesn’t exist anymore. Another reason the game nowadays sucks.

Why not start key in game 1?

32 years ago today

I was at this one.

This was the first time the road team won at the Metrodome in the postseason in eight tries. And between the LCS/WS, the Twins were 12-2 at the Metrodome. LDS, on the other hand... It was the Twins' year regardless but the Jays were done the moment Carter tweaked his ribs in Game 3. Plus lack of a proper DH and the wrong rotation order would have did them in anyway (a three man rotation of Guzman, Key, Candiotti, in that order, was the better bet).