1991 ALCS, Game 2: Blue Jays @ Twins

[@albret43]

Greetings from Houston. Alomar bunting and Carter getting caught stealing. Just a fascinating first inning. Teams were determined to make the game harder for themselves back then! My word did Olerud have a gorgeous swing.

[@Weebs82589]

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

[@Weebs82589]

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

[@Weebs82589]

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

[@ysbt16]

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.

[@michaeldaniel3976]

Which team were you for?

[@paulsonj72]

I skipped a meteorology class(general ed course) to watch the gat. We had a quiz the next day but I was up to date on my reading so I did ok

[@lisahardy9707]

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

[@Weebs82589]

32 years ago today

[@toptenguy1]

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

[@scottyjohnson3120]

The Twins were quite good back then.

[@Weebs82589]

Twins moments: 18:28 Gladden steals 2nd

[@Sean-mclaughlin]

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.

[@KardiFan2000]

Mulliniks was basically Olerud before Olerud! But I agree, he was declining as a hitter at that point.

[@toptenguy1]

Yep, and Molitor the year after that.

[@joshb20101]

Why not start key in game 1?

[@brycemcneil4404]

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).

[@TheWilliamLionheart]

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

[@ryanstrnad8442]

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

[@cfapps7865]

I was at this one.

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

THEN YOU WOJE UP!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamesm895]

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.

[@TheWilliamLionheart]

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