My favorite anecdote from this WS is that after Jack Morris pitched his 9th scoreless inning in game 7, manager Tom Kelly approached him and told him that he would be taken out for the 10th, Morris flat out refused to be removed from the game. In response to Morris's intransigence, Kelly replied "Ah hell, it's only a game" and sent his starter out for the 10th.
That's great. My favorite is that in game 6 Puckett didn't like facing Leibrandt so he told Chili he was going to bunt. He knew Chili could hit him. Then Chili got all existential about how maybe this moment wasn't made for Chili Davis, but maybe it was made for Kirby Puckett to win the game. Then he hits the walk-off.
They don't show the video of Kelly and Morris' conversation. There is a clear scene of Morris EMPHATICALLY TELLING Kelly no. What's even more crazy is that when interviewed years later, Morris stated that the Twins didn't even offer him a contract.for the 1992 season in the off season- they just let him walk. THATS insane!!!
@@nicholasherrald2866 I do not think that is correct I think they offered him one they just did not come back with another offer after the Blue Jays offer to meet or beat that offer.
Such an amazing series. After game 7 even Mark Lemke said, "The only thing better would have been if we stopped after nine innings and cut the trophy in half."
One more neat bit about Morris’ performance: he’s a Saint Paul guy. This is his hometown team. While he’ll always be remembered as a Tigers legend first, I think there’s something very special in the hometown hero showing up big when it mattered most. I wish Joe Mauer had that kind of opportunity, but alas.
I was at Game 6 in Minneapolis. I'm originally from Iowa, and was living in Charles City at the time and my step-father surprised me with the tickets one day. You can imagine what that would do to a 12 year old baseball fan! So my step-father and I were both watching the series very closely, hoping to god there'd be a Game 6. Anyway, the game was nuts man. Had me on the edge of my seat. It was the loudest thing I think I've ever witnessed. When Kirby Puckett got up and nailed that home run, I couldn't hear myself think. I was yelling to my step dad, and I couldn't even hear what I was saying or feel if my vocal cords were vibrating. It was THAT loud. Greatest sporting experience of my life! I STILL have the program somewhere in my items in Iowa. I need to try and find that the next time I'm there!
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It’s amazing how we see it now, it was widely criticized as the time. But I agree, it’s the perfect call and letting the crowd roar afterwards was pure magic.
@@christiangonzales8807. Put it this way. If Atlanta had hit that homerun (and ignoring the fact that of course they were the road team), Buck would have gone nuts. Just listen to his calls of other moments that were great for the Braves vs great for the Twins.
This was the year a 6 year old me, a relatively new resident of Minnesota, discovered and fell in love with baseball. I’ve been a Twins fan ever since. I’m still not entirely sure how baseball entered my life as my family does not care about sports, but I’m so grateful that I did and this was a great year for it to happen.
Appreciate you throwing in the John Gordon call for Kirby's walkoff. His signature line was 'Touch em all' after a Twins player hit a homerun and the only time he said it twice was for the game 6 walkoff.
People are naming other "famous moment" series, but the biggest clincher about this series is how bloody competitive it was in almost every game. The cute line about it is "in 5 of 7 games the game was decided in the winning team's last at-bat." Games 3 (12 innings), 4 (9 innings), 6 (11 innings), and 7 (10 innings) were all walkoff wins and game 2 had the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 8th by the Twins.
I clicked on this video to see if you made the correct choice for best World Series ever. You did. I watched every pitch of this series with no rooting interest & it was unforgettable.
Two other cool facts: It was the first (and I think only?) time that both teams in the WS went from Worst to First in one season. Also: the hometown won each game. I was living in Georgia at the time, and unless you grew up in Atlanta in the 1980's you can't understand what 1991 felt like. The Braves were so bad (like the video explains) that it felt like they ceased to exist. No one talked about them. But then they started not just winning, but winning in miraculous fashion. The 91-93 teams had more comeback victories than any team I've ever seen, or at least it felt that way. Also, there were no Florida Marlins back then, so it wasn't just Georgia that was in a fever dream and tomahawk chopping their brains out: it was the entire South. Unless you were there you just can't understand how electrifying it was to have a team be sooo bad for so long and then suddenly become a freaking dynasty. But you also can't fathom how absolutely crushed we were to make it to extra innings of game 7 in the World Series only to lose. But hey--the dynasty had begun. Great video, thank you.
This series made me love baseball, but realize how it can break your heart. I was allowed to stay up late for the first time ever on school nights to watch this. We lived about 4 hours from Atlanta and my Dad and I would see the Braves at least once a year (oh...they use to give discount coupons at GA welcome rest stops for Braves' games in the late 80s). Part of what makes it great, if you watched in '91, is that the last two games were both so close. The great dramatic end.....P.S. Kent Hrbek is on my 'enemies' list.
1987 and 1991, I watched every pitch of both series. I was in high school in 87 and college in 91. Now I can't make time to sit through one game. Great memories.
The sequence starting at 12:18 with the pitcher getting ready, delivering the pitch, falling out of frame, and the runner then coming into frame from the direction the pitcher left was super cool for some reason
The 91' Twins are and always will be my favorite pro team in any sport ever. So many elements to the series I don't where to begin. One thing the young man brought up in the video which was astute, and largely forgotten, is the fact the Twins got to set their rotation. That, along with literally another half dozen reasons, was the difference in the series. I can vividly remember crapping my pants before Game 6. Steve Avery, at that moment in time, was the Braves starter I feared the most. Once we got through that game I felt pretty good about our chances. Of course, I had no idea the 3-4 hours during Game 7 would be the most excruciating sports hours of my life. Holy smokes what a series.
This series was so insane there were a million other things you could have also added. Mark Lemke would have been WS MVP had Atlanta won. In the fifth inning of game 4, Brian Harper stopped 2 men from scoring with terrific plays at the plate. Lonnie Smith had a 3 game homer streak in the world series. Also his 4 different different team he was in the world series with. Before game 6, Kirby walked into the clubhouse after admittedly having a down series to that point and announced to the team "climb on my back tonight boys!" Game 2 and game 3 started the exact same way with Dan Gladden reaching base with miscommunication on a flyball involving David Justice. In game 7, the 8th inning (top and bottom of the inning) the bases loaded with 1 out, and both sides got a massive, unconventional double play. Terry Pendleton lost 8 straight world series games in the metrodome. The 2013 redsox are the only team since to finish in last, and win it all the next year. They are the only current minnesota based team win a championship. In game 3, the two teams used Almost every player on their teams. And Tom Kelly was forced to pinch hit Closer Rick Augilara eigth the bases loaded and 2 outs in the top of the 12th. And he hit a rocket to CF that was caught.
Aguilera was actually a very decent hitter for a pitcher and had been a starter in the national league so hed had plenty of major league at bats. Kelly had used Rick as a pinch hitter previously throughout the season, though only on nights he wouldn't be expected to pitch.
I was stationed in the Netherlands and watched the series on AFN Soesterberg. When Gladden scored in Game 7 to win it, I was outside at 0530 yelling at the top of my lungs. My next door neighbor looked at his wife and said "well we now know the Twins won it". Best sports memory of my life.
@KingJ64 I was a bit younger at 12. Kent Hrbek lived in the neighborhood (must stop for trick or treating). I'm just glad he was there to ensure Gant wasn't hurt. I wonder why he fell in the first place? Must've been lost in the moment I guess.
As a lifelong Twins fan growing up playing little league in Minnesota thru the 80s/90s... I can tell you the series was nothing short of the best sporting event in HUMAN HISTORY 💯 ... especially if you were a human from Minnesota
I am a White Sox fan that dated a twins fan for a few years. Even her father who was in attendance couldn’t have described - in detail - the way Jolly does! This was amazing and I felt joyous when watching them win it!
These were the days. As an 11 yr old in 1991 i remember this series very well. Lemke was on fire and that Kirby walk off hr was epic along with the game 7 pitching duel. Early 90's baseball was just magical.
This is the greatest World Series of _modern times_ . But the greatest World Series EVER is the 1924 World Series, in my opinion. Between the Washington Senators and the New York Giants. Four of the games were decided by 1 run, one by 2 runs (with the bases being loaded as the game ended), one by 3 runs (with the tying run at the plate), and one by 4 runs (though it was a 1-run game in the 8th inning). Games 1 and 2 each featured 9th inning comebacks, while Game 7 featured the Senators trailing 3-1 in the 8th inning and tying it, and proceeding to win it 4-3 in the 12th (the longest Game 7 in World Series history). Walter Johnson, perhaps the greatest pitcher who ever lived, entered Game 7 in relief as an 18-year veteran. One ONE DAY of rest after a complete game loss in Game 5, he pitched 4 shutout innings of relief -- the 9th through 12th innings -- escaping multiple jams. And he won 4-3, defeating a Giants team that had just won its fourth consecutive pennant. It's the only title the Senators won during their time in Washington.....and the funniest part is, that team went on to become the Minnesota Twins.
First and best World Series I have ever seen. Basically fell in love with baseball because of this series ❤❤❤ Also kicked off a lifetime of memories watching World Series with my family.
What a ride! I wish I was alive to witness that series. What a true back-and-forth contest between these two teams. I loved the 2010s Giants dynasty series wins, but this 1991 series is head and shoulders above those. I hope we get a World Series as exhilarating as this one soon (or at least as crazy as the 2016 one)!
I've got the whole series on VHS!!! His name is pronounced Greg GAG-KNEE... It is spelled exactly like former wrestler Greg Gagne... Gant's momentum helped Hrbek pull him off of 1st base...
I think for best World Series in our lifetime, the argument is between 2014 and 2016. Both were wild series and a joy to watch. Though I will say, if Alex Gordon went home on that final play it could’ve been the most exciting finish we’ve ever seen.
Down memory lane we go ( as Twin Cities radio icon Dark Star used to say). I was livid at management when they traded Frankie V after the '87 Series win but they proved they knew what they were doing by the time that '91 season played out. The Series was as electric as you describe and an hour documentary could be filled with stories and highlights I'm sure. Thanks for the fun review.
I have only been to one World Series game in my life and my wife and I were lucky to attend game 6 in 1991. What a phenomenal game!! It was so loud in the Metrodome that may ears were ringing for several days afterwards. Puckett was clutch!!
My first memory of watching baseball on tv is watching the 1991 WS (I was 8 at the time). I think that series started my lifelong love of the game and MLB.
This World Series was fantastic according to what my family has told me about it and the clips I have seen. I do hope to see a championship during my lifetime as a Twins fan. Or any championship from one of Minnesota’s men’s sports teams. 😅
As a lifelong Twins fan that was born in ‘85 I was aware that it was a special series but this is the first deep dive into it that I have seen. Loved the video!
There were 2 World Series I saw that I would pick as the best. 1 and 1a. 1972 and 1975, although for me the wrong team won both times. My favorite World Series was 1984.
Don't mess with Hrbek. There were two players in this World series, who might have made the NHL and one of them was drafted by the L.A. Kings!! Trivia time, who knows the answer and how many of you, originally got the info from a Trading card, (I can't remember if it was baseball or hockey but I collected both and I'm leaning towards a Donruss Baseball card, because they almost always, had the longest write-ups, on the back! Just don't ask them for more than 5 or 6 seasons of stats, no room left for that.. lol Cheers.
I’ll agree. I was 9. I was a sports fan, in the simplest definition. I remember watching this and falling in love with The Braves because of it. I was baseball obsessed after.
Fantastic Video. I could not agree more. I was 17 and watched every pitch of that series. I lived in Southern California, had TBS, and was rooting for the Braves 100%. I've maintained this ever since. 94 Jays, 2001 Backs, I'd say the Cubs v. Indians was one of the best. I'd say the Giants V Angels was too. However, Morris pitching a 10 inning Shutty. Was all piss and vinegar, and guts. Plus, I met Kirby once and I loved it.he remembered my name. He was a badass, may he rest in peace. The only thing missing, (and I understand the cultural sensitivity and choice not to glorify) was "The Chop". This was after Sid Bream beat a wet noodle arm Barry Bonds to the plate running like a 3 toed Sloth. The Chop was iconic. It was loud and awesome and transcended Baseball and become its own thing. I am sorry if I offended anyone by my joy I took in it, however it gives me goosebumps remembering watching 50,000 Braves Fans doing this in every scoring opp. I wish there was a clip. It was intense and completely original to the year and moment. I loved it and the passion it was used.
As a young guy and always watching baseball a sport I dearly love and miss terribly, I went through my childhood watching pretty much only the Reds,and the braves as both teams were the only teams covered locally by a couple of the TV stations were i live. I have very fond memories of rooting on the two teams I watched and followed the most. Other than the year I followed one of the best teams to my recollection The Red Sox in the early to middle 90s I had my two teams The Reds, and The Braves, watching those teams battle it out in person as a kid, even witnessing on one occasion in Cincinnati, my late father take off after a Brett Butler foul ball diving in the isle and catching the foul ball, this was captured by many cameras and on TV as well that ball set in my families restaurant for many years as a reminder of a very good time spent with my late father, boy I sure do miss those times , it was a time of great wholesome baseball experiences.
Over the spring I had a sick day and sat down to watch this game 7, I would’ve loved to have watched this one live! What a way to cap off a fantastic series.
thank you for this trip down memory lane. i was 4 years old when this happened and have fuzzy memories of watching baseball and celebrating, but not really understanding what was going on. also enjoyed the appreciation of kirby puckett. truly a one of a kind player and one of my childhood heroes.
I remember pretty much everything from that series even though I was a month shy of my 8th birthday. Puckett's catch and blast, Morris' pitching, Larkin's bloop winner, and my school decked out in Twins gear waving Homer Hankies and pennants parading through the neighborhood while teachers blew whistles. Then watching the big parade at school on tv. One the most fun times of my life.
I remember reading a book called World Series Classics, which had the top 5 (in the author's opinion) back when I was maybe12 or 13 (back in the late 1990's). 1991, 1975, 1947, 1924 and 1912. It's a bit dated (written by Dan Gutman), but I found it such an amazing read back then. I do think it made some great points and went through each series game by game. Great video, and I hope you put the deek in Game 7 in there. I'll find out in a minute.
Brought me right back to 1991 and age 11. As a Blue Jays fan the next two years were so special largely because of this series! That Jack Morris performance pops in my head sporadically and I barely watch baseball anymore. It was very special.
Dude - super well done. Baseball is my favorite sport for the very reasons you so amazingly outlined in this video: the drama, the intrigue, and the fact that there is no other game on earth where those little intangibles can all of a sudden become the way you win a championship.
I wasn’t QUITE yet in high school - I lost SOOOO much sleep all the way through to the end of that WS, sneaking under my covers nearly every night to listen to the legendary voice of Skip Carey, gritting my teeth through anxiety filled comeback win night after night as we clawed our way towards the end of the regular season 😁…. And while it took me until my later years to appreciate just how legendary that series was, it still was never anything but fond memories, even the memory of being rounded up by the red dog squad of the GBI because my mother listened (for once) to the pleas of the two boys, and straight up spider-womaned up the side of a building with a group of men who then came down and opened the door, allowing us to watch the parade from the roof. (they let us go :D) Aaaaaand then we just happened to be a few hundred feet away from the shooting that happened later at Underground…. I loved every minute of it and it’s one of the most glorious memories of my childhood
In World Series history there have been only 2 series where the home team won all games. The first was Twins-Cardinals in 1987, and the second is this series - ‘91 Twins-Braves. Frank Viola was amazing in 87, but Jack Morris’s effort in game 7 of ‘91 was one of the greatest games ever pitched, and certainly the best I’ve ever seen. Great pick for your best series ever.
When I saw the title of the video I was like, "If he is calling a WS the greatest ever and its not 1991 then he's utterly CRACKED!" So good job! Of course I'm probably a bit biased since I'm a Twins fan. But objectively speaking NOTHING will ever top Black Jack Morris' 10 inning 1-0 game 7 shutout. Again, TEN INNING 1-0 GAME 7 SHUTOUT!!!
Thank you for this, as a partisan Twins fan this has always been my favorite World Series. There were many legends, Black Jack Morris will always be remembered, but it was a team effort.
I was 8 years old when this Series happened. It was the first time my parents let me stay up late to see the end of each game. Though not a Twins fan (and definitely not a Braves fan, lol), no other Series comes close to that one.
Loved this. I was fortunate to be in attendance at both Games 6 & 7 of this series. Minnesota sports teams seem to live under some sort of ongoing curse (Vikings & Timberwolves are great examples) but if that is the cost for having played in/won this series... it was probably worth it.
When i started watching this video because of the title, I wasn't expecting to see this series as the subject. I was a 12 year old. The twins became a part time favorite of mine after the 87 series. THe braves were my favorite though (Thank you TBS) I had been watching them since I was like 8. Dale Murphy was my favorite, but this was my first time seeing the braves have a playoff run.
I remember exactly where I was when I was listening to that game on the radio. I will never forget it. What a game, The best. I wanted the Braves to win.
Great vid! Watched game seven in 2020 when mlb vault was showcasing games. That was a great series, the vault. Jm should look into highlighting past games and maybe even streaming the “greatest games” of our sport and doing a live commentary to give it a modern feel. Too many great games and series are forgotten sadly. You guys are now the ambassadors for the next generation and they need to know where it comes from to understand where it is going.
I absolutely loved this magical season! Lifelong Twins fan that has since relocated. When I heard the announcer say "touch em all Kirby Puckett" It immediately took me back. For years after that, WCCO would play that line when Twins games would come on. As an odd clash, my stepdad's family lived in Atlanta, so they didn't share our enthusiasm.
It's hard to describe just how improbable the Atlanta Braves' rise was. I grew up Georgia assuming that the World Series was an annual event in which the Braves weren't invited -- that only professional teams could consider. And then, suddenly, in a single season, they broke through.
This was good. So was 2011, 2016, 97 , 01. Maybe throw 1960 and 1954 in there but before my time. 1960 is wild since Yankees crushed pirates in runs scored but still lost.
1960 world series is the only world series to be walked off, game 7 walk off homerun for the Pirates. But my favorite is 2011 because I am a cardinals fan!
I absolutely 100% agree that the 1991 WS was the best one in recent decades. When I saw the title of this video I was wondering, hoping that this was going to be about the 1991 Series and you did not disappoint. Great great choice, in fact, it is the only right choice. Every game was close, every game had drama, every game was a nail-biter. It was thrilling to watch.
I was just out of the military in Sept of 91, moved back home to minnesota and witnessed this WS... For me it was my first as I was going through basic training in 87 and I didn't get to see any of that game. Nail biter the whole way through. Great vid!
16:55 that line is ingrained in my head as one of Joe Buck's best calls ever. Had no idea presumably his dad made the same call here. hell of a callback by joe buck
Fun fact: In the 4th Inning of 2011 WS Game 6, the FOX broadcast brought up the question "How many World Series Game 6's ended up as a walk off win?" Tim Mccarver talked with Joe Buck how he remembered one: his father Jack made the "We will see you tomorrow night" call in 1991. Sure enough, when David Freese hit that walk off, Joe Buck paid tribute to his father by making the same call.
That's correct, Jack Buck was calling the 1991 World Series on CBS television alongside Tim McCarver, who would 20 years later, be in the booth with Jack's son Joe on Fox, when David Freese hit his walk off home run in the World Series.
Yeah, Joe has now done *two* famous spin-offs of daddy Jack’s legendary call: -“And we’ll see you later tonight!” (2004 ALCS) -“And we will see you tomorrow night!” (2011 WS) He still hasn’t nailed it though. In my mind, the contraction “we’ll” rolls off the tongue way better than “we will.” And “tomorrow night” feels so much more poetic than “later tonight.” Perhaps this old Twins fan is a little biased.
I was in a temporary position at Emory University in Atlanta where I shared an office with a visiting professor from Poland. He knew absolutely nothing about baseball at the beginning of the playoffs but every day we would spend 10 or 15 minutes talking about the rules and what he had seen in the previous game. By the end of the series he was a knowledgeable, albeit disappointed, Braves fan. What a way to learn baseball!
Nice job! I lived it and you summarized the best moment in MN sports very well! We don't have much to hang our hats on... so this was and still is big for us!
Thanks for uploading this, man! I’ve heard the talk about it, but didn’t know too much about it. I needed more context, along with footage itself, and you did a great job of that! After watching this, I fully agree this is the greatest World Series ever. My top 5 would be: 1991 2001 2016 2011 2017
Born and raised in southern MN and was 10 in 87 and 14 in 91. I fell asleep during both game 7s only to be woken up by yelling and screaming. It may be that I am a MN fan, but the 91 series is the best Ive watched. I have watched virtually every series since but 91 is still the best just based off the teams and the drama the games had. I have the 91 series on DVD and its nice to go back and watch it in all its glory.
I'm still waiting for this 90s Braves team to get featured in a Secret Base "Collapse" video. There has never been another team that deserves such an "honour"
The current version of the Braves will be one in 10-15 years. I really hope we can get a couple titles before that happens (unlikely with Philly in the way and our top guys playing like scrubs in the playoffs).
I’ll never forget that series. I grew (and still am) I big Tiger fan. I wanted Jack Morris to win and I grew up playing against Steve Avery and it was crazy to see a guy I played against pitching in the World Series. There were so many individual performances that won and lost it for their teams. Jack pitched the best game 7 we will ever see. Deservingly finally made it into the HOF. 👏👏👏👏👏
I was 8 and I got to go to every game in Minneapolis of the ‘91 series. We sat on the field in the 3rd base box. Pretty lucky that my dad worked for Topps for 40 years. All I really remember was the sound. It’s as so loud.
That would be amazing! My Grandpa had season tickets for 2 different spots on the lower level for every year that I can remember from my childhood. He had seats right behind first base (13th row) and center field (first row) right above the 408 sign on the fence. I didn't get to see any of the playoff games that year, but I did get be there for any other game that I wanted to attend. Your dad and my grandpa probably crossed paths at some point.
Admittedly I come from a place of bias as a Tigers fan, but I'm going to give a shoutout to the 1968 World Series. Tigers over Cardinals in 7. The Detroit riots happened the year prior, the Tigers had a few games rescheduled, and gassed from multiple double-headers, fell 1 game short of the AL pennant. It was the year of the pitcher. Gibson of the Cards and McLain of the Tigers were the MVPs and Cy Youngs. McLain had over 30 wins, Gibson had been doing unreal things for years and continued right into the World Series, with 17 strikeouts. But the Tigers #2 pitcher Mickey Lolich came out of nowhere, winning Games 2, 5, and 7 (all complete games), hitting an HR in the process. You have the Tigers' clutch decision to move Mickey Stanley to SS for the first time ever in his career, the tightening to a two-man pitching rotation mid-series, the Tigers reversing a 3-1 deficit, a wild triple in Game 7, a monster throw from outfield to home to tag out a Cards runner...it had everything.
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Glad to report that I am indeed a doofus and Kirby Puckett is (very deservedly) in the Hall of Fame.
Also, the 1992 nlcs was a world series in itself.
Almost commented this. Great video, gotta have some catharsis after seeing my Twins drop the DS.
Don't crop the 4:3 footage, pls. Can you reupload with the full picture
Such a great series!!
Yeah I was about to say
My favorite anecdote from this WS is that after Jack Morris pitched his 9th scoreless inning in game 7, manager Tom Kelly approached him and told him that he would be taken out for the 10th, Morris flat out refused to be removed from the game. In response to Morris's intransigence, Kelly replied "Ah hell, it's only a game" and sent his starter out for the 10th.
That's great. My favorite is that in game 6 Puckett didn't like facing Leibrandt so he told Chili he was going to bunt. He knew Chili could hit him. Then Chili got all existential about how maybe this moment wasn't made for Chili Davis, but maybe it was made for Kirby Puckett to win the game. Then he hits the walk-off.
I've also heard Jack Morris told Tom Kelly that if he puts somebody else in there would be 2 pitchers on the mound.
They don't show the video of Kelly and Morris' conversation. There is a clear scene of Morris EMPHATICALLY TELLING Kelly no.
What's even more crazy is that when interviewed years later, Morris stated that the Twins didn't even offer him a contract.for the 1992 season in the off season- they just let him walk. THATS insane!!!
@@nicholasherrald2866 I do not think that is correct I think they offered him one they just did not come back with another offer after the Blue Jays offer to meet or beat that offer.
He would’ve never pitch that many innings against a good lineup
Kirby Puckett was a first ballot hall of famer (2001), but it is a shame that most people have forgotten him because his career was cut short.
Well there’s also the domestic violence…
@@jaimelannister1797 Shhhh, we like to forget that he made some pretty gross mistakes. Let's erect more statues of him outside Target Field.
Best player rver
Sad that is what you remember
Tony Gwynn is the same. But he played 20 years.
Such an amazing series. After game 7 even Mark Lemke said, "The only thing better would have been if we stopped after nine innings and cut the trophy in half."
As one pundit put it, "It may not have been great baseball but it was great theater."
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One more neat bit about Morris’ performance: he’s a Saint Paul guy. This is his hometown team. While he’ll always be remembered as a Tigers legend first, I think there’s something very special in the hometown hero showing up big when it mattered most. I wish Joe Mauer had that kind of opportunity, but alas.
I was at Game 6 in Minneapolis. I'm originally from Iowa, and was living in Charles City at the time and my step-father surprised me with the tickets one day. You can imagine what that would do to a 12 year old baseball fan! So my step-father and I were both watching the series very closely, hoping to god there'd be a Game 6. Anyway, the game was nuts man. Had me on the edge of my seat. It was the loudest thing I think I've ever witnessed. When Kirby Puckett got up and nailed that home run, I couldn't hear myself think. I was yelling to my step dad, and I couldn't even hear what I was saying or feel if my vocal cords were vibrating. It was THAT loud. Greatest sporting experience of my life! I STILL have the program somewhere in my items in Iowa. I need to try and find that the next time I'm there!
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What a story. Glad you got to experience it.
wow, I was 10 at home in Maine. I had to wait 13 more years to jump in excitment.
The Metrodome was loud!
@@Cory_Springer loudest thing I've ever been to. Has never been beat.
“And we’ll see you tomorrow night!” Still gets me. 😢
Greatest call in World Series history.
It’s amazing how we see it now, it was widely criticized as the time. But I agree, it’s the perfect call and letting the crowd roar afterwards was pure magic.
@@CubeAprilI never knew it was criticized at the time, why was that?
@@christiangonzales8807people said it was unenthusiastic and didn’t match the moment
@@christiangonzales8807. Put it this way. If Atlanta had hit that homerun (and ignoring the fact that of course they were the road team), Buck would have gone nuts. Just listen to his calls of other moments that were great for the Braves vs great for the Twins.
This was the year a 6 year old me, a relatively new resident of Minnesota, discovered and fell in love with baseball. I’ve been a Twins fan ever since. I’m still not entirely sure how baseball entered my life as my family does not care about sports, but I’m so grateful that I did and this was a great year for it to happen.
Same for me (except 7 years old). Die hard Twins fan since, albeit the late 90s were not so great!
Appreciate you throwing in the John Gordon call for Kirby's walkoff. His signature line was 'Touch em all' after a Twins player hit a homerun and the only time he said it twice was for the game 6 walkoff.
People are naming other "famous moment" series, but the biggest clincher about this series is how bloody competitive it was in almost every game. The cute line about it is "in 5 of 7 games the game was decided in the winning team's last at-bat." Games 3 (12 innings), 4 (9 innings), 6 (11 innings), and 7 (10 innings) were all walkoff wins and game 2 had the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 8th by the Twins.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. 1991 was the best world series in recent memory.
I clicked on this video to see if you made the correct choice for best World Series ever. You did. I watched every pitch of this series with no rooting interest & it was unforgettable.
Two other cool facts: It was the first (and I think only?) time that both teams in the WS went from Worst to First in one season. Also: the hometown won each game. I was living in Georgia at the time, and unless you grew up in Atlanta in the 1980's you can't understand what 1991 felt like. The Braves were so bad (like the video explains) that it felt like they ceased to exist. No one talked about them. But then they started not just winning, but winning in miraculous fashion. The 91-93 teams had more comeback victories than any team I've ever seen, or at least it felt that way. Also, there were no Florida Marlins back then, so it wasn't just Georgia that was in a fever dream and tomahawk chopping their brains out: it was the entire South. Unless you were there you just can't understand how electrifying it was to have a team be sooo bad for so long and then suddenly become a freaking dynasty. But you also can't fathom how absolutely crushed we were to make it to extra innings of game 7 in the World Series only to lose. But hey--the dynasty had begun. Great video, thank you.
I like the "1st team to come back from 0-3 to when a 7 game series." Not WS, but who cares. Thats my favorite fact.
Jack Morris in Game 7 was the greatest performance by a pitcher that I've ever seen.
This series made me love baseball, but realize how it can break your heart. I was allowed to stay up late for the first time ever on school nights to watch this. We lived about 4 hours from Atlanta and my Dad and I would see the Braves at least once a year (oh...they use to give discount coupons at GA welcome rest stops for Braves' games in the late 80s). Part of what makes it great, if you watched in '91, is that the last two games were both so close. The great dramatic end.....P.S. Kent Hrbek is on my 'enemies' list.
1987 and 1991, I watched every pitch of both series. I was in high school in 87 and college in 91. Now I can't make time to sit through one game. Great memories.
The sequence starting at 12:18 with the pitcher getting ready, delivering the pitch, falling out of frame, and the runner then coming into frame from the direction the pitcher left was super cool for some reason
This World Series was literally the first exposure to baseball I ever had as a kid. I was 7.
I've been hooked ever since.
As a lifelong Twins fan, so thankful for this Jolly, great job man!
I was a 14 yr old kid in northern Minnesota in 91. An amazing time to be a twins fan!
was the same age, about 30 miles from Minneapolis at the time. AMAZING!
Mauer killed it in that series!
The 91' Twins are and always will be my favorite pro team in any sport ever. So many elements to the series I don't where to begin. One thing the young man brought up in the video which was astute, and largely forgotten, is the fact the Twins got to set their rotation. That, along with literally another half dozen reasons, was the difference in the series. I can vividly remember crapping my pants before Game 6. Steve Avery, at that moment in time, was the Braves starter I feared the most. Once we got through that game I felt pretty good about our chances. Of course, I had no idea the 3-4 hours during Game 7 would be the most excruciating sports hours of my life. Holy smokes what a series.
This series was so insane there were a million other things you could have also added. Mark Lemke would have been WS MVP had Atlanta won. In the fifth inning of game 4, Brian Harper stopped 2 men from scoring with terrific plays at the plate. Lonnie Smith had a 3 game homer streak in the world series. Also his 4 different different team he was in the world series with.
Before game 6, Kirby walked into the clubhouse after admittedly having a down series to that point and announced to the team "climb on my back tonight boys!"
Game 2 and game 3 started the exact same way with Dan Gladden reaching base with miscommunication on a flyball involving David Justice.
In game 7, the 8th inning (top and bottom of the inning) the bases loaded with 1 out, and both sides got a massive, unconventional double play.
Terry Pendleton lost 8 straight world series games in the metrodome.
The 2013 redsox are the only team since to finish in last, and win it all the next year.
They are the only current minnesota based team win a championship.
In game 3, the two teams used
Almost every player on their teams.
And Tom Kelly was forced to pinch hit Closer Rick Augilara eigth the bases loaded and 2 outs in the top of the 12th. And he hit a rocket to CF that was caught.
Thanks for sharing.
Well, the Lynx have 4 championships, but yeah the rest of the teams have had so many letdowns. Proud of the Twins' push this year.
LMAO. WNBA knowledge dropped! I guess that counts as a professional team, albeit one not too many care about. Well played
Aguilera was actually a very decent hitter for a pitcher and had been a starter in the national league so hed had plenty of major league at bats. Kelly had used Rick as a pinch hitter previously throughout the season, though only on nights he wouldn't be expected to pitch.
I think the commissioner’s daughter got hit in the head with a foul ball in game 1 or two
I was stationed in the Netherlands and watched the series on AFN Soesterberg. When Gladden scored in Game 7 to win it, I was outside at 0530 yelling at the top of my lungs. My next door neighbor looked at his wife and said "well we now know the Twins won it". Best sports memory of my life.
I think its pretty obvious that Gant fell off the bag. Its a good thing Herby was there to catch him in fact, could've been injured!
Dude, I was an angsty 17 year old obsessed with baseball. That call was a travesty. It was an ugly outcome to an obvious play. I'll leave it at that.
@KingJ64 I was a bit younger at 12. Kent Hrbek lived in the neighborhood (must stop for trick or treating). I'm just glad he was there to ensure Gant wasn't hurt. I wonder why he fell in the first place? Must've been lost in the moment I guess.
The so called “T-Rex tag” is why I rock a Twins custom jersey with 14 and “T-Rex” on it, to this day.
The only worse call in World Series history was Denkinger in '85, but that was an honest mistake. Coble's call was pure stupidity.
Saved Gant from potential injury. That's Minnesota Nice.
As a lifelong Twins fan growing up playing little league in Minnesota thru the 80s/90s... I can tell you the series was nothing short of the best sporting event in HUMAN HISTORY 💯
... especially if you were a human from Minnesota
"Touch em allllll Kirby Puckett!" Still brings a tear of joy to my eyes!
I am a White Sox fan that dated a twins fan for a few years. Even her father who was in attendance couldn’t have described - in detail - the way Jolly does! This was amazing and I felt joyous when watching them win it!
I'm just here for the piano outro music at the end. Seriously though, great spotlight on an awesome World Series. Thanks, and cheers.
Kirby Pucket was put into the Hall of Fame back in 2001. Great video though my guy!
These were the days. As an 11 yr old in 1991 i remember this series very well. Lemke was on fire and that Kirby walk off hr was epic along with the game 7 pitching duel. Early 90's baseball was just magical.
This is the greatest World Series of _modern times_ . But the greatest World Series EVER is the 1924 World Series, in my opinion. Between the Washington Senators and the New York Giants. Four of the games were decided by 1 run, one by 2 runs (with the bases being loaded as the game ended), one by 3 runs (with the tying run at the plate), and one by 4 runs (though it was a 1-run game in the 8th inning).
Games 1 and 2 each featured 9th inning comebacks, while Game 7 featured the Senators trailing 3-1 in the 8th inning and tying it, and proceeding to win it 4-3 in the 12th (the longest Game 7 in World Series history). Walter Johnson, perhaps the greatest pitcher who ever lived, entered Game 7 in relief as an 18-year veteran. One ONE DAY of rest after a complete game loss in Game 5, he pitched 4 shutout innings of relief -- the 9th through 12th innings -- escaping multiple jams. And he won 4-3, defeating a Giants team that had just won its fourth consecutive pennant. It's the only title the Senators won during their time in Washington.....and the funniest part is, that team went on to become the Minnesota Twins.
First and best World Series I have ever seen. Basically fell in love with baseball because of this series ❤❤❤ Also kicked off a lifetime of memories watching World Series with my family.
What a ride! I wish I was alive to witness that series. What a true back-and-forth contest between these two teams. I loved the 2010s Giants dynasty series wins, but this 1991 series is head and shoulders above those. I hope we get a World Series as exhilarating as this one soon (or at least as crazy as the 2016 one)!
I've got the whole series on VHS!!! His name is pronounced Greg GAG-KNEE... It is spelled exactly like former wrestler Greg Gagne... Gant's momentum helped Hrbek pull him off of 1st base...
I think for best World Series in our lifetime, the argument is between 2014 and 2016. Both were wild series and a joy to watch. Though I will say, if Alex Gordon went home on that final play it could’ve been the most exciting finish we’ve ever seen.
Down memory lane we go ( as Twin Cities radio icon Dark Star used to say). I was livid at management when they traded Frankie V after the '87 Series win but they proved they knew what they were doing by the time that '91 season played out. The Series was as electric as you describe and an hour documentary could be filled with stories and highlights I'm sure. Thanks for the fun review.
I have only been to one World Series game in my life and my wife and I were lucky to attend game 6 in 1991. What a phenomenal game!! It was so loud in the Metrodome that may ears were ringing for several days afterwards. Puckett was clutch!!
My first memory of watching baseball on tv is watching the 1991 WS (I was 8 at the time). I think that series started my lifelong love of the game and MLB.
I remember watching this series. Game 7, 10 shutout innings is insane. Great video.
I was 15 when this series happened, and a twins fan, and it was pure magic. Especially that game 7.
This is without a doubt the best series. So many firsts happen in this series with it also being the loudest recorded
This World Series was fantastic according to what my family has told me about it and the clips I have seen. I do hope to see a championship during my lifetime as a Twins fan. Or any championship from one of Minnesota’s men’s sports teams. 😅
That Yankees Diamondbacks series was nuts too
As a lifelong Twins fan that was born in ‘85 I was aware that it was a special series but this is the first deep dive into it that I have seen.
Loved the video!
There were 2 World Series I saw that I would pick as the best. 1 and 1a.
1972 and 1975, although for me the wrong team won both times.
My favorite World Series was 1984.
Don't mess with Hrbek.
There were two players in this World series, who might have made the NHL and one of them was drafted by the L.A. Kings!!
Trivia time, who knows the answer and how many of you, originally got the info from a Trading card, (I can't remember if it was baseball or hockey but I collected both and I'm leaning towards a Donruss Baseball card, because they almost always, had the longest write-ups, on the back!
Just don't ask them for more than 5 or 6 seasons of stats, no room left for that.. lol
Cheers.
I’ll agree. I was 9. I was a sports fan, in the simplest definition. I remember watching this and falling in love with The Braves because of it. I was baseball obsessed after.
You deserve more subscribers, brother man. Great stuff you got here
Fantastic Video. I could not agree more. I was 17 and watched every pitch of that series. I lived in Southern California, had TBS, and was rooting for the Braves 100%. I've maintained this ever since. 94 Jays, 2001 Backs, I'd say the Cubs v. Indians was one of the best. I'd say the Giants V Angels was too. However, Morris pitching a 10 inning Shutty. Was all piss and vinegar, and guts. Plus, I met Kirby once and I loved it.he remembered my name. He was a badass, may he rest in peace. The only thing missing, (and I understand the cultural sensitivity and choice not to glorify) was "The Chop". This was after Sid Bream beat a wet noodle arm Barry Bonds to the plate running like a 3 toed Sloth. The Chop was iconic. It was loud and awesome and transcended Baseball and become its own thing. I am sorry if I offended anyone by my joy I took in it, however it gives me goosebumps remembering watching 50,000 Braves Fans doing this in every scoring opp. I wish there was a clip. It was intense and completely original to the year and moment. I loved it and the passion it was used.
So nice to see someone acknowledge how incredible the 91 WS truly was. Game 6 and 7 ... Just wow.
As a young guy and always watching baseball a sport I dearly love and miss terribly, I went through my childhood watching pretty much only the Reds,and the braves as both teams were the only teams covered locally by a couple of the TV stations were i live. I have very fond memories of rooting on the two teams I watched and followed the most. Other than the year I followed one of the best teams to my recollection The Red Sox in the early to middle 90s I had my two teams The Reds, and The Braves, watching those teams battle it out in person as a kid, even witnessing on one occasion in Cincinnati, my late father take off after a Brett Butler foul ball diving in the isle and catching the foul ball, this was captured by many cameras and on TV as well that ball set in my families restaurant for many years as a reminder of a very good time spent with my late father, boy I sure do miss those times , it was a time of great wholesome baseball experiences.
Over the spring I had a sick day and sat down to watch this game 7, I would’ve loved to have watched this one live! What a way to cap off a fantastic series.
thank you for this trip down memory lane. i was 4 years old when this happened and have fuzzy memories of watching baseball and celebrating, but not really understanding what was going on. also enjoyed the appreciation of kirby puckett. truly a one of a kind player and one of my childhood heroes.
I remember pretty much everything from that series even though I was a month shy of my 8th birthday. Puckett's catch and blast, Morris' pitching, Larkin's bloop winner, and my school decked out in Twins gear waving Homer Hankies and pennants parading through the neighborhood while teachers blew whistles. Then watching the big parade at school on tv. One the most fun times of my life.
I remember reading a book called World Series Classics, which had the top 5 (in the author's opinion) back when I was maybe12 or 13 (back in the late 1990's). 1991, 1975, 1947, 1924 and 1912. It's a bit dated (written by Dan Gutman), but I found it such an amazing read back then. I do think it made some great points and went through each series game by game. Great video, and I hope you put the deek in Game 7 in there. I'll find out in a minute.
The catch by Greg Olson was freaking phenomenal! The toss from his glove to his hand was perfect 👌
Brought me right back to 1991 and age 11. As a Blue Jays fan the next two years were so special largely because of this series! That Jack Morris performance pops in my head sporadically and I barely watch baseball anymore. It was very special.
Dude - super well done. Baseball is my favorite sport for the very reasons you so amazingly outlined in this video: the drama, the intrigue, and the fact that there is no other game on earth where those little intangibles can all of a sudden become the way you win a championship.
What a great video. Thank you
I wasn’t QUITE yet in high school - I lost SOOOO much sleep all the way through to the end of that WS, sneaking under my covers nearly every night to listen to the legendary voice of Skip Carey, gritting my teeth through anxiety filled comeback win night after night as we clawed our way towards the end of the regular season 😁…. And while it took me until my later years to appreciate just how legendary that series was, it still was never anything but fond memories, even the memory of being rounded up by the red dog squad of the GBI because my mother listened (for once) to the pleas of the two boys, and straight up spider-womaned up the side of a building with a group of men who then came down and opened the door, allowing us to watch the parade from the roof. (they let us go :D) Aaaaaand then we just happened to be a few hundred feet away from the shooting that happened later at Underground….
I loved every minute of it and it’s one of the most glorious memories of my childhood
In World Series history there have been only 2 series where the home team won all games.
The first was Twins-Cardinals in 1987, and the second is this series - ‘91 Twins-Braves.
Frank Viola was amazing in 87, but Jack Morris’s effort in game 7 of ‘91 was one of the greatest games ever pitched, and certainly the best I’ve ever seen.
Great pick for your best series ever.
The home team won all 7 games in the 2001 World Series also when the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees.
When I saw the title of the video I was like, "If he is calling a WS the greatest ever and its not 1991 then he's utterly CRACKED!" So good job! Of course I'm probably a bit biased since I'm a Twins fan. But objectively speaking NOTHING will ever top Black Jack Morris' 10 inning 1-0 game 7 shutout. Again, TEN INNING 1-0 GAME 7 SHUTOUT!!!
Thank you for this, as a partisan Twins fan this has always been my favorite World Series. There were many legends, Black Jack Morris will always be remembered, but it was a team effort.
brian harper was my coach during club ball. wonderful coach and even better person!
I was 8 years old when this Series happened. It was the first time my parents let me stay up late to see the end of each game. Though not a Twins fan (and definitely not a Braves fan, lol), no other Series comes close to that one.
Loved this. I was fortunate to be in attendance at both Games 6 & 7 of this series. Minnesota sports teams seem to live under some sort of ongoing curse (Vikings & Timberwolves are great examples) but if that is the cost for having played in/won this series... it was probably worth it.
@JollyOlive: I love your content and I love how you don’t even try to hide how deeply you love the Game. Respect, brother.
When i started watching this video because of the title, I wasn't expecting to see this series as the subject. I was a 12 year old. The twins became a part time favorite of mine after the 87 series. THe braves were my favorite though (Thank you TBS) I had been watching them since I was like 8. Dale Murphy was my favorite, but this was my first time seeing the braves have a playoff run.
I remember exactly where I was when I was listening to that game on the radio. I will never forget it. What a game, The best. I wanted the Braves to win.
Great vid! Watched game seven in 2020 when mlb vault was showcasing games. That was a great series, the vault. Jm should look into highlighting past games and maybe even streaming the “greatest games” of our sport and doing a live commentary to give it a modern feel. Too many great games and series are forgotten sadly. You guys are now the ambassadors for the next generation and they need to know where it comes from to understand where it is going.
I absolutely loved this magical season! Lifelong Twins fan that has since relocated. When I heard the announcer say "touch em all Kirby Puckett" It immediately took me back. For years after that, WCCO would play that line when Twins games would come on. As an odd clash, my stepdad's family lived in Atlanta, so they didn't share our enthusiasm.
It's hard to describe just how improbable the Atlanta Braves' rise was. I grew up Georgia assuming that the World Series was an annual event in which the Braves weren't invited -- that only professional teams could consider. And then, suddenly, in a single season, they broke through.
What wasn't stated is that both teams won their home games and lost their road games. Great series and video.
In 87 I had a t shirt that said "4 in the dome is better than 3 in the Busch"
@@lesgobrandon9444Brilliant!
I was born during this world series it will go down as probably the greatest series in MN sports history. Brings a tear to my eyes!
I will never forget that night and that series. Puckett and especially Morris.
1991? You are 100% correct. Then for both teams to come from worst to first? Amazing!
Edit: btw: 1975 was close.
This was good. So was 2011, 2016, 97 , 01. Maybe throw 1960 and 1954 in there but before my time. 1960 is wild since Yankees crushed pirates in runs scored but still lost.
born and raised in northern minnesota..i watched every minute on the edge of my chair,even sweeter was my sister was a braves fan
1960 world series is the only world series to be walked off, game 7 walk off homerun for the Pirates. But my favorite is 2011 because I am a cardinals fan!
Game 6 will forever live on in the memories of everyone who was there that night. Touch'em all Kirby Puckett, touch'em all.
“And we’ll see you tomorrow night” still gives me goosebumps after all these years.
I absolutely 100% agree that the 1991 WS was the best one in recent decades. When I saw the title of this video I was wondering, hoping that this was going to be about the 1991 Series and you did not disappoint. Great great choice, in fact, it is the only right choice. Every game was close, every game had drama, every game was a nail-biter. It was thrilling to watch.
I was just out of the military in Sept of 91, moved back home to minnesota and witnessed this WS... For me it was my first as I was going through basic training in 87 and I didn't get to see any of that game. Nail biter the whole way through. Great vid!
16:55 that line is ingrained in my head as one of Joe Buck's best calls ever. Had no idea presumably his dad made the same call here. hell of a callback by joe buck
Fun fact: In the 4th Inning of 2011 WS Game 6, the FOX broadcast brought up the question "How many World Series Game 6's ended up as a walk off win?" Tim Mccarver talked with Joe Buck how he remembered one: his father Jack made the "We will see you tomorrow night" call in 1991. Sure enough, when David Freese hit that walk off, Joe Buck paid tribute to his father by making the same call.
That's correct, Jack Buck was calling the 1991 World Series on CBS television alongside Tim McCarver, who would 20 years later, be in the booth with Jack's son Joe on Fox, when David Freese hit his walk off home run in the World Series.
Yeah, Joe has now done *two* famous spin-offs of daddy Jack’s legendary call:
-“And we’ll see you later tonight!” (2004 ALCS)
-“And we will see you tomorrow night!” (2011 WS)
He still hasn’t nailed it though. In my mind, the contraction “we’ll” rolls off the tongue way better than “we will.” And “tomorrow night” feels so much more poetic than “later tonight.”
Perhaps this old Twins fan is a little biased.
I was turning 8 during this series, and it is one of my earliest baseball memories. Great video.
Watched it live. I still have the complete game video tapes. Probably the highlight of my sport-watching life.
For me game 6 between Cubs and Cleveland is the best WS game
But this one is probably the better overall series
Spot on! I believe Baseball Weekly (is it still around?) called it the best ever. So great it was, that it was exhausting! 😊
Twins fans out there utterly salivating over this video.
As a young kid living in Atlanta at the time those '91 and '92 seasons were absolutely WILD.
I was in a temporary position at Emory University in Atlanta where I shared an office with a visiting professor from Poland. He knew absolutely nothing about baseball at the beginning of the playoffs but every day we would spend 10 or 15 minutes talking about the rules and what he had seen in the previous game. By the end of the series he was a knowledgeable, albeit disappointed, Braves fan. What a way to learn baseball!
Nice job! I lived it and you summarized the best moment in MN sports very well! We don't have much to hang our hats on... so this was and still is big for us!
Watched the entire series and still have the game program, a Homer hanky, and the newspapers from the World Series win. Amazing series.
Thanks for uploading this, man! I’ve heard the talk about it, but didn’t know too much about it. I needed more context, along with footage itself, and you did a great job of that! After watching this, I fully agree this is the greatest World Series ever. My top 5 would be:
1991
2001
2016
2011
2017
Born and raised in southern MN and was 10 in 87 and 14 in 91. I fell asleep during both game 7s only to be woken up by yelling and screaming. It may be that I am a MN fan, but the 91 series is the best Ive watched. I have watched virtually every series since but 91 is still the best just based off the teams and the drama the games had. I have the 91 series on DVD and its nice to go back and watch it in all its glory.
I'm still waiting for this 90s Braves team to get featured in a Secret Base "Collapse" video. There has never been another team that deserves such an "honour"
The current version of the Braves will be one in 10-15 years. I really hope we can get a couple titles before that happens (unlikely with Philly in the way and our top guys playing like scrubs in the playoffs).
I’ll never forget that series. I grew (and still am) I big Tiger fan. I wanted Jack Morris to win and I grew up playing against Steve Avery and it was crazy to see a guy I played against pitching in the World Series. There were so many individual performances that won and lost it for their teams. Jack pitched the best game 7 we will ever see. Deservingly finally made it into the HOF. 👏👏👏👏👏
I was 8 and I got to go to every game in Minneapolis of the ‘91 series. We sat on the field in the 3rd base box. Pretty lucky that my dad worked for Topps for 40 years. All I really remember was the sound. It’s as so loud.
That would be amazing! My Grandpa had season tickets for 2 different spots on the lower level for every year that I can remember from my childhood. He had seats right behind first base (13th row) and center field (first row) right above the 408 sign on the fence. I didn't get to see any of the playoff games that year, but I did get be there for any other game that I wanted to attend. Your dad and my grandpa probably crossed paths at some point.
This was a great world series. I still remember watching it when I was a kid.
Admittedly I come from a place of bias as a Tigers fan, but I'm going to give a shoutout to the 1968 World Series. Tigers over Cardinals in 7. The Detroit riots happened the year prior, the Tigers had a few games rescheduled, and gassed from multiple double-headers, fell 1 game short of the AL pennant.
It was the year of the pitcher. Gibson of the Cards and McLain of the Tigers were the MVPs and Cy Youngs. McLain had over 30 wins, Gibson had been doing unreal things for years and continued right into the World Series, with 17 strikeouts. But the Tigers #2 pitcher Mickey Lolich came out of nowhere, winning Games 2, 5, and 7 (all complete games), hitting an HR in the process.
You have the Tigers' clutch decision to move Mickey Stanley to SS for the first time ever in his career, the tightening to a two-man pitching rotation mid-series, the Tigers reversing a 3-1 deficit, a wild triple in Game 7, a monster throw from outfield to home to tag out a Cards runner...it had everything.
What an electric start from morris. Didn’t know much about this series, really enjoyed this one jolly
He is so underrated he went on to help the Bluejays win the series the next year guy was un hittable in the playoffs a true hall of famer