1992 and 1993 what years for Canada, indeed a time for celebrations.
When many people think of Canada, people have often thought of things like maple syrup and hockey. Alot of people don't think about baseball.
3 years before, the Toronto Blue Jays would play their first baseball game in the SkyDome(now known as the Rogers Centre). 1989 would be a decent season for them. They would win their division for the second time in their short history. 1992, however, would be an even greater year, not just for the team, but for a city, and a nation, Canada. 1993 would be even greater.
Enough with the formalities. Lets go on to the 1992. The Toronto Blue Jays not only clinched their division back to back, 1992 would be magic. They would go to the World Series for the very first time. This was not only a first for the Jays, but for Canada.
The Atlanta Braves would take the first game. However, Toronto would strike back, winning three games. If they could win just one more, ONE MORE, the World Championship would belong to them. Well, it didn't come out that way. They would lose game 5 of the World Series.
However, not all was lost. Even if they didn't have the honor of winning at home, not all was lost. The likes of Pat Borders, Joe Carter, Mike Timlin, and David Cone were there. David Cone would take the hill, and for Atlanta, Steve Avery would take the hill. The Blue Jays would strike right away with a line drive from Joe Carter, scoring Devon White. But then, Deion Sanders of the Atlanta Braves scored a double and later scored off of a sacrifice fly from Terry Pendleton. All was not lost though.A defining moment, Mike Timlin would take the hill in the bottom of the 11th inning. The idea was for Otis Nixon to bunt and get to first.Well, he did bunt, but it didn't work. Otis Nixon was thrown out at first, and the Toronto Blue Jays would win the World Series.
It would be a first, for the Toronto Blue Jays, for Canada, the first international World Series ever. It was a celebration for Canada. But let's not stop there. 1993 would be big moment as well. In the 7th inning of game 6, the Phillies caught up the Blue Jays, leading the game 6 to 5. Then in the bottom of the 9th, the closer up at the hill, Mitch Williams, with his awkward windup. Before hand, Ricky Henderson, a fast man, was walked, followed by Devon White hitting a pop fly, followed by a single from Paul "the Ignitor" Molitor. Up to bat, Joe Carter. A big moment. He would incur a count of 2 balls and 2 strikes. The next swing, the ball went flying to left field, and over the fence. For the second year in a row, the World Series banner would fly in Canada. Joe Carter jubilantly running around the bases, he could not have been happier. Joe Carter became one of two baseball players to hit a home run to win a deciding World Series game.
1992, and 1993 would be a year of change, and for all intents and purposes, what the 1990s were all about. It was a time of breaking the stereotypes. Few people before then ever thought of Canada as being a place where there the World Series banner would fly. It flew over Canada twice. The 1992 and 1993 World Series could be a metaphor for, well, it is hard to describe. Maybe this is a metaphor for things being done that haven't been done before. Until 1992, the World Championship banner never flew over Canada. In 1982, Paul Molitor played in the 1982 World Series for the Milwaukee Brewers, and never got his World Series ring. In 1993, Paul Molitor would get his World Series ring. It was a great victory for Canada. The World Championship banner had always flown in the USA. This time, the championship of an American pastime would fly in Canada.
This is why I am typing this, on the 20th anniversary of the 1992 World Championship.
When many people think of Canada, people have often thought of things like maple syrup and hockey. Alot of people don't think about baseball.
3 years before, the Toronto Blue Jays would play their first baseball game in the SkyDome(now known as the Rogers Centre). 1989 would be a decent season for them. They would win their division for the second time in their short history. 1992, however, would be an even greater year, not just for the team, but for a city, and a nation, Canada. 1993 would be even greater.
Enough with the formalities. Lets go on to the 1992. The Toronto Blue Jays not only clinched their division back to back, 1992 would be magic. They would go to the World Series for the very first time. This was not only a first for the Jays, but for Canada.
The Atlanta Braves would take the first game. However, Toronto would strike back, winning three games. If they could win just one more, ONE MORE, the World Championship would belong to them. Well, it didn't come out that way. They would lose game 5 of the World Series.
However, not all was lost. Even if they didn't have the honor of winning at home, not all was lost. The likes of Pat Borders, Joe Carter, Mike Timlin, and David Cone were there. David Cone would take the hill, and for Atlanta, Steve Avery would take the hill. The Blue Jays would strike right away with a line drive from Joe Carter, scoring Devon White. But then, Deion Sanders of the Atlanta Braves scored a double and later scored off of a sacrifice fly from Terry Pendleton. All was not lost though.A defining moment, Mike Timlin would take the hill in the bottom of the 11th inning. The idea was for Otis Nixon to bunt and get to first.Well, he did bunt, but it didn't work. Otis Nixon was thrown out at first, and the Toronto Blue Jays would win the World Series.
It would be a first, for the Toronto Blue Jays, for Canada, the first international World Series ever. It was a celebration for Canada. But let's not stop there. 1993 would be big moment as well. In the 7th inning of game 6, the Phillies caught up the Blue Jays, leading the game 6 to 5. Then in the bottom of the 9th, the closer up at the hill, Mitch Williams, with his awkward windup. Before hand, Ricky Henderson, a fast man, was walked, followed by Devon White hitting a pop fly, followed by a single from Paul "the Ignitor" Molitor. Up to bat, Joe Carter. A big moment. He would incur a count of 2 balls and 2 strikes. The next swing, the ball went flying to left field, and over the fence. For the second year in a row, the World Series banner would fly in Canada. Joe Carter jubilantly running around the bases, he could not have been happier. Joe Carter became one of two baseball players to hit a home run to win a deciding World Series game.
1992, and 1993 would be a year of change, and for all intents and purposes, what the 1990s were all about. It was a time of breaking the stereotypes. Few people before then ever thought of Canada as being a place where there the World Series banner would fly. It flew over Canada twice. The 1992 and 1993 World Series could be a metaphor for, well, it is hard to describe. Maybe this is a metaphor for things being done that haven't been done before. Until 1992, the World Championship banner never flew over Canada. In 1982, Paul Molitor played in the 1982 World Series for the Milwaukee Brewers, and never got his World Series ring. In 1993, Paul Molitor would get his World Series ring. It was a great victory for Canada. The World Championship banner had always flown in the USA. This time, the championship of an American pastime would fly in Canada.
This is why I am typing this, on the 20th anniversary of the 1992 World Championship.
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