As the Twins play their final regular-season home games at the Metrodome this weekend, some of the sports highlights on TV have focused on memorable moments at the dome over the course of its 28-year existence. There's the World Series wins in 1987 and 1991 of course, but this got me thinking.
Here's a list of my most memorable Metrodome moments at games I attended:
1. Watching Twins catcher Tim Laudner crush a pair of three-run homers to left during a blowout of the Cleveland Indians in 1988. My brother and I also got pitcher Frank Viola's autograph in the parking lot before the game.
2. Watching Viola get one of his 24 wins later that year with a 3-1 complete game win over the California Angels in July 1988.
3. Watching Oakland A's rightfielder Jose Canseco play a Kirby Puckett triple like what was later described in Sports Illustrated as "a pregnant Saint Bernard." Had fun listening to the fans jeering at Rickey Henderson in left field that game too.
4. Watching Twins pitcher Scott Erickson toss a shutout over Dave Winfield and the Toronto Blue Jays in the early 90's. The Twins' offense featured a home run by light-hitting backup catcher Lenny Webster.
5. Watching Seattle Mariners superstar Ken Griffey play in the same outfield as his father Ken Griffey Sr. in another Twins win.
6. Watching legends like Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson, 1965 AL MVP Zoilo Versalles and others play in an Upper Deck Legends game, which also for some reason included the Twins' 1987 Series menace Tom Lawless.
7. Watching Jack Morris get his 200th win during his only season as a Twin in April 1991 over the Mariners.
Those are the memories that come immediately to mind - what do you remember most about Twins games at the Dome?
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