European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                There s no place like Dom twins win 7th in Row at Home by Jim Donaghy a baseball writer Minneapolis the Minnesota twins won their seventh straight postseason game at the metronome As Jack Morris survived a Toronto comeback to beat the Blue jays 5-4 in game 1 of the american league playoffs tuesday night. But neither team looked at Home in the dome. For two teams that play a lot of games indoors it Wasny to a very pretty display. There were balls lost in the lights and More than a few misjudged drives to the gaps. The Best-of-7 series was to continue wednesday afternoon. A the crowd was very special tonight a Minnesota manager Tom Kelly said. A a in a sure both sides were a Little pumped up. Maybe that a Why there were some  Minnesota which went from the Al West cellar last season to win the division this year built an Early Lead on uncharacteristic Speed and held on with a Strong performance by the bullpen. A i thought we played Well a Toronto manager Cito Gaston said. A we came Back. We probably could have run the bases  the Victory kept the twins postseason perfect in the 9-year-old metronome. Minnesota a last postseason loss at Home was at old metropolitan stadium in the 1970 league playoffs. Toronto starter Tom Candiotti was chased after 2vi innings allowing five runs on eight hits. His Knuck Leball rarely knuckled and Little else went right at the Start for the startled Blue jays who won eight of 12 games against the twins during the regular season a including two of three each of the last two weekends of the regular season. The twins said those games did no to matter and they proved it at the Start at least. When the twins won the world series in 1987, the noise in the metronome was counted among the reason for the first four game Home sweep in series history. The Homer hankies were out in Force again tuesday and the capacity crowd started raising the noise level to intolerable Levels before the game even started. When things got going Candiotti did nothing to quiet them. A sometimes when it gets loud the outfielders misjudge the sound of the Bat a said Candiotti who threw fewer knuckle balls than usual. A the dome was really a Factor  Brian Harper tags out Roberto Alomar who was trying to score on a double by Joe Carter. Umpire Larry Barnett readies the  1 wrap up Page 22 the twins scored two runs apiece in the first and second innings Ana added another in the third. In two starts for the Blue jays against the twins during the season Candiotti gave up four runs on nine hits in Llva innings. But in his last 14v5 innings he has allowed 19 runs on 24 hits. The Blue jays rallied for three runs on five consecutive singles off Morris in the sixth inning with John Olerud driving in a run and Kelly Gruber two. The inning was set up when Rookie second baseman Chuck Knoblauch lost Roberto Alomary a one out Popup in the lights. A that was the first Ball i have lost All season a Knoblauch said. A these things happen but we  Morris 22-5 in the metronome left after Grubert a single and Carl Willis escaped the Jam despite Candy Maldonado a drive to the Wall in deep left. For a moment left fielder Dan Gladden appeared to lose the Ball in the lights and roof. A i thought it might be going out when Maldonado hit it a Willis said. A i did no to feel my Best Quot Morris said. A i ran out of Gas in the sixth and i guess it  Willis pitched 2vi witless innings before Rick Aguilera got the last four outs for the save. A Carl was an amazing Story this year a Kelly said. A the came out of the minor leagues this season. When i came out to make the change he thanked me for putting me in  Willis started his pro career in 1983 and spent most of the time going from one minor league team to another. Gladden who ended the season in a 26-for-141 slump led off the twins first with a single and Knoblauch followed with another single. Gladden moved up on a Fly Ball and Knoblauch stole second to set up Chili Davis two run opposite Field single. Minnesota a pre game strategy was to hit the Ball up the Middle against Candiotti. It worked to perfection in the second when Shane Mack led off with a single off the pitchers foot. After stealing second and moving to third on a Fly Ball Mack scored on Greg Gagney a single up the Middle. Gladden who entered the game 3 for 16 lifetime against Candiotti singled again and Knoblauch followed with a hit and run single to score Gagne. Davis walked with one out in the third stole second and scored when right fielder Joe Carter Tost Brian harpers line drive in the marshmallow like ceiling. The stars and stripes october 10,1991 Page 24inside sports High school standings schedules a Page 20 prep showdown arrives saturday a Page 21 Durocher crafted own Persona a Page 21 Bando named pm of Brewers a Page 23 Sharks Post first nil win Page 23brewers new pm Bando axes tre Belhom u Milwaukee apr Tom tre Belhom was fired As manager of the Milwaukee Brewers wednesday a Day after Sal Bando took Over As general manager. Tre Belhom who had the Job for five years and compiled a 422-397 record was rumoured to be in trouble since the Brewers fell to 43-60 on aug. 3 and out of the Al East Pennant race. T he team however won 40 of its last 59 games to finish fourth at 83-79. Tree Elhorn a firing was the first item on the Agenda for Bando named senior vice president of baseball operations tuesday replacing longtime general manager 1 Larry Dalton w to was reassigned. Bando announced in a prepared statement he had decided not to renew tree Elhorn a contract. There was no mention in the release about the future of rebel Hom s staff which includes Don Baylor who has been mentioned As a managerial candidate for several teams. T he release also made no mention of possible successors although it is rumoured Bando is interested in Gene Tenavee his former teammate and Roommate on Oakland teams that won three straight world series in the mid-1970s. Tenavee is an assistant coach with the Toronto Blue jays who Are playing Minnesota in the Al playoffs. Tre Belhom is the third manager in three Days to be fired and the 11th since the Start of the season. On monday the new York Yankees tired slump Merrill. On tuesday the Boston red sox fired Joe Morgan and replaced him with Butch Hobson. Tre Belhom who played five seasons As a Catcher in the minors became the Brewers third base coach in 1986 after Tony Muser was seriously injured in a Spring training explosion. When George Bamberger retired with nine games left in that season tre Belhom finally got the Chance to manage in the big leagues. In 1985, he had managed the Brewers triple a team at Vancouver to the Pacific coast league title. Trebelhorn s first full major league season started with a Rush As the Brewers won their first 13 names. Tying a major league record but later they dropped 12 straight. They finished 91-71 and in third place for their first winning season in three years the following season they went 87-75 and were the last team to be eliminated from the Pennant race but again could Only manage third. Milwaukee then fell to .500 the following season and then 74-88 the next As veterans like Paul Molitor and Robin Yount called for changes in personnel. The Brewers started the 1991 season with optimism with the acquisitions of buggers Franklin Stubbs and Candy Maldonado and pitchers Ron Robinson Edwin Nunez and Julio Machado. The Brewers also signed Teddy Higuera once a 20-game Winner to a four year $13.4 million contract. But injuries depleted the Brewers staff As Robinson needed Elbow surgery and Higuera suffered a Tom rotator cuff. Stubbs and Maldonado proved ineffective As the Brewers fell out of the Pennant race by july