World Series: Did You Know?

The MVP of 1992 had a lot of trouble with the Atlanta Braves' running game.

It's ironic. There was Tim McCarver in the broadcast booth of CBS Sports. Tim was a speedster back in the day, so when he saw Atlanta running all over the place on Toronto catcher Pat Borders, it must have made him sad.

Pat had a fairly good 1992 season for the Blue Jays. He'd hit thirteen home runs, despite batting in the eight slot. Even Manuel Lee, who hit behind him, wasn't exactly a slough. Lee, though, hit .263 that year compared to Borders' .242. 

Described by Kevin Glew as, "...a blue collar, team-first player on a roster full of stars," Pat had made up for a lackluster 1991 season. Borders' American League Championship performance in '91 against the Minnesota Twins (Which Toronto lost in five games), showed he was clutch, to go along with a hit in his lone time up at that stage against Oakland in 1989 (Also a five-game loss), seemed to show that he could rise to the occasion when the Blue Jays needed him most. A bit of inconsistency season-to-season might have raised some eyebrows in the early 1990s. In 1990, he'd hit 15 home runs and batted .286, raising hopes that he'd make the fans forget about his predecessor, Ernie Whitt. And the other player who Pat competed with until 1992, for the catcher's job, Greg Myers. Great in 1990, way off in '91, back to a slugger the next year, but still only hitting .242. Was Pat Borders up to the challenge when it mattered most in '92?

Pat, though, added a home run in the 1992 American League Championship Series against Oakland. Better still, Toronto was finally over the hump. They got through in six games. The Toronto Blue Jays were heading to the World Series for the first time ever. So, how did Borders do overall? Well, he hit .318, to go along with his long ball and three runs driven in. Now, for the bad news: Willie Wilson of the Athletics stole seven bases, and Oakland finished with sixteen swipes in just six games! Toronto had overcome that to get to the final showdown.

Atlanta, though, had been to the World Series in 1991, and now were back a year later. Borders was going to have to rely on his bat and throwing arm to make himself miserable to the Braves. Could the lumber overcome the Braves' thunder around the bases? Pat was sure to be challenged by speedsters Otis Nixon (Who batted leadoff) and two-sports star, Deion "Prime Time" Sanders! 

All it took was one inning for Pat to find out about a Brave New World he was in. Fulton County Stadium, the Braves wanted another shot at Jack Morris, who'd beaten them in game seven of the Fall Classic prior to this.

There was Otis Nixon. Although generally a slap hitter, he poised a problem for Morris. And Borders. In the bottom of the first, Nixon singled and stole second. Credit Morris for getting out of what could have been a tough inning without a run.

Borders came up the next inning. Dave Winfield had started it off on the right foot, as Toronto got their first hit of Atlanta's Tom Glavine. Glavine bore down, and got the next two batters out. But, Borders singled to keep the rally alive. Manuel Lee forced Borders at second to end it.

The game settled down into a fine pitching duel. But Morris was having control problems, so Borders was helping him keep it all together as far as calling the game. Atlanta got two men on in the fourth, and two more the next inning. All via bases on balls. Jack also threw a wild pitch in the fourth, which put runners on second and third. Atlanta did not score either inning. Toronto actually had a 1-0 lead, as Joe Carter hit a solo home run in  the top of the fourth. However, from there, pretty much every batter (sans Borders) seemed to be stymied.

The sixth inning is where it all came apart. Morris got the first batter out. But then, Dave Justice walked. Sid Bream singled. Ron Gant hit a grounder to Manuel Lee. Lee got it to Roberto Alomar at second, but the ball had been hit too slow to turn two.

This was crucial. Gant stole second. The inning continued, where it could have ended had Gant hit the ball harder. And a steal of second eliminated the force. The next batter, Damon Berryhill (Himself, a catcher), hit a big, three-run home run. Pat Borders started the eighth inning off with a single, only to be erased via a double play.

So Atlanta won, 3-1. They'd trot out another ace in John Smoltz in the second game. Pat Borders and the Blue Jays were in for a long night.

It all seemed to come apart in the second. Dave Justice walked, and then stole second with one out (On the second pitch to Jeff Blauser) when Borders seemed to hesitate on the throw to second. The throw ended up in centre field, although the runner remained on second. Justice's steals in the 1992 regular season? Two. Now, everyone on the Braves was running!

Well, that led to a run. Smoltz held the lead through four innings, and even got some insurance along the way. The first two men were retired in the top of the fifth, and things looked grim. Atlanta was up 2-0, and their starter was having one awesome game, for the second day in a row.

Well, Blue Jay manager Cito Gaston wasn't happy with a wrapping that John Smoltz had added on a play at the plate in the fourth. He asked home plate umpire Mike Reilly about this, and Smoltz removed it. Would it make a difference?

Well, Pat Borders came up. His bat was hot. 2-3 in game one. Smoltz had gotten him up first time up, and now seemed poised for a 1-2-3 fifth. But removing the wrapping seemed to undo him here. Borders got ahead in the count, 2-1. After Smoltz threw a strike to even the count, he lost control of the situation. And of his pitches. His next pitch was low. Full count. The payoff pitch was taken by Borders, a fastball low. It paid off to take it, since it was ball four.

You know, from there, Toronto really woke up. Manuel Lee singled. So did pitcher David Cone. That scored Borders. Devon White came through with a single of his own. 2-2.

The good times didn't last for Pat and Toronto. Atlanta went right back, terrorizing him on the basepaths. Deion Sanders singled with one out in the Braves' half of the fifth. And...stole second. This led to a run. Atlanta knocked Cone out of the game. And they added a fourth run later in the frame.

Well, it was time for Pat to connect. He was 0-1 with a walk, but then got a two-bagger in the eighth. But no one was on. With two down and Candy Maldonado up (Pinch-hitting), Smoltz threw a wild pitch (a ball, of course) with the count 0-2. But Maldonado fanned on the very next offering from Smoltz.

Well, that inning didn't do the trick. The eighth was better. The Blue Jays clawed back to score, and knock out Smoltz. Still, it was 4-3 Braves in the top of the ninth. Jeff Reardon came in to close it out, and put Atlanta up 2-0 in the 1992 World Series. Borders smacked the first pitch he saw to right. It was well hit, but right at Dave Justice.

Well, Pat couldn't be the hero. But two pinch-hitters saved the day for the Jays. Derek Bell batted for Lee and walked. Then, another catcher for Toronto pinch hit. Ed Sprague took Reardon out of the park! 5-4, Blue Jays.

So, three more outs. Toronto sent out Tom Henke, their closer, to get it done. It wasn't easy. A hit-by-pitch. A stolen base by Ron Gant. A walk. Terry Pendleton popped out to end the game.

Back home at the SkyDome, Borders got a hit his first time up. Atlanta starter Steve Avery was every bit as good at Glavine and Smoltz. The Blue Jays led 1-0 early. A key out by Avery was in the bottom of the fifth.

Kelly Gruber, struggling with no hits since game two of the ALCS, walked with one away. Pat Borders was back up. While taking a strike, Sean McDonough, up in the CBS broadcast booth next to Tim McCarver, noted that Borders was (Albeit quietly) having one awesome postseason. "Borders with his base hit his first time up, now 11 for 29 in the postseason. That's a .379 average, the highest for any player on either team." Pat would foul off the next pitch, the 1-2. But he couldn't get his bat on the next pitch, which he swung on for strike three. Gruber stole second, so the out was big. But now, there were two away. Lee was retired to end the inning.

So, Atlanta seemed to wake up from there. Three hits off Juan Guzman scored a run to tie it in the third. In the eighth, an error by Gruber put Otis Nixon at first. On cue, he stole second on an 0-1 pitch to Deion Sanders. Guzman got both Sanders and Terry Pendleton out, but the inning continued as the Blue Jays took the bat out of Justice's hands. Dave was not going to steal second. But with runners on the corners, and without the benefit of a hit, Guzman faced Lonnie Smith. Smith came through with a big hit, Justice out trying to get to third. But Nixon had scored. Again, the stolen base had made a huge difference.

Still Guzman had pitched well, and Borders had caught a fair game. He was slated to bat second as the Jays took their lumber out in their half of the inning. Well, could Gruber get on again.

He did, but Borders would have no RBI chance. You see, Gruber smacked a home run! What a time. 2-2. And now, Borders looked to keep the rally going. He rocketed one to centre on Avery's 0-1. Surely, extra bases. Otis Nixon, however, was every bit the fielder that he was the batter, base stealer. On the warning track, no less, he leaped, and caught it! Toronto, discouraged, saw the next two batters go down.

And Atlanta, boasted by Nixon's great catch, looked to take the lead for the second time tonight in the top of the ninth. Duane Ward, the game two winner for the Blue Jays, took over for Juan Guzman. Alas, Sid Bream greeted him with a single. Brian Hunter came in to run. Was this for speed?

Well, the Braves went to the well one too many times. Hunter took off on a 2-2 to Jeff Blauser. Borders, to shortstop Lee...In time! And Lee had seen Blauser try to hold up his swing on the pitch. Had he gone around. He looked straight at Pat Borders, pointing to first. Pat asked first-base umpire, Dan Morrison, "Did he [Blauser] go [around]?" Yes! A huge double play!

"First they [Toronto Blue Jays] got the out at second, and what a big time for Pat borders to find the range in throwing somebody out, then they appealed down to first, and Dan Morrison got out the cash register to ring up Jeff Blauser!"

Well, that turn of events was great for the Toronto battery. Ward ended up the winning pitcher (For the second straight game) and Borders had himself a fine game. The Blue Jays would pull it out, walk-off style, in the bottom of the ninth, on Maldonado's single.

Okay, but can't Borders get an RBI? Well, game four was a lefy-lefty situation. For the Blue Jays, Jimmy Key. For the Braves, Tom Glavine. Atlanta seemed to have the edge, as Key had but one appearance, in relief, the American League Championship Series. Pat Borders worked out prior to the first pitch. Both ex-catcher (And now bench coach) Gene Tenace and bullpen coach John Sullivan worked on that arm. Normally, you work with the arm of the pitcher. But here, some help was needed in getting Pat to practice gunning that ball to second (Or perhaps third).

But Key helped the situation, including the catcher. Otis Nixon greeted Key with a single. You know the drill, eh? However, Nixon ended up picked off. Jeff Blauser, seeking redemption from last night, singled. Unlike Nixon, he was not picked off. He stole second. Key settled down, and got the next two men out. But, having allowed two hits, and a stolen base, would it be a short outing?

And could the Blue Jays get to Glavine? He'd allowed just four hits in game one, even though that's the same amount of hits Atlanta managed that night. Tom looked awesome. Sure, Roberto Alomar singled off him in the bottom of the first (And stole second, himself), but Toronto did not score. Down went the Blue Jays 1-2-3 in the second.

But up stepped the Toronto catcher to lead off the bottom of the third. On a 1-1 pitch, Glavine threw a changeup to Pat Borders. He launched it to left. It had the legs. But would it stay fair. Well, let's just say Borders got a Carlton Fisk like result: It hit the foul pole! 1-0, Blue Jays. Do you know how many home runs Pat got off lefties in the regular season? Zero.

"I didn't think it was gonna stay fair, or even get out of the park, so I was just heading towards second, trying to squeeze a double out it, maybe." This was such a big hit. Key seemed to be energized, along with the rest of the Blue Jays. And now, no one could ignore Borders on either team. He was 5-10 at the plate in the Fall Classic.

It wasn't as if Glavine didn't stick right with Key. In the fourth, the first two Toronto batters got on. Maldonado was next, but he only flied out. Borders would follow Gruber. But Kelly hit into an inning-ending double play.

Borders himself had another crack at Glavine the next inning, of course, but he grounded out. Part of a 1-2-3 fifth. Nixon singled with two away in the sixth. Would he try Borders again? Tim McCarver, never one to not know about situations exactly like this, said, "He'll be tested right here." But maybe that pickoff back in the first might make him think twice. Key nearly picked him off. What a difference having a left-handed pitcher work a game for Toronto did to the Atlanta running game. Nixon did not try to steal, because on the first pitch to Jeff Blauser, the Braves' shortstop hit it to third. Kelly Gruber just got the force at second.

Gruber drew a walk to lead off the last of the seventh. Toronto would need to start coming up with hits. They needed insurance, having failed to cash in two men the previous inning. Borders battled Glavine to 2-2, after trying to bunt Gruber to second. He smacked it to right. But Nixon easily got to it. Toronto ended up scoring a run anyways. Lee grounded out, moving Gruber into scoring position. Devon White singled Gruber home.

The run was big. Atlanta came back, and got a run on two hits, and a grounder. There were two away, and Key departed. Duane Ward came in, and fanned Nixon. That should have been the third out, but no.

Pat Borders couldn't stop the pitch in the dirt. It was scored a wild pitch. But the bottom like was, Brian Hunter was on first, and Otis Nixon on first. First pitch to Jeff Blauser, Otis took off. Pat didn't even bother throwing. To be fair, the pitch was inside and tough to handle. Blauser hit the ball well to first, but John Olerud was there to make a fine play, unassisted.

Borders did not bat again, as Toronto was retired 1-2-3 in their half of the eighth. But Tom Henke also got Atlanta in order in the ninth. The Blue Jays needed just one more win to wrap it all up. They'd managed just six hits off Glavine, so Borders going 1-3 was impressive.

And they were at home for game five. But Nixon and company were bound and determined to make 'em hold the champagne. Nixon singled on the very first pitch of the ballgame from Jack Morris. Touched by a fan, it was a double. With one out, and on a 1-1 to Terry Pendleton, Nixon turned on the jets. The pitch was low, in the dirt. There was no chance at Nixon. Pendleton doubled himself. 1-0, Atlanta.

It seemed cruel, as it wasn't all Pat's fault. He'd have to wait a bit to contribute. He was still stuck on one RBI, you know. John Smoltz was back on the hill himself, having faced Morris in game seven of 1991. He had a nice 1-2-3 first, so Borders would not bat. In the second, he got Dave Winfield to fly out to start. So it seemed unlikely that Pat would bat until the third inning.

But John Olerud, who was 2-3 the previous contest, singled. Candy Maldonado, who'd had only one hit all series long, followed with a walk. Kelly Gruber, also stuck at one hit was up. If you're Borders, you need him to stay out of the double play. Well, Kelly gave it a big swing, but struck out. The good news was, you had two men on. But not for long.

Borders stepped up, and crushed an inside pitch from Smoltz. First pitch swinging. At first, it looked like a three-run home run. Pat settled for a booming double. The game was tied, and Borders was 6-13. A hit in his next at-bat would boast his average back to .500!

Actually, the Braves had been a little lucky. First, the ball stayed in the park. Second, Deion Sanders played it perfectly, so Maldonado only made it to third. It could have been 2-1, or even 3-1. Instead it was 1-1. And it stayed that way as Manuel Lee lined out.

Atlanta took the lead again in the fourth. Dave Justice hit one way right. It found the seats. Up 2-1, and with two away, Jeff Blauser singled. He tried to steal on the first pitch to Damon Berryhill. Borders got him!

And Pat wasn't through on this night. Once again, he watched as Olerud singled. Maldonado walked. The batters in front of him were getting hot. Well, except Gruber, who tried to bunt them over for Borders. On a 2-2 pitch, Gruber flied out. But that allowed Borders to come up.

And Pat came through again. Smoltz had been falling behind the batters. Here, Borders looked at ball one. Ball two. Ball three. After fouling off the fourth offering, Pat was presented with a slider from John Smoltz, and he hit it back through the box. Olerud scored from second. The game was tied, again. But like the second inning, that was all Toronto got.

The fifth inning seemed uneventful. Morris, unlike game one, had excellent control, with no walks. It took seven pitches, but Borders set up high, and Damon Berryhill swung and missed. Borders was calling it right, as the man on the mound had five strikeouts through four and two-thirds inning. It seemed like the inning would be quick for sure when Mark Lemke grounded out on the very next pitch.

The roof caved in, though. Otis Nixon was back up, and he singled. On the first pitch to Deion Sanders, Borders and Morris tried a pitchout. The ball sailed into the backstop. Nixon went before that happened. Needless to say, he made it into second easily.

Was it a crucial play? Sanders singled to centre. 3-2, Atlanta. They eventually loaded the bases, and when Lonnie Smith hit a grand slam, game six loomed.

Down 7-2, Borders did not bat again until the last of the sixth. He swung at the first pitch from Smoltz, and grounded out. Part of a 1-2-3 inning. Borders tried to help in other ways. He had an amusing putout in the seventh. Pendleton swung, and the ball hit the plate and didn't go very far. Terry stayed there, perhaps trying to fool the umpire to think it hit his leg or went foul, making the play dead. Borders had no trouble making the putout unassisted. The Blue Jays pitching, after the fifth was excellent. So Pat did call a good game, as David Wells, Mike Timlin and Mark Eichhorn allowed just one hit and no runs in 3 1/3 innings. In the ninth, Atlanta tried to get something going, and Borders was involved in a bang-bang play at the plate which got the Blue Jays out of trouble.

Again, the inning started out perfectly. Berryhill fanned. But then, Mark Lemke singled off Todd Stottlemyre. He did not attempt to steal. Nixon, who'd been robbed of a hit by John Olerud in the sixth, singled. Well, at least Nixon couldn't steal second. But when Sanders singled to centre, the bases were loaded.

Pendleton was back up, and this time he was trying to fool anyone. He sent a ball to left. Medium depth. It would be 50-50 whether Lemke could make it. Maldonado made the catch, Lemke tagged. Maldonado gunned it. It was a little high, but Borders reached up for it, got it, and quickly slapped the tag on Lemke before he touched home! What a double play. "...sometimes catchers have to make that slap tag with the ball in the glove, the catcher's mitt not designed to make that play. That was his [Borders'] only choice," said Tim McCarver.

Gruber came up in the last of the ninth, with Borders on deck. Atlanta had brought Mike Stanton on in the seventh to replace John Smoltz. He fell behind 3-0 to Gruber, but fought back to a full count. Kelly hung on before lifting the eighth pitch of the at-bat to centre. Nixon got to it without any problems. Pat Borders took a strike, then watched three balls go by. Even though Stanton's control had been excellent (no walks), he seemed to be tiring. Mark Wohlers had started throwing in the Braves' bullpen with Gruber up.

Stanton threw a pitch that was knee high. Called a strike. Then he fouled off a high one to stay alive. Borders hit the seventh pitch Stanton threw to him down the third base line. However, Pendleton was right there, behind third. His throw, a one-hopper, beat Borders to first. Lee popped out in foul territory along first. It was on to Atlanta. Borders, like his team, had started off strong in game five, then faded. Pat collected two RBIs, but had been retired the last two times up.

The Blue Jays started game six even better. For a while, they were getting the key hits. But with Borders, there were some mistakes. Toronto was up 1-0 when Pat batted in the top of the second. He singled against Steve Avery, who would not be as good as he'd been in the third contest. However, Manuel Lee flied out. David Cone, the Jays' starter, hit into a double play. And while Cone was not the hitter he'd been in the second contest (2-2 with an RBI), his pitching was a notch or two up.

Atlanta tied it in the bottom of the third. Did a stolen base contribute to it? Yes. Deion Sanders doubled with one away, then took off on the 1-1 to Pendleton. Deion was safe at third, scoring when Terry flied out. The Braves were still running on Pat Borders.

But then, Candy Maldonado blasted Avery's second pitch of the fourth inning way above Sanders' head in left. It found the bleachers. Kelly Gruber grounded out, but Borders doubled. They were really hitting Avery now. The Atlanta pitcher wouldn't be around much longer. And the Toronto catcher? He was batting an even .500 (9-18).

With two down, Cone came back up. This time, he walked. Devon White lashed a single to left on Avery's second pitch to him. Borders rounded third and gunned it for home. Deion Sanders throw was accurate, and Pat Borders was a goner, 7-2.

In the bottom of the fifth, Cone was protecting his one-run lead. Mark Lemke walked. With two away, Sanders singled him to third. Here goes Prime Time again! He beat the throw from Borders for his second stolen base of the night. But Pendleton was retired.

Pete Smith, who took over for the battered Avery, retired Borders for the first time in the sixth. It was still 2-1 for the visitors. 

Cone, pitching terrifically, left after six innings. Todd Stottlemyre, who'd been lucky to pitch that scoreless ninth in the fifth contest, started out the seventh all right. Lemke fanned. However, Borders had some trouble with it, and got it to Joe Carter at first to complete the K. It would not be Pat's last assist of the frame. Jeff Treadway batted for Smith and grounded out. Nixon, though, singled. Then came a big moment.

David Wells hopped in from the bullpen. He kept Nixon at first occupied. At least until Otis took off on a 1-2 pitch to Ron Gant. Ball two. Nixon was blazing a trail towards second. However, Borders threw a perfect strike to Roberto Alomar. Out!

"...You gotta give credit to David [Wells]," Border would say later, "He gave me plenty of time to throw him [Nixon] out..."

So Mike Stanton came back to pitch, fresh off his excellent work the day before. Here, though, he encountered problems. First, Maldonado greeted him with a single. Gruber got the bunt down on the first pitch. So Pate Borders was looking for his fourth RBI in his last three games. But Stanton was taking no chances. He'd nearly walked Borders the last time he faced him. Here, down 2-1, Mike gave Pat an intentional walk. So Borders was 2-3 with a walk. Manuel Lee batted, but it was like the last time the two had met. Lee popped out to first. Darek Bell was sent up to hit for Wells, and grounded out.

The Braves rallied in the ninth to tie it. So the Blue Jays went back to work in extras. The suddenly red-hot Candy Maldonado was first up against Charlie Leibrandt, who'd beaten the Blue Jays in game seven of the ALCS back in 1985. Maldonado grounded out. But Kelly Gruber followed with a single. Would Pat Borders be the hero?

The average was "down" to .474, having been as high as .500 earlier in the contest. He got a little under Leibrandt's first offering, flying out to Deion Sanders in left. When pinch-hitter Pat Tabler lined back to the pitcher, the Jays were done for the tenth.

But Tom Henke and Jimmy Key got the Braves out 1-2-3 in the bottom of the frame, which gave Toronto another chance. They pounced, scoring twice. While Atlanta got one back, when Otis Nixon was retired at first base, the World Series belonged to Pat Borders' team.

He wasn't quite there in the eleventh inning, to do anything. However, there was no doubt who was going to be MVP of the 1992 Fall Classic. Pat had collected a hit in all six World Series games. Remarkably enough, Pat had fanned just once all series. It had been a great Fall Classic, with the Blue Jays winning their four games by one run, each.

"...Nothing came easy this whole series," Jack Morris would tell CTV's Rod Black after game six, "but what is so great about it is we were in it together...there wasn't one guy who stood out other than Pat Borders who had a great series offensively."

TSN's Geno Reda, hosting Sportsdesk (Now called, Sportscentre), would say, "...the most important person in this series, by far, the MVP Pat Borders."

The problem Pat had, was keeping the Braves in check once they got to first or second. Atlanta stole fifteen bases, Nixon and Sanders with five each. Put in perspective, the entire Toronto team stole just six basses all series. All told on the Braves, there was fifteen pilfers. Borders would have to be content with nabbing Nixon, Blauser and Hunter one time each. But did that take away from his performance a the dish? I don't think so. Atlanta was a daring team on the bases, and even the singles hitters could get to second (and perhaps third), in a blink of an eye. Atlanta would return to the Fall Classic three more times in the decade, winning it all in 1995. Pat himself would return to catch in 1993 (When a kid named Carlos Delgado, who was originally a catcher, showed up late that season, Pat's days as a Blue Jay were numbered) and win another World Championship. In 1997, Borders was added to the Cleveland Indians postseason roster, but did not appear in a seven-game loss in the October Finale to the Florida Marlins. But whether Pat knew it or not, in the here and the now, Borders was a hero across Canada. The Toronto catcher, though, wished he could share the Most Valuable Player Award with 

"...it's a shame they can only give it [The MVP] to only one person," he told Buck Martinez after game six.



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