Back in the ‘Burg

‍Ten days after an epic postgame meltdown in which he blasts the team’s fans, the local media and most things Harrisburg, Pa., in abruptly announcing his resignation, Doug Sisson contritely returns 27 years ago today as the Class AA Senators’ manager.

The Montreal Expos shockingly rehire Sisson to manage their prized, talent-filled Class AA affiliate but not first without telling their prodigal manager to apologize to everybody he verbally incinerates on his way out of town.

After Sisson’s mea culpa tour, the Senators win 32 of the final 51 games to reach the 1999 Eastern League playoffs.

Sisson then navigates the Senators through one of the most exciting postseasons on any level for their fourth straight EL title with a scant one run deciding each of their nine postseason games.

The title run caps off with a straight out of Hollywood two-out, two-strike, bottom-of-the-ninth, walk-off grand slam by Milton Bradley – the mercurial outfielder, not the board game company – in the final game.

Really, cannot make up this stuff.

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