Erickson Goes Back in Time // Twins Pitcher Regains '91 Form

MINNEAPOLIS The way Scott Erickson was pitching, it couldn't havebeen April 27, 1994.

It had to be April 26, 1991, when Erickson beat the SeattleMariners for his first major league shutout. Or maybe May 1, 1991,when Erickson blanked the Boston Red Sox on a two-hitter.

Or May 28, 1991, when Erickson guaranteed a victory over theTexas Rangers and delivered a 3-0 beauty that put the Minnesota Twinsback into the pennant race. Or June 24, 1991, when Erickson'stwo-hitter against the New York Yankees gave him his 12th consecutivevictory.

Was Erickson really pitching a no-hitter and beating theMilwaukee Brewers 6-0 on Wednesday? Or had the Metrodome become …