Trailing 5-2 in the 5th inning of game 6 of the 1987 World Series, the Minnesota Twins mounted 2 4-run innings in a row to not only comeback, but blow the Cardinals out in the end.
Not sure what convinced Whitey Herzog to keep Tudor in the game. It was either his blazing 83 mph fastball or his confident shrug after each Minnesota line drive.
Tudor's strategy of throwing the exact same pitch every time didn't work. They were sitting on his slow outside corner crap so hard they were all able to pull it lol. He got shelled in Game 7 in 1985, too.
That dome was the hugest home field advantage in sports. The Twins won the WS in '87 and '91 and lost every single game on the road. But they were 8-0 at home.
Never gonna forget this game. Sitting with Denny, Seanie and Rugsy 20 rows from the field down the rightfield line...directly in front of the outfield umpire.
During the NLCS and ALCS I was in Negril Jamaica with my girlfriend and some friends. We ran into a bunch people from St Louis and we were all watching the games and talking baseball. One of the guys from St Louis was a black bartender and he and I started talking about how great it would be if our teams went to the World Series. We exchanged phone numbers, this was 1987, not a lot of cell service, I had a pedestal based unit in my car not even a pager. Any way we would talk every day, talk smack about our teams and of course neither of us was soundly ahead. I remember calling him after the Twins won the series and he said he'd send me a check. He did! I won the hundred that we had been volleying back and forth the whole time. I wish I had stayed in touch with him, we would have had a lot of fun wagering.
Unreal how since the 1981 strike, the Twins managed to get two World Series titles in there. Perhaps the most surprising mini-dynasty I have ever seen. And how similar both World Series were, with the Twins winning all home games and losing all road games.
Not sure what convinced Whitey Herzog to keep Tudor in the game. It was either his blazing 83 mph fastball or his confident shrug after each Minnesota line drive.
man, there was NOTHING like doing a game at the dome.... Twins or Vikings.... it was always INSANE the crowd noise....
The announcers aren’t giving spin rates and exit velocity
Tudor's strategy of throwing the exact same pitch every time didn't work. They were sitting on his slow outside corner crap so hard they were all able to pull it lol. He got shelled in Game 7 in 1985, too.
That Twins team just never quit. This was an unbelievable comeback in a game they had to win. They were so clutch that entire postseason.
That dome was the hugest home field advantage in sports. The Twins won the WS in '87 and '91 and lost every single game on the road. But they were 8-0 at home.
I believe Hrbek broke the bat boy's wrist after the grand slam. I need confirmation. Insane moment. :)
Was at this game, my ears are still ringing from Hrbek's grand slam 34 years later.
Just think, if Joe Buck And McGarver was calling the game, they would be asking for a investigation
Never gonna forget this game. Sitting with Denny, Seanie and Rugsy 20 rows from the field down the rightfield line...directly in front of the outfield umpire.
Kent Hrbek in that moment, was every midwestern kid
During the NLCS and ALCS I was in Negril Jamaica with my girlfriend and some friends. We ran into a bunch people from St Louis and we were all watching the games and talking baseball. One of the guys from St Louis was a black bartender and he and I started talking about how great it would be if our teams went to the World Series. We exchanged phone numbers, this was 1987, not a lot of cell service, I had a pedestal based unit in my car not even a pager. Any way we would talk every day, talk smack about our teams and of course neither of us was soundly ahead. I remember calling him after the Twins won the series and he said he'd send me a check. He did! I won the hundred that we had been volleying back and forth the whole time. I wish I had stayed in touch with him, we would have had a lot of fun wagering.
Unreal how since the 1981 strike, the Twins managed to get two World Series titles in there. Perhaps the most surprising mini-dynasty I have ever seen. And how similar both World Series were, with the Twins winning all home games and losing all road games.
That one swing was why they picked up Baylor late in the season.
Look at those open air dugouts! beautiful
Kirby was always red hot in the post season. Not many players you'd rather have on your team in the playoffs or WS.
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They scored 8 runs in the 6th!