What an outstanding comparison (although the additional defensive complication was not a factor this time).

I have zero recall of the Laudner-Gaetti play, let's hope the Twins can match the final overall end result of the 1987 team!

I was too young to know the 87 play, only was 3.  However, the pickoff yesterday was clearly a huge shift.  It ended the inning and took so much wind out of the sail of Toronto. It was something past Twins teams would have had happen to them.  Then you start thinking about how things will go wrong. 

I thought of the Laudner to Gaetti play too.  Two great plays to help win both series.   

This past weekend I visited my friends in Vermont.  I’ve only had the chance to visit them about once a decade, but when I was there I thought, “This is where I watched the Laudner to Gaetti pickoff in ‘87.”  So, yes, of course it was on my mind with the Gray to Correa play!

The only way the Laudner pickoff was greater is that the Tigers came into the series strongly favored, and that play pretty much cut them down to size on the spot.  Invincibility: gone.

A veteran making his presence known!

10 hours ago, Longdistancetwins said:

This past weekend I visited my friends in Vermont.  I’ve only had the chance to visit them about once a decade, but when I was there I thought, “This is where I watched the Lardner to Gaetti pickoff in ‘87.”  So, yes, of course it was on my mind with the Gray to Correa play!

Good comment over on the Athletic - our memories of “where we were” in October, 1987 and 1991 are still so sharp and fresh.   Likely because we keep revisiting them so often!

I already have some good ones put together for 2023 - let’s keep them building!