Thanks for uploading! I was at the game. I was 9 years old. What a memory.

Those Detroit Tigers of the mid to late 80s were no joke , I tip my hat to them and much respect for Sparky Anderson .... R.I.P. Sparky 🌟 🙏

I am a lifelong Detroit Tigers fan, and this series broke my heart. We battled the Blue Jays all season and came up on top, should have beat the Twins, but they got hot at exactly the right time. I was 10 years old, and after this game, I couldn’t watch anymore, because I knew we were going to lose. I think we stole game 4, but I knew we were doomed….been mad at the Twins ever since 😅

Great start to arguably the magical postseason run of the late 20th century. Not just the Twins but all of Minnesota was starved for a champion.

The entire month the entire Upper Midwest region will never forget.

Don Baylor was clutch in '86 and '87 alcs!

These are my Twins baseball fix with Covd-19 virus shutting baseball down!

Goosebumps listening to that open. I remember hoping we didn’t have to play Detroit because I think they beat us in almost every game that year. Amazing time

I can't believe I get to watch this. I remember watching the away games on tv while "being sick" and staying home from school. Playing NES and watching this was heaven.

All of this were on KARE-TV Channel 11 in 1987 still a NBC Station

TK. Kirby. Herbie. G-Man. Lombo. Bruno. and above all, Juan Berenguer. What an October it was.

The 84 Tigers and 86 Mets were two teams that should have dominated but only had the one year title success.

I love that little moment at 1:05:42 here with Costas and Kubek with the homer hanky and Costas trying to put the hanky on Kubek's head. Their dynamic in the booth was almost like Kubek was the big brother and Costas was the little brother. Kubek was a mentor of sorts to Costas, I think, in his early days at NBC. Wasn't above gentle admonishes though--apparently there was one incident where Costas made the mistake of bringing up the play in the '60 World Series where Kubek was hit in the Adam's Apple by a bad hop grounder--which apparently he was quite sensitive about and didn't like to talk about. When Costas brought it up on the air, supposedly put a hand on Costas's thigh to stop him--didn't want to make it clear on the air but made an unseen gesture saying--"nope, don't go there!" But this was a great partnership, no question.

The Tigers were coming in red hot after overtaking the Blue Jays for the AL East division title during the last weekend of the season, while the Twins lost their last 5 entering the postseason but had already clinched the West the week before. The Tigers were obviously heavily favored....and then the Twins' Gary Gaetti slammed a pair of Home Runs off of Detroit's Doyle Alexander in Game 1....and the rest is history.

What do I remember about this game? The very end. I ended up cutting a date short that night so I could catch the rest of the game. Turned on the tube and Reardon just got the 3rd out to get the Twins out of a jam. And the rest was history.

Thanks for uploading

Damn can't believe it's been 30 years since the Twins ran the table, they accomplished what the Vikings couldn't, LOL.

Luv ya chester and brookens

If only saw it for this playoff series but I love how the camera stats on the team walking off the field for an extended time compared to other baseball broadcasts. Idk it just looked really cool and I’d wish they’d go back to that instead of going strait to commercial instantly .

Bob Costas at 1:24:36: "[Kirk Gibson] is a very good player not a great player." 3 pitches later, Gibson smokes it out of the park. Hilarious.

Doyle Alexander at times was down right nasty. He ended his career with 194 wins to 174 losses, he definitely bounced from club to club even pitching for my Baltimore Orioles. Just to think one year later Kirk Gibson would be a Dodger and he would hobble off the bench in the bottom of ninth to hit that epic home run off HOF Dennis Eckersley to send the Dodgers to a game 1 victory in the '88 World Series, what a nice career he had as well.

Sparky also said that Chet Lemon was the greatest CF of all-time.

Tom Kelly was 37 here? Crazy how much older people looked even 35 years ago.

Boy, the strike zone in the 9th 🙄

Don Sutton's pre-game comments are fascinating.

Love this sport, so much just wish they would leave it alone . All the rule changes are ruining the game, and talking about robot umpires may be the last straw. Instead of catering to those who currently do not watch, why not leave it alone for the one's who have always enjoyed. to many teams make the playoff's instant replay runner at second base without earning it, make it go away and back to game that it used to be

How were the announcers on the intro the 72 alcs 76 alcs and 86 alcs?

I Like Bob Costas. But Bob Costas Says, "Gary Gaetti Sitting On A Lawn Chair 🪑 Relaxing!" 😎😌 And A Minute Later: " Gary Gaetti Hits His Second Home Run Of The Game! " Well Bob Costas, I Guess Relaxing 😎😌 On Lawn Furniture Must Be Working! 🙄🥴😁😅😂🤣 I Am Posting 📫 This 👇🏼 At 3:24 a.m. Tuesday Morning 🌛🌉🌃🌌 , March 5, 2024.🏟️⚾

Oh man gladdin and gagne where severe trouble making pests Jim

This at 2:24:18 was a strike? I guess in 1987, half a foot outside was considered a strike

January

Watch this.

a two hit complete game shout out ? what is a complete game do they still exist ?

the metrodome which was a terrible faclitiy for baseball, but the twins were unbeatable there for years

Hold on to your bubble gum chart 1:25:11.

The crowd was too loud

To think the tigers gave up john smoltz for a playoff run.

Wow, a discussion of sign stealing cheating in 1987.

1:24:58 Kirk Gibson look likes Robert Gay.

Why do Twins have home field advantage when DET has better record??

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Why was Game 1 in Minnesota? I'm a pretty learned guy in baseball history but I've never found a real answer for it

Unfortunately Detroit was the far better team. Pun intended. Minnesota had a lousy season record where the Blue Jays and Tigers were storming the A.L. in 1987.

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