1987 1991
The Twins did not win the World Series in 1988 ... the Los Angeles Dodgers won that year. The Twins did win the World Series in 1987 and their third baseman was Gary Gaetti.
The tigers won the world series in 2002
The Minnesota Twins won the World Series in 1987, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 3 (it was the first world series in which the home team won all 7 games). The Twins also won the World Series in 1991, defeating the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 3. (The home team also won all seven games in this series).
The Minnesota Twins won their first World Series in 1987, defeating the St Louis Cardinals in game seven.
1998,1999,2000,2009
The 1965 Minnesota Twins won the American League pennant with 102 wins. They also won the pennant in 1987 and the World Series.
There are a lot more than two years that the Yankees did not win or appear in a World Series.
Chicago White Sox, 88 years without winning a World Series. Before 2005 they did not win a World Series since 1917.
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Minnesota Twins in the 1965 World Series. The Dodgers came back from losing the first two games to eventually win the series 4-3.
Such predictions cannot be made
Prior to winning the 2010 World Series, the Giants last World Series win was 55 years earlier in 1954 when the team played in New York.
This year, and 4 years from now.