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Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven
Blyleven in 2008
MLB Player information
NameBert Blyleven
PositionPitcher
BatsRight
ThrowsRight
MLB debutJune 5, 1970 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearanceOctober 4, 1992 for the California Angels
Career statistics
Win � loss record287 � 250
Earned run average3.31
Strikeouts3701
Teams
* Minnesota Twins (1970 � 1976) * Texas Rangers (1976 � 1977) * Pittsburgh Pirates (1978 � 1980) * Cleveland Indians (1981 � 1985) * Minnesota Twins (1985 � 1988) * California Angels (1989 � 1992)
Hall of Fame date2011

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Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1970 to 1992, and was best known for his curveball. Blyleven was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011. He is currently the color commentator for the Minnesota Twins on Fox Sports North.

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June 19, 2007 - Minnesota Twins announcer Bert Blyleven bet the best pitcher in baseball that he could not pitch a complete game shutout. The wager was Bert's hair and Johan Santana pitched a four-hit shutout.
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Twins vs. Mariners. No score, top of the 7th. Michael Cuddyer has a 3-0 count. And Dick Bremer makes a fortuitous call to Bert Blyleven. The timing is impeccable.
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Kirby Puckett is the greatest Minnesota Twin there will ever be! In March of 2006, I drove the the Twins Cities to watch the Kirby Puckett Commerative Program at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome after he died. A few former baseball players in attendance were Cal Ripken, Kent Hrbek, Harmon Killebrew, Ron Coomer, Bert Blyleven, Dan Gladden, along with current players Torii Hunter, Joe Mauer and Shannon Stewart.
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The Average Guys of PACT-TV were media guests of the MN Twins on Saturday June 1st 2002 as this was the day Bert Blyleven was inducted into the MN Twins Hall of Fame. Here's a guy who pitched 22 seasons in Major League Baseball and pitched in three different decades 1970-1992. As a 19-year old rookie with the Minnesota Twins he won 10 games had an era of 3.18 while pitching in 164 innings and was named AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News. From 1971-1980 Bert would amass an amazing record, as he averaged 270 innings over those 11 season's, he was a 20-game winner in 1973 a season that included an incredible 325 innings pitched. His curve-ball was legendary and the strikeouts that came with it, he's still 5th on the all-time strikeout list with 3701 and he's been out of the game for over 15 years. Bert pitched a no-hitter with the Texas Rangers vs CA Angels in 1977. Plus two all-star appearances, oh and a couple of world series championships. Hall of Fame? For sure! Your in our hall of fame Bert. Cooperstown is missing a gem of baseball player who's steroid-free, keep your chin up Bert you are hall-worthy. We know we forgot to list some other amazing stats, but that's what makes Bert even more of a Hall of Fame candidate. Some of the forgotten stats are 60 shutouts, 692 games. This just in... 1/5/11 Bert Blyleven received 79.7% of the votes and was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame!!!
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Click to video-exposed.info to Watch full video MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2011: Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven Robert Alomar and Bert Byleven have been elected to Cooperstown this year. Both men narrowly missed out on being elected last season. Alomar spent time with seven different teams during his Hall of Fame career. It is amazing to that a player of his caliber bounced around so often and never spent more than five seasons with one team. Alomar was a 12-time All-Star and won 10 Gold Gloves as a second baseman. In addition, he also won four Silver Sluggers and was the 1992 ALCS MVP, as well as the 1998 All-Star Game MVP. Alomar received 90 percent of the writer's votes this year. It should also be interesting to see what cap he will be wearing on his Hall of Fame plaque. Byleven will also be enshrined in the Hall of Fame this year. Byleven had a lengthy 22 year career in which he played for five teams. He did spent half of his career with the Minnesota Twins. Byleven won 287 games in his career and also ranks fifth on the all-time strikeouts list with 3701. He was selected for two All-Star Games during his career. video-exposed.info Byleven received 79.7 percent of the votes this year after narrowly missing out and receiving 74.2 percent last year. It has been argued that the advent of sabermetrics greatly helped Byleven's Hall of Fame chances. This certainly makes sense as he lacks some of the awards and milestones (such as 300 wins), that many Hall of Fame pitchers <b>...</b>
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Mickey Hatcher and The Average Guys hit it off well, we were media guests of the MN Twins as this was the day Bert Blyleven was inducted into the MN Twins Hall of Fame. About Bert, here's a guy who pitched 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, he also pitched in three different decades 1970-1992. As a 19-year old rookie with MN he won 10 games had an era of 3.18 while pitching in 164 innings and was named AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News. From 1971-1980 Bert would amass an amazing record, as he averaged 270 innings over those 11 season's, he was a 20-game winner in 1973 a season that included an incredible 325 innings pitched. His curveball was legendary and the strikeouts that came with it, he's still 5th on the all-time strikeout list with 3701 and he's been out of the game for over 15 years. Bert pitched a no-hitter with the Texas Rangers vs CA Angels in 1977. Plus two all-star appearances, oh and a couple of world series championships. Hall of Fame? For sure! Your in our hall of fame Bert, Cooperstown is missing a gem of baseball player, keep your chin up you are one of the best. And we know we forgot to list some other amazing stats, but that's what makes Bert even more of a Hall of Fame candidate...the forgotten stats, 60 shutouts, 692 games, etc etc.
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Click Video Link video-exposed.info To watch full video Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven Elected to the Hall of Fame The Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2011 this afternoon, and, as many expected, both Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven secured the 75 percent of votes required for election. Alomar, who really should have been elected last year, appeared on 90 percent of the record 581 ballots this time and received the third-most votes of any player in history. (Alomar, by the way, received 73.7 percent just a year ago. Did that many voters hold the John Hirschbeck incident against him, or did many consider him a Hall of Famer, but not a first-ballot Hall of Famer, as if that honor came with a bigger plaque?) Blyleven, meanwhile, made it on his fourteenth try with 79.7 percent: He received just 17.5 percent the first time his name appeared on the ballot, a total that rose to 74.2 percent last year, when he missed out by just five votes. Some other notable vote totals: Barry Larkin earned 62.1 percent, up from the 51.6 he got last year, his first on the ballot. (One would imagine, with a gain like that, it won't be long before he's inducted.) Jeff Bagwell received 41.7 percent, the highest total of anyone on the ballot for the first time this year, but, sadly, a figure that's lower than it would have been if certain voters didn't have certain suspicions. And Rafael Palmiero, also in his first year on the ballot (and at the mercy of writers who clearly frown on players <b>...</b>
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How bad is a 3-1 deficit? - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--In 1979, the Pirates' comeback was aided in the pivotal Game 5 by -Bert Blyleven-, who pitched four scoreless innings out of the pen. ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:42:37 GMT+00:00
A week of 'And the winner is ...' - TheNewsTribune.com (blog) Tweet this news
TheNewsTribune.com (blog)--One of the best columnists in the country, Orange County's Mark Whicker, wrote about the Cy Young Award, Felix and -Bert Blyleven- - whose 1977 season was a ... - Date : Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:11:00 GMT+00:00
TWINS BEAT: Twins blow out Sox, alone atop Central - Leader-Telegram (blog) Tweet this news
Leader-Telegram (blog)--"They are waiting back nicely on Freddy Garcia," observed Twins broadcaster -Bert Blyleven-. Denard Span singled. One out later, Joe Mauer hit a two-run homer ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:56:34 GMT+00:00
Vote: Who is on your 2011 ballot? - ESPN Tweet this news
ESPN--Will veterans like -Bert Blyleven- and Tim Raines finally pick up enough support next year? How will voters react to a group of first-time candidates that ... - Date : Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:29:04 GMT+00:00
Commentary: Some sports stories (ie A-Rod, Favre) are not worth following - Temple Daily Telegram Tweet this news
Temple Daily Telegram--To string along the caliber of players such as this year's primary inductee, Andre Dawson, and hopefully next year's, -Bert Blyleven-, for as long as they ... - Date : Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:41:37 GMT+00:00
Baseball Hall-Of-Famer Bob Feller Visits Minn. - WCCO Tweet this news
WCCO--When he came to the Twin Cities to sign autographs, he spoke with WCCO-TV's Mike Max about everything, like his former pitching student, -Bert Blyleven-. ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:08:27 GMT+00:00
Jimenez'd: Ubaldo Jimenez Out-Duels Francisco Liriano, Gets Everyone Out On A ... - Twinkie Town (blog) Tweet this news
Twinkie Town (blog)---Bert Blyleven- talked about how great of a year Zack Greinke had last year, and then said something like "but this year he's struggled, look at how he's had ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:22:22 GMT+00:00
All-Star game has meaning, and that's good - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--Ted S. Warren / AP By -Bert Blyleven- If Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were to go off away from the cameras and crowds and play a round of golf together, ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:50:17 GMT+00:00
SnakeBytes, 5/28: Into the Land of the Giants - AZ Snake Pit (blog) Tweet this news
AZ Snake Pit (blog)--At this pace, he would approach -Bert Blyleven's- single-season record of 50 home runs allowed in 1986." [Yahoo!] 3 straight homers lead Rockies to sweep ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 21:46:08 GMT+00:00
Dogging it? It's not always a clear-cut case - msnbc.com Tweet this news
msnbc.com--Wilfredo Lee / AP By -Bert Blyleven- Pete Rose was known as Charlie Hustle, and baseball's all-time hit king certainly earned his nickname, playing an all-out ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 01:40:15 GMT+00:00

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W L PCT ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB K WP HBP
287 250 .534 3.31 692 685 242 60 0 4970 4632 1830 2029 430 1322 3701 114 155

Pitchers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Alexander * Bender * M. Brown * R. Brown * Bunning * Carlton * Chesbro * Clarkson * Cooper * Coveleski * Cummings * Day * Dean * Dihigo * Drysdale * Eckersley * Faber * Feller * Fingers * Ford * Bill Foster - Rube Foster * Galvin * Gibson * Gomez * Gossage * Grimes * Grove * Haines * Hoyt * Hubbell * Hunter * Jenkins * Johnson * Joss * Keefe * Koufax * Lemon * Lyons * Marichal * Marquard * Mathewson * McGinnity * Mendez * Newhouser * Nichols * Niekro * Paige * Palmer * Pennock * Perry * Plank * Radbourn * Rixey * Roberts * Rogan * Ruffing * Rusie * Ryan * Seaver * Smith * Spahn * Sutter * Sutton * Vance * Waddell * Walsh * Welch * Wilhelm * Williams * Willis * Wynn * Young

Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 World Series Champions

3 Phil Garner * 5 Bill Madlock * 6 Rennie Stennett * 8 Willie Stargell (World Series MVP) * 10 Tim Foli * 14 Ed Ott * 15 Enrique Romo * 16 Steve Nicosia * 17 Lee Lacy * 18 Omar Moreno * 19 Jim Rooker * 22 Bert Blyleven * 23 Grant Jackson * 24 Mike Easler * 25 Bruce Kison * 26 Jim Bibby * 27 Kent Tekulve * 28 Bill Robinson * 34 John Milner * 35 Manny Sanguillén * 36 Matt Alexander * 39 Dave Parker * 43 Don Robinson * 45 John Candelaria
Manager 7 Chuck Tanner
Coaches: 32 Joe Lonnett * 42 Alex Monchak * 48 Bob Skinner * 57 Harvey Haddix

Minnesota Twins 1987 World Series Champions

4 Steve Lombardozzi * 5 Roy Smalley * 7 Greg Gagne * 8 Gary Gaetti * 9 Gene Larkin * 14 Kent Hrbek * 15 Tim Laudner * 16 Frank Viola (World Series MVP) * 17 Les Straker * 18 Don Baylor * 21 George Frazier * 22 Keith Atherton * 24 Tom Brunansky * 25 Randy Bush * 26 Al Newman * 27 Mark Davidson * 28 Bert Blyleven * 31 Dan Schatzeder * 32 Dan Gladden * 33 Sal Butera * 34 Kirby Puckett * 36 Joe Niekro * 40 Juan Berenguer * 41 Jeff Reardon
Manager 10 Tom Kelly
Coach 6 Tony Oliva * 42 Dick Such * 43 Rick Stelmaszek * 44 Rick Renick * 45 Wayne Terwilliger

Netherlands 2009 World Baseball Classic roster

2 Yurendell DeCaster * 3 Berry Van Driel * 4 Hainley Statia * 5 Michael Duursma * 9 Pim Walsma * 12 Sharnol Adriana * 13 Michiel van Kampen * 18 Dirk Van Klooster * 19 Robbie Cordemans * 21 Gene Kingsale * 24 Sidney de Jong * 25 David Bergman * 27 Danny Rombley * 29 Dennis Neuman * 31 Alexander Smit * 35 Randall Simon * 36 Diegomar Markwell * 37 Bryan Engelhardt * 40 Sharlon Schoop * 41 Vince Rooi * 43 Curt Smith * 44 Leon Boyd * 45 Juan Carlos Sulbaran * 47 Sidney Ponson * 50 Kenley Jansen * 51 Tom Stuifbergen * 56 Rick VandenHurk * 67 Greg Halman Manager Rod Delmonico * Coach Bert Blyleven * Coach Bill Froberg * Coach Wim Martinus * Coach Hensley Meulens * Coach Jim Stoeckel * Coach Ben Thijssen

TSN American League Comeback Player of the Year Award

1965: Cash * 1966: Powell * 1967: Chance * 1968: Harrelson * 1969: Conigliaro * 1970: Wright * 1971: Cash * 1972: Tiant * 1973: Hiller * 1974: Jenkins * 1975: Powell * 1976: Ellis * 1977: Soderholm * 1978: Caldwell * 1979: Horton * 1980: Keough * 1981: Zisk * 1982: Thornton * 1983: Trammell * 1984: Kingman * 1985: G. Thomas * 1986: Candelaria * 1987: Saberhagen * 1988: Davis * 1989: Blyleven * 1990: Winfield * 1991: Guzmán * 1992: Sutcliffe * 1993: Jackson * 1994: Canseco * 1995: Wakefield * 1996: Elster * 1997: Justice * 1998: Saberhagen * 1999: Jaha * 2000: F. Thomas * 2001: Sierra * 2002: Salmon * 2003: Meche * 2004: Konerko * 2005: Giambi * 2006: Thome * 2007: Peña * 2008: Lee * 2009: Hill

3,000 strikeout club

Nolan Ryan * Randy Johnson * Roger Clemens * Steve Carlton * Bert Blyleven * Tom Seaver * Don Sutton * Gaylord Perry * Walter Johnson * Greg Maddux * Phil Niekro * Ferguson Jenkins * Pedro Martínez * Bob Gibson * Curt Schilling * John Smoltz

Minnesota Twins retired numbers

#3 Harmon Killebrew * #6 Tony Oliva * #14 Kent Hrbek * #29 Rod Carew * #34 Kirby Puckett

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Opening Day starting pitchers

1960s1961: Eli Grba * 1962: Eli Grba * 1963: Ken McBride * 1964: Ken McBride * 1965: Fred Newman * 1966: Dean Chance * 1967: George Brunet * 1968: George Brunet * 1969: Jim McGlothlin
1970s1970: Andy Messersmith * 1971: Clyde Wright * 1972: Andy Messersmith * 1973: Nolan Ryan * 1974: Nolan Ryan * 1975: Nolan Ryan * 1976: Frank Tanana * 1977: Frank Tanana * 1978: Frank Tanana * 1979: Frank Tanana
1980s1980: Dave Frost * 1981: Geoff Zahn * 1982: Ken Forsch * 1983: Bruce Kison * 1984: Ken Forsch * 1985: Mike Witt * 1986: Mike Witt * 1987: Mike Witt * 1988: Mike Witt * 1989: Mike Witt
1990s1990: Bert Blyleven * 1991: Chuck Finley * 1992: Mark Langston * 1993: Mark Langston * 1994: Mark Langston * 1995: Chuck Finley * 1996: Chuck Finley * 1997: Mark Langston * 1998: Chuck Finley * 1999: Tim Belcher
2000s2000: Ken Hill * 2001: Scott Schoeneweis * 2002: Jarrod Washburn * 2003: John Lackey * 2004: Bartolo Colón * 2005: Bartolo Colón * 2006: Bartolo Colón * 2007: John Lackey * 2008: Jered Weaver * 2009: Joe Saunders
2010s2010: Jered Weaver

Minnesota Twins Opening Day starting pitchers

1960s1961: Pedro Ramos * 1962: Jack Kralick * 1963: Camilo Pascual * 1964: Camilo Pascual * 1965: Jim Kaat * 1966: Mudcat Grant * 1967: Jim Kaat * 1968: Dean Chance * 1969: Tom Hall
1970s1970: Jim Perry * 1971: Jim Perry * 1972: Bert Blyleven * 1973: Bert Blyleven * 1974: Bert Blyleven * 1975: Bert Blyleven * 1976: Bert Blyleven * 1977: Dave Goltz * 1978: Dave Goltz * 1979: Dave Goltz
1980s1980: Jerry Koosman * 1981: Jerry Koosman * 1982: Pete Redfern * 1983: Brad Havens * 1984: Albert Williams * 1985: Frank Viola * 1986: Frank Viola * 1987: Bert Blyleven * 1988: Frank Viola * 1989: Frank Viola
1990s1990: Allan Anderson * 1991: Jack Morris * 1992: Scott Erickson * 1993: Kevin Tapani * 1994: Kevin Tapani * 1995: Scott Erickson * 1996: Brad Radke * 1997: Brad Radke * 1998: Bob Tewksbury * 1999: Brad Radke
2000s2000: Brad Radke * 2001: Brad Radke * 2002: Brad Radke * 2003: Brad Radke * 2004: Brad Radke * 2005: Brad Radke * 2006: Johan Santana * 2007: Johan Santana * 2008: Liván Hernández * 2009: Francisco Liriano
2010s2010: Scott Baker



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