"Thanks everyone for coming, and good night. 300. It was during this second stint with Minnesota that Blyleven became the tenth member of the 3,000-strikeout club in 1986 and won a second World Series title in 1987. The in/out line for the Hall has never been 300 wins. ", Royals manager Dick Howser is also a Blyleven fan. Kennedy got the message. Corrales feels the secret of Blyleven's curve is not in the grip but in his big, strong hands. He eventually came back after nearly two weeks. Nolan Ryan and Bert Blyleven had the tightest rotation and velocity combination," Schmidt was quoted as saying in a recent Associated Press story. Being close to his 100th win is. Brown ticket 58456? Ill be home soon. While down with an arm injury in 1982, Blyleven coached a Little League team, and gave the kids chewing tobacco so theyd look more like real pros. His miniature car is a favorite. Thereupon he drives the addressee 250 yards straight down the middle of the No. "I think the world of Chuck Tanner," says Blyleven now. He has to have it. All rights reserved. This likely hurt him in the early Cooperstown voting. ", Blyleven wraps up the evening. Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2023 3:30 AM ET, Park Factors She says, "So now we'll have two.". shouts someone from a passing golf cart. In Blyleven's first spring training with the Twins, manager Bill Rigney watched him throw batting practice and yelled to his pitching coach, Marv Grissom, "Get him out of there. Wes Ferrell won three games after his age-30 season. Autographed in English. On July 16, 2011, the Minnesota Twins formally retired Blyleven's number.[26]. One of his trademarks was circling fans with the telestrator on screen. Blue 90672, raise your hand. Bert Blyleven grew up in Garden Grove, Calif., less than 10 miles from Anaheim Stadium. During his time with the Angels, the fire extinguisher in the team's clubhouse at Angel Stadium read: "In case of Blyleven: Pull". 1 fairway at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. He came back in 1992 but was mostly unproductive, going 8-12 with a 4.74 ERA. That just leaves the years in his apparent prime, from 1970-77, when he won 17 fewer games than youd expect. No two curveballs have the same rotation speed, velocity toward the hitter, arm delivery angle, or break. When he beat the Twins for Texas on July 26, 1976, Blyleven didn't mince words. Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a Dutch-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1970 to 1992, primarily with the Minnesota Twins. Actually, the best spelling of his name appears on one of his license plates: BLY11. At 6 feet 3 inches, with long arms and large hands, he throws. For a batter, Best Speed is an average of 50% of his hardest hit balls. After Blyleven, the only 200-game winners to appear in the next five years were Rick Reuschel and Frank Tanana. For two years we paid him a good salary, and he did nothing because he was hurt. [21] In 2009, he gained only two votes, for a total of 338, 62.7%. When you divide his career into sections, it veers wildly. He's fifth on the active list in shutouts, sixth in strikeouts, eighth in victories and eighth in innings pitched. Free shipping for many products! "You know, from sticking our fingers in the dikes. Blyleven debuted in major league baseball in 1970, right at the end of a great run of workhorse pitchers. 122), his five one-hitters, his eight two-hitters and his five three-hitters. Robin Roberts hung on a long time but was a shell of himself for many years. Blyleven became disgruntled with the Pirates and threatened to retire during the 1980 season if he was not traded. From the moment he came to the major leagues, as a 19-year-old with the Minnesota Twins in 1970, he has been considered a great talent. But Gossage and Sutter are relievers, and the Hall is still trying to figure them out. Friendship may be the tie that binds Blyleven and Scheinblum, but occasionally Bert can get snippy. Bert Blyleven. Blyleven appeared as himself in the 1990 James Belushi film Taking Care of Business. He's also not afraid to throw inside to a hitter. Watching him, one of his partners said, "He seems like a great guy. And I said, 'Yes.' The curveball has been around for ages and has taken many forms throughout the history of baseball. Nolan Ryan is widely considered one of the most dominant pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball. Rik Aalbert Blyleven was born in Zeist, a municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands, the son of Johannes Cornelius and Jannigje Blijleven. The difference between the two projections should be what his run support cost him. of his glove and to the base on a stolen base or pickoff I know this sounds terrible, but who does Bert pitch for these days?". Bert was a terrific pitchera dominating pitcher. Maye hit it out of the park. It's hard to say anything based on one game, but he looks like he's got a great future ahead of him.". Before the game Blyleven went over to the lineup card and changed the spelling of his name from "Blylevan." Many years ago, I figured this out for the careers of nearly 200 pitchers, and only three did this bad (Tim Keefe and Curt Simmons both at 18, and Dizzy Trout the champion at 22). Many new voters had entered the mix, and old ones passed on. "[His curveball] was nasty, I'll tell you thatenough to make your knees buckle. ", During a lull at the banquet, Scheinblum talks about Blyleven. He still he ranks fifth all-time in that department. [citation needed], MLB Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson said of Blyleven: "[his curveball] was nasty, I'll tell you that. "I open the bidding at $200. The Blyleven tribe includes Kimberly, 10; wife Patty; Timothy, 3; Bert; Todd, 12; and Thomas, 17 months. For instance, he referred to Paul and Phil Seghi, the Indians' general manager, as "two old men sitting up in the booth playing checkers." "My friends and I used to wait until they turned the lights out in the park," he says. Bert Blyleven discusses how the game has changed 12/01/2021 at 1:19 PM 12/01/2021 at 1:19 PM The 5 greatest seasons for Twins pitchers SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. How quickly, in seconds, a catcher can get the ball out After I ran off the mound, I looked over at the St. Louis' dugout. There are any number of reasons, starting with the fact that early in his career Blyleven relied too much on his ability to overpower hitters, especially late in the game. I threw him an 0-2 curve and it snapped. O.K., I bid $300. We'd go from one dugout to the other, our backs pressed against the backstop while we heard the typewriters going in the press box. a batted-ball event with a launch angle between eight The only problem was that his name was published as "Blylevan," which is the way the Twins spelled it in those days. He never surrendered more than 24 home runs in any year before, and after the 198687 campaigns, he averaged 21 allowed homers per season over the course of his career. Call it sunspots for all I care, it ain't run support. background-image:unset; Now, in the previous paragraph there are three things going on: 1) Blylevens RA/9IP, 2) his run support, and 3) well, a third factor thats hard to define. A renowned curveball pitcher, Blyleven was also a two-time All-Star and World Series champion. Now he owes the Indians and the city of Cleveland something in return.". Hey, these names might not seem too important now, but someday. Do I hear $2? Blyleven went to the California Angels in 1989 and pitched a 2.73 ERA for a 175 record in his first season; he led the league for his third and final time in shutouts (5). Look at his hits to innings pitched [8.10 per nine innings], his walks to strikeouts [7.02 strikeouts and 2.47 walks per nine innings] and his ERA. Blyleven has ridden the curve to a career ERA of 3.00. 1. He can't speak Dutch, but to this day he still understands a little of it. A Tom Murphy autographed glove. Blyleven also won so many games because he was a great workhorse. He ran cross-country and played basketball and baseball at Santiago High School, and the baseball scouts began to come around. This year he is 4-6, with a 2.97 ERA. "Bert got six of mine last year," says DiBiasio. On the second-to-last weekend of the season, the Indian players had a little party to adjourn their kangaroo court. No takers? ", Blyleven raises every bid, and, finally, he says, "Sold to me. Mike Cuellar was one of the filthiest breaking ball pitchers the game has ever seen. Look again at that list of young big winners. The Pirates won the World Series in 1979 and Blyleven went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in the Fall Classic after throwing a complete game in Game 3 of the NLCS. He also claims his heritage has something to do with his curveball, which is the one against which all others in the big leagues are judged. Richie Scheinblum? Bert Blyleven. 5.0. "There's not a lot of dropoff in his stuff. A .264 career batter, Kennedy hit .120 in 25 at bats against Blyleven, collecting three hits while striking out five times. "I just don't think he knew how to use me." Blyleven set the record that still stands with 50 gopher balls in 1986, and then topped the league again with 46 in 1987. The team finishes at 3-under and out of hunt. If I see anymore, I'll fall in love." I have some sympathy for that approach, but ultimately remain agnostic. How hard, in miles per hour, a pitch is thrown. [4] His family moved to Melville, Saskatchewan, when Blyleven was two years old before ultimately settling in Garden Grove, California, in 1957 when Blyleven was five years old. The Pirates also acquired John Milner from the Mets. In 1986, he. He also won a World Series in 1979 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. And once he came up, he stuck around. Bert Blyleven was a big part of that championship season and went 1-1 in the World Series. During the winter there are many of these Monday events in the Los Angeles area. Blyleven got so upset with his role in Pittsburgh that he walked out on the Pirates for 10 days early in 1980. Wait a minute. Blyleven went on to win the game 2-1, allowing five hits in seven innings and retiring the outsized Howard all three times he faced him. However, the velocity on his fastball adding to the effectiveness of his curveball. How far, in feet, a fielder or runner has traveled on a . Ten years ago he took Twins owner Calvin Griffith to arbitration, and Griffith screamed. Thats especially the case for the guys who finished near the top of the list (and where Blyleven would be if he didnt weirdly have those 17 missing wins). At that time only 15 to 20 percent of the electorate supported him. That year, he pitched 293.2 innings and completed 24 games, a feat that has not been repeated since. Blyleven pitched very well for the Indians in the strike year of 1981 (11-7, 2.89 ERA), but in the first game after play resumed, he hurt his right elbow. in "feet per second in a player's fastest one-second The Dodgers were ready to draft him in the first round in 1969, but in one of his last high school games, Blyleven got shelled. Cleveland president Gabe Paul said, "Bert Blyleven isn't going anywhere. Ill be looking for it, Chris, and will pass the link on; youve got more than a few fans over at the WGOM. Many (especially in THT-land) will call it luck. Blyleven proceeded to finish Pittsburgh's sweep of Cincinnati in the National League Championship Series, pitching a complete game in the Pirates' 7-1 triumph in Game 3. by Retrosheet. How much spin, in revolutions per minute, a pitch was I remember talking to scout Jesse Flores and Ed Roebuck, the pitcher, about the rotation. This past baseball season he merely cut up American League batters, finishing as the third-leading vote getter in the Cy Young Award balloting, behind relievers Willie Hernandez and Dan Quisenberry. The Orioles legend has four 20-win seasons, a World Series title and a Cy Young Award to his name. [5] One of seven children, his parents anglicized their names to Joe and Jenny, with Rik Aalbert becoming simply "Bert". Essentially a two-pitch hurler (curveball and fastball) thus far in his career, Blyleven developed an offspeed pitch during spring training in 1971, and the results were immediate. ++ (FREE SHIPPING) at the best online prices at eBay! Other; Seller feedback (2,522,561) s***c (1508 . Last year he had 19 wins, seven losses and a dozen ties. He became interested in baseball as a young boy watching Sandy Koufax pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers and listening to Vin Scully and Jerry Doggett announce the Dodgers' radio broadcasts. June 14, 1985: Bert Blyleven achieves a career milestone as he collects his 200th career win, defeating the A's, 6-1. No. The Blyleven abode, one of many handsome houses on his street, should bear a plaque commemorating one of the best baseball lines of this decade. Blyleven said the Twins then played on the road in Detroit and there was a Twins fan with a sign, asking to be circled. How is a batter supposed to hit a curveball when he constantly has to be ready for the 100 mile per hour heater? He later wished he could have erased the 3-2 fastball he threw to the first batter he faced, Lee Maye. become a hit. One of seven children, Bert grew up in Garden Grove as American as, well, Dutch apple pie. In his seven losses, the Indians scored only six runs. And now he has a little more command. CLEVELAND'S NETHERLANDS-BORN STAR, PITCHER BERT BLYLEVEN, PUTS HIS PEDAL TO THE METAL ON THE FIELD AND OFF, 2023 ABG-SI LLC. No two curveballs have the same rotation speed, velocity toward the hitter, arm delivery angle, or break. Rice benefited from an orchestrated movement by the Boston press corps. That way I know he won't lose it on me like he did that one time. "Here's something special. 28, "Longtime Twins broadcaster Bert Blyleven hangs up the mic", June 2, 1976: Minneapolis Tribune column on Blyleven's trade to Texas Rangers. My dad built a mound in the backyard and had a canvas hung behind a horseshoe pit. Many out there in THTs readerland believe its all just luck and random variation, and we may as well do away with W-L records. He always goes out and buys me a new one. Despite winning 17 fewer games than he should have in his pre-Pittsburgh years, Blyleven can still claim to be one of only 16 men in the liveball era to win 150 games before turning 30. He has had only one 20-win season, in 1973, the first year of the DH, when 12 American League pitchers won 20 or more. I wondered how anyone could pitch 7,000 innings like Cy Young. I was a kid listening on the radio when Blyleven was in his short stint with the Rangers, and I loved his confidence in throwing that curve when everyone in the stadium and listening on the radio knew what was coming. exit velocity of 95 mph or higher. Bert (Blyleven) was a terrific pitcher - a dominating pitcher." After the 1977 season, he was traded to the Pirates in a rare four-team trade. He's referring to neckties. If you think you just heard some big names, listen to these. The Twins ran short of pitching early, the crusher coming on June 1, when Luis Tiant was put on the disabled list. Jerry Willard. No player who had debuted on the ballot since 1970 had a vote total that low and later won election to the Hall. Naturally, he sinks all the birdie putts. Then theres the guy with six straight 20-win seasons (Fergie Jenkins) and the pitcher with eight 20-win seasons (Jim Palmer). This semicelebrity affair at Riviera was the second off-season charity event Bert has sponsored. [23] "It's been 14 years of praying and waiting," he said on a conference call from Fort Myers, Florida. Terry Kennedy was a young player with St. Louis. So it seems only fitting that Blyleven is something of a yakker. Known for his terrific curveball, pitcher Bert Blyleven won 287 games over a 22-year major league career. There were players rolling around on the floor, laughing. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1973 Topps Set-Break #199 Bert Blyleven EX-EXMINT *GMCARDS* at the best online prices at eBay! As a player, Blyleven did not have the best reputation. Enough to make your knees buckle. He has all the stats of a potential Hall of Famer. References & ResourcesI checked Paper of Record for some of the items in No. xBA measures the likelihood that a batted ball will He says, "Mister Paul and Mister Seghi [Mister?] 300, a la Early Wynn. A Batted Ball Event represents any batted ball that And then when everybody was gone, we'd go out to the mound and make believe. Blyleven was the epitome of dominant. xERA is a simple 1:1 translation of xwOBA, converted to It has also appeared as Ricalbert and Ribalbert. "One curve I'll always remember was when I was pitching for Pittsburgh, Blyleven once recalled. So far Blyleven has won 20 only once, in 1973, when he lost 17. raw numbers and as a measurement against average. "A Carl Yastrzemski bat. He missed a second 20-win season that year when he was forced to miss a couple of starts after breaking his foot when joking around in the bullpen. CLEVELAND'S NETHERLANDS-BORN STAR, PITCHER BERT BLYLEVEN, PUTS HIS PEDAL TO THE METAL ON THE FIELD AND OFF Steve Wulf TABLE OF CONTENTS ORIGINAL LAYOUT Bert Blyleven addresses the ball.. Digging a little deeper into the numbers, it looks like it really was just luck, because Blyleven was at his best when it counted the most. They just started throwing me the curveball.. All Rights Reserved. He throws it a little differently than most pitchers, holding the ball so that every finger except his pinky is touching a seam. Thats easy to figure: Take the difference between his actual win-loss record and what he should have had based on a pythaging of his actual run support and his actual RA/9IP. He tied for second in the league in wins and was second in winning percentage (.731), third in ERA (2.87) and fourth in strikeouts (170). Even alone Blyleven is a terror, whether he's giving a hotfoot, tying clothes in knots, cutting neckties or pulling down McMahon's pants. "Here's a ball autographed by the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. For years he thought his first name was Rikaalbert. He began teaching the pitch to himself, learning to throw a drop in junior high. "This is for a free membership to Racquetball World. I just wish we had more fans. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. It was 14 years of praying and waiting, but I want to thank the baseball writers for finally getting it right, he said when his election was announced on January 5. Blyleven, like so many Hall of Fame players, was driven to succeed. Blyleven married Patricia Ann Whitehead, a friend from high school, during his second season in the majors, and they have raised a happy family. Hal Newhouser barely won 200 games. Though his age-28 season, Blyleven tossed 2,624 innings, more than anyone since Pete Alexander. Thanks for the link at WGOM, by the way. There, he got a job straightening bumpers and brought his family down the next year. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1974 TOPPS BASEBALL #98 BERT BLYLEVEN MINNESOTA TWINS V.G. It was his second world championship. You cant do a simplistic, reductionistic system. "Hello, ball," he says, in homage to Art Carney as Ed Norton. The story went that the reason Eddie Stanky quit after one game as manager of the Rangers was that he went out to the mound to remove Blyleven from the game, and Byleven told him to go back to the dugout. "There were 32 scouts in the stands at the start," he recalls. 555 N. Central Ave. #416 Until last year, fate had not been overly kind to Blyleven. "Doug DeCinces lives over here," says Blyleven. Yet last year was the first time he ever got a vote for the Cy Young Award. Blyleven recorded 3,701 career strikeouts, the fifth-most in MLB history. Jack Brickhouse, a Chicago Cubs broadcaster, described the pitches Paige threw as "not quite legal but not quite illegal.". Position: Starting Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right 6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg) . Possessing both a screwball and a curveball to go with a deceptive palmball, Cuellar was nearly untouchable in the prime of his career. Finally we'd make like we were playing the outfield and jump over the fence in left.". Blyleven's first two teams, the Twins and Rangers, usually weren't very good, and even though the Pirates won the World Series in '79, Blyleven had some philosophical differences with manager Chuck Tanner. attempt. Rik Aalbert Blyleven was born in Zeist, the Netherlands on April 6, 1951. If he underachieved because of his own personal failings, then why was he so successful when things entirely depended on him? I'll have to admit that was a hell of a curveball.". The umpire called it a strike and Jamie backed out and it looked to me like he kind of laughed a little bit. Blyleven received only 17.55% of the vote for Hall of Fame admission in 1998 (his first year of eligibility), and his vote total dropped to 14.1% in 1999. Blyleven, an intense competitor, wants it. I'm thrilled to see Blyleven in the HOF. one base to another, like Home To First. So while the Sept. 22, 1977, contest wasn't a home game for Blyleven's Texas Rangers, it felt like it for Blyleven - who celebrated by pitching a no-hitter. Lets back up for a second. Blyleven left 28 tickets for family and friends for that night's game, which turned out to be . Blyleven went to the California Angels in 1989 and pitched a 2.73 ERA for a 17-5 record in his first season, but he missed the entire 1991 season following rotator cuff surgery. As Blyleven wanders into earshot, Scheinblum says, "Of course, I feel very strongly that a person born in a foreign country should not be allowed to play in the major leagues.". Upon his return, he was plagued by chronic stomach ulcers and a torn rotator cuff. . Two years ago, when brush fires swept through the surrounding hills, Blyleven ascended to his roof, to water it down lest a flying spark set it afire, and fell off, breaking his left elbow. i surely did my campaigning for blyleven too back in the day. But bleep them. Blyleven was happy to oblige. The youngest player to ever be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at age 34, Sandy Koufax is the best left-handed pitcher to ever take the mound. So how many wins did Blyleven lose solely due to his run support? In his last game with the Twins in 1976 before being traded, he made an obscene gesture to the crowd while walking off the mound. Blyleven's first two full seasons back with the Twins produced major league records for home runs allowed in a single season (50) and in back-to-back seasons (96). According to baseball-reference Cy Young won 195 games befroe his age 30 season. Those stats hit me in the face. "O.K., we've got a golf bag and a dozen balls. Richie, you don't even exercise. Go figure. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, Blyleven was recently inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame after recording over 3,700 strikeouts in his career. It was the last out of the inning. Fortunately for him, life wasnt going to throw him that curve, and he now has his place in history. He may have been the best pitcher in the history of baseball. It gives the opposition fits when thrown properly. Now look at Blylevens careerpitching in tough spots wasnt his problem. He keeps a collection of baseball memorabilia in his study. Many (especially in THT-land) will call it luck. He earned the moniker "Frying Dutchman" by frequently setting fire to his teammates' shoelaces, a practical joke known as a "hot foot". (And the difference between Blylevens actual record and the second projection quantifies that murky third factor, but well get back to that in a second). as Active Spin. "Then we'd sneak down into the dugouts and grab whatever we couldresin bags and broken bats. "It was an off year for ties," says Blyleven. The worst election by any of 20 guys who had gone on to election was one time Tony Perez finished exactly one vote shy of 50 percent. He had thought all his life his given name was "Rikaalbert". The incident occurred when Rose was commentating on a Phillies game last year and sharing a story when he said . http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/forgotten-pennant-push-jim-kaat-1967/, interesting article. Normally a guy entering the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot with 287 wins is pretty impressive. Nolan Ryan and Bert Blyleven had the tightest rotation and velocity combination," Schmidt was quoted as saying in a recent Associated Press story. 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