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Twins to Retire Bert Blyleven's No. 28

The honors keep rolling in for Bert Blyleven. The Twins announced Thursday night that they will retire the newly minted Hall of Famer's No. 28 jersey. The ceremony will take place before the Twins' July 16 game against the Rangers -- eight days before the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Blyleven spent 11 of his 22...

The Dugout: Your Hall of Fame Hat

We started doing the Dugout around 2005, which means I'm over halfway to my National Baseball Hall of Fame vote. C'mon, I haven't had one moment of legitimate sports writing in my life but I'm sure I could weigh an opinion better than most of the voters. Do I let Roberto Alomar in? Sure. Bert Blyleven? He was more...

Roberto Alomar, Bert Blyleven Hall of Fame Plaque Caps Determined

Which caps will be immortalized in bronze for new Baseball Hall of Fame members Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven? The Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins, respectively, according to the Hall of Fame. Though each newly elected Hall of Famer has input on cap selection, the final call ultimately rests with those in...

Sifting Through Hall of Fame Leftovers

Spring training is still a month away. The National Baseball Hall of Fame is helping to fill the void. Here are a few more crumbs from the election results announced Wednesday: • I asked baseball scholar Bill James what pleased him most about the results. "Oh, I was glad to see (Bert) Blyleven get in," he said....

Jeff Idelson, Hall of Fame President, Happy With Current Voting Trends

During the run-up to Wednesday's announcement of the results of this year's Baseball Hall of Fame voting, one issue dominated above all others when people discussed the ballot. What do we do about players who have admitted, been accused of or are under suspicion of using performance-enhancing drugs? There were almost as...

bert blyleven News From the Web

05/02/12 Bert Blyleven talks, signs autographs in Cambridge Source: Isanti County News - Cambridge MN With hard work, dedication, sacrifice and love for the game, he made you feel anything is possible.
04/02/12 Tommy John should be known for more than elbow surgery Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL As the Jacksonville Suns prepare to open their 50th anniversary season on Thursday night, it's worth revisiting one of the players on the original 1962 team.
04/01/12 Bert Blyleven Shot a Minnesota State Lottery... Source: The Big Lead Here is a Minnesota State Lottery commercial featuring HOF pitcher Bert Blyleven.
03/27/12 The lottery's hometown pitch Source: Star Tribune - Minneapolis MN With hometown heroes Bert Blyleven and Kent Hrbek, the Minnesota State Lottery starts a new advertising campaign this week touting its homegrown contributions to taxpayers.

Background on bert blyleven

Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to , and was best known for his curveball.

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