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Bert Blyleven Eats Worms on Live TV

Bert Blyleven has done some crazy things in his day (although, granted, none as ridiculous as a group of people refusing to recognize his achievements and grant him entry to Cooperstown), but his most recent exploit may take the cake: Blyleven ate worms on television before this past Thursday's Minnesota Twins game. He did...

Blyleven Reminds People That He Was a Better Pitcher Than Schilling, Morris

Bert Blyleven doesn't have it easy. Every year there's a Hall of Fame vote and every year he's a little bit closer to getting enshrined, but not quite close enough. The guy is fifth all-time in strikeouts, he posted dominant numbers, and yet, there's still a group of people with votes who want him kept out. Why, I have no...

From the Windup: A Look at Baseball Hall of Fame 2010 First-Time Eligibles

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.The Hall of Fame talk has begun to die down and baseball fans are starting to look forward to that oh-so-exciting date -- February 15th, when pitchers and catchers report -- but before we get there, let's look ahead at the players who...

Bert Blyleven Comes Up Short Again

It's not very surprising, but Bert Blyleven missed the Hall of Fame again this year. The good news for Bert, and people that want to see him elected into the Hall, is that his vote percentage increased again (all the way to 62.7 percent) and he has three more cracks at election before being turned over to the Veterans...

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice Officially Elected Into Baseball Hall of Fame

The Baseball Hall of Fame is expanding to include the giant resume of Rickey Henderson. Much to the chagrin of Corky Simpson -- who is "not a Rickey guy" -- Henderson easily cake-walked to induction in his first year of eligibility, garnering a whopping 94.8 percent of the vote.Joining the stolen base, walks, and runs...

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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.