Marv didn’t like the way I stepped toward the plate. I had a tendency to throw across my body. So, he took me off to the side at Met Stadium and put a chair on the mound.
BERT BLYLEVENMarv didn’t like the way I stepped toward the plate. I had a tendency to throw across my body. So, he took me off to the side at Met Stadium and put a chair on the mound.
BERT BLYLEVENAfter I ran off the mound, I looked over at the St. Louis dugout. There were players rolling around on the floor, laughing. Poor Terry. I’ll have to admit that was a hell of a curveball.
BERT BLYLEVENI want to stay around longer than the pitchers who were at the top when I came into the big leagues. I don’t want to be gone and have all the old guys – Seaver, Carlton, Ryan and Sutton – still pitching. I got rid of Palmer, now I want to outlast the rest of them.
BERT BLYLEVENI want them to know that you don’t have to be the biggest or the strongest to reach your goals, and that hard work and perseverance are also rewarded.
BERT BLYLEVENIt enrages me to see only certain players singled out for the Hall of Fame because they were born with a God-given specialty.
BERT BLYLEVENIf I threw across my body, I would step on the chair. Marv was trying to hurt me. I fooled him. I started stepping the right way.
BERT BLYLEVENI’m from Southern California, so I feel much more comfortable with a golf club in my hand than I do a weapon.
BERT BLYLEVENI know I’ve got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.
BERT BLYLEVENThe 16 years have gone so fast. I came to Minnesota as a 19-year-old kid. Marv Grissom was the pitching coach, an old-timer who taught me quite a bit.
BERT BLYLEVENThe best thing about the New Year is your 4.90 ERA disappears and starts back at zero.
BERT BLYLEVENGetting into the Hall of Fame won’t change me. I’m still going to pass gas and pick my nose like I always do.
BERT BLYLEVENI really like Kansas City Royals stadium – Kauffman Stadium.
BERT BLYLEVENWhen I take my kids to the Baseball Hall of Fame, I want them to experience the full array of talents that make the game what it is today, not just the larger-than-life freaks of nature.
BERT BLYLEVENThe problem with being Comeback Player of the Year is it means you have to go somewhere before you can come back.
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