Comments on: Bert Blyleven

By: ramblinpete

ramblinpete — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:29:09 +0000

On the Phil Lesh community fanboards, amongst varied discourse on Grateful Dead arcana, concert reviews, conversations on taping, equipment, and scores of music-related threads, there is a well-read and ongoing discussion as to whether Bert Blyleven belongs in the Hall of Fame.

“In the Strangest of Places…” alright.

By: RFAronson

RFAronson — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:10:14 +0000

5. Blyleven is the best eligible pitcher not in the HOF. Everybody else in the top 20 in shutouts (Blyleven is 8th) is in, everybody in the top 10 in strikeouts (Blyleven is 5th) is in, and every pitcher who threw more innings is in the HOF. I think it's either an anti-Dutch or anti-Canadian bias, that led to him inexplicable disappearing from Cy Young award ballots time and again, and now several idiots site his absence from Cy Young consideration as why he doesn't deserve to be in the HOF. They are wrong: Blyleven is the best eligible pitcher not in the HOF and will remain so (if not chosen) until either Maddux, Pedro, or maybe Clemens becomes eligible (depending on what you think of steroids).

By: Josh Wilker

Josh Wilker — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:54:14 +0000

4. 3 Paul “The Hammer of” Thormodsgard was actually born in San Francisco, but apparently there is indeed some baseball being played in Norway: http://tinyurl.com/2klr7t

By: ramblin pete

ramblin pete — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:50:51 +0000

3. If you had found a Paul Thormodsgard card would have continued on to Norway?

By: mbtn01

mbtn01 — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:18:39 +0000

2. What struck me about all Texas Rangers cards of that era was how their uniforms just cried out "We're not taking this all too seriously." Have fun on your break.

By: chiros13

chiros13 — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:19:55 +0000

1. Some things are a bit of a blur, but as a kid, I think I loved Blyleven because he was once captured wearing an "I Love Farts" t-shirt. And he should certainly be in the Hall.