Bert Blyleven

Bert Blyleven #28 SP

Player Card | Career Stats
CAREER PITCHING STATS
G SHO IP SO W L SV ERA
692 60 4970.0 3701 287 250 0 3.31
372 Results for bert blyleven

New ballpark sparks questions for Twins in 2010

Peter Gammons

...the 1987 World Series or watched a small-market team come up with more stars from Bert Blyleven to Frank Viola, Kirby Puckett to Kent Hrbek to Justin Morneau to Joe Mauer. Tom Kelly...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

ESPN 1000, Chicago

Bears president Ted Phillips addresses issues with Soldier Field, plus Twin's broadcaster Bert Blyleven on the epic Twins/Tigers play-in game, and Bruce Levine wraps up the Chicago baseball...

Audio PodCast | October 07, 2009

Twins still have some life left

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

The Twins didn't win pretty against the Tigers on Thursday, but this part of the season isn't about aesthetics -- it's about survival, and Minnesota kept the AL Central race going.

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2009

Anderson draws loud ovation

Associated Press

Sparky Anderson says the reunion of the Detroit Tigers' 1984 championship team is special because the whole squad will never be together again.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Verlander's 11 K's lead way as Tigers hold off Indians

Associated Press

Justin Verlander pitched the Detroit Tigers closer to a division title and pushed the Cleveland Indians within one loss of matching a franchise record for futility with a 6-5 win on Thursday night.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Who votes on Hall of Famers and why?

Ric Bucher, ESPN The Magazine

Ric Bucher wants to know who is doing the voting for the James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Wednesday Wangdoodles

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...39;t win the Cy Young Award. Well, Rich Lederer came up with a good one: Bert Blyleven in 1973. Which seems somehow fitting. •  Oh, gosh. After all this time, I finally...

Blog | September 02, 2009

Doumit homers, has three RBIs as Pirates rout Reds

Associated Press

Ryan Doumit homered, doubled and drove in three runs to give Zach Duke some unaccustomed run support and the Pittsburgh Pirates pushed Cincinnati into last place in the NL Central by winning 12-2 on Saturday night.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | August 22, 2009

Three Strikes: Mauer power edition

Jayson Stark

...first 250-game winner to relieve a 200-game winner since Steve Carlton relieved Twins starter Bert Blyleven on April 18, 1988 (in the next-to-last appearance of Carlton's career). • As...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 19, 2009

Rangers' Feliz still unhittable

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...the name of a pitch often depends on the mind of the beholder. We know that Bert Blyleven threw a curveball and Randy Johnson a slider, but everything in the middle is open to...

Blog | August 13, 2009

Richard Dent and the HOF

Kevin Seifert, NFC North

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Following up on Saturday's request, a number of you provided well-considered, thoughtful arguments for Rich...

Blog | August 11, 2009

Are the Blue Jays for real?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Best run differential in the American League? The Blue Jays' +33, and Bert Blyleven isn't convinced they're a fluke: The Blue Jays weren't very...

Blog | April 28, 2009

Friday Filberts

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

...Explanation-wise, DRaysBay is firstest with the mostest (and as a bonus, a solid nickname!). • Bert Blyleven lists the nine nastiest pitches in the majors ... and reminds us of something: the perpetually pitching...

Blog | April 24, 2009

Bert Blyleven: Hall of Famer or not?

...examining some of the candidates on the MLB Hall of Fame ballot. Wednesday's question: Is Bert Blyleven a Hall of Famer or not? THE CASE FOR BLYLEVEN He won 287 games -- only one...

Chat | January 07, 2009