Bert Blyleven Quotes

#1. Getting into the Hall of Fame won't change me. I'm still going to pass gas and pick my nose like I always do.

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#2. The 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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#3. I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.

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#4. I'm probably one of the few people that liked 'Water World' with Kevin Costner.

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#5. I love baseball. I love watching baseball. As a broadcaster, I get to watch the best 700 players put on the uniform year after year. That, to me, is exciting.

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#6. I 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.

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#7. I really like Kansas City Royals stadium - Kauffman Stadium.

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#8. Your goal as a hitter is to get on. And if the third baseman is playing back and letting you lay down a bunt, I don't have a problem with that, even if it's late in a no-hitter.

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#9. When you're not at the top of your game and you feel like the other team is laughing and embarrassing you by doing certain things, it's time to retaliate.

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#10. I'm from Southern California, so I feel much more comfortable with a golf club in my hand than I do a weapon.

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#11. I knew that I wasn't a first-ballot Hall-of-Fame inductee.

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#12. The best thing about the New Year is your 4.90 ERA disappears and starts back at zero.

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#13. My dad introduced me to baseball. Then one of my friends asked if I could play on a team; my dad said I could, and I just fell in love with the game.

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