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Bert Blyleven talks, 2007 edition: 'I got to play a kids' game
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1976 Topps Bert Blyleven
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Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer is among top five players in franchise
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Bert Blyleven Stats & Facts - This Day In Baseball
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Hall of Fame inductee Blyleven's major-league debut a joke, a blast
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StaTuesday: Funderburk joins short list of Twins relievers to win
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Ranking the Twins' top 10 seasons ever by a righty SP: Our
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1974 Topps Bert Blyleven
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Twins salute Jim Kaat as he joins fellow Dutchman Bert Blyleven in
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Twins' Bert Blyleven elected to baseball Hall of Fame
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Bert Blyleven's Top 10 moments
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Bert Blyleven Through The Years - Sports Illustrated
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