Wow, you saw Bert Blyleven win a game? Gosh, according to the voters, I didn't think he won all that much! And to think he beat Dave Stewart in the process...man, this guy must've been pretty good, huh? Looks like he even beat Oakland by "pitching to the score" (4-3), another one of those non-sensical arguments against Blyleven.
Ron Hassey batted cleanup that day? What would Catfish Stew have to say about that lineup construction?
Too bad the Angels couldn't catch the A's that season, though. Blyleven was the ace of that team, and a comeback pennant plus postseason appearance could have looked good on Bert's resume (think Roger Clemens, Astros form). It looks like the Angels bombed a few road series in NY, Boston, and Cleveland (!) late in the season, though, to finish 8 games out in third place. (They were only 1 game out after Blyleven beat Stewart on August 13th, and they were tied a week later on August 20th)
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As did Kent Anderson.
Too bad the Angels couldn't catch the A's that season, though. Blyleven was the ace of that team, and a comeback pennant plus postseason appearance could have looked good on Bert's resume (think Roger Clemens, Astros form). It looks like the Angels bombed a few road series in NY, Boston, and Cleveland (!) late in the season, though, to finish 8 games out in third place. (They were only 1 game out after Blyleven beat Stewart on August 13th, and they were tied a week later on August 20th)
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