Congrats to Bert Blyleven for being selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Finally.
On his 14th attempt.
Many baseball experts have been arguing for his case over the years. Yours Truly will let you go through them here on Blyleven's website.
Yours Truly has always been rooting for the underdogs, and Blyleven is probably the best pitcher ever for not one, but A COUPLE OF "small market" teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins.
And he was also instrumental for the Pirates' and Twins' World Series victory in 1979 and 1987 respectively.
Many believe that his election to the Hall is a victory for Sabermetrics. For the traditionists, Blyleven would never have been selected due to his "modest" statistics, such as a "mere" 287 wins which falls short of the holy threshold of 300 in the eyes of many.
But for a pitcher on "small market," or poor teams like Blyleven, winning 287 games is quite a feat in itself.
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