You can view more information below including images, social media accounts, and more. Find Gayle Blyleven's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. He had visions of conquering the corporate world, yet no game plan or experience to realize them. Catcher Phil Roof was in the twilight of his career when Blylevens was beginning. During his playing days, Blyleven was a proud union representative who fought for his teammates and for himself, leaving the Twins twice via trade after contentious contract negotiations. And I pull my pants out, and I sit back and I watch Willie come out of the shower and go, Wheres my pants? , But it wasnt just pranks. On April 16th, Im going to Omaha, and its Creighton against Connecticut. Bert married Gayle Blyleven. He can still remember how brightly that ring shone when he was first presented with it in then-Angels general manager Bill Stonemans office. Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. Phone Number: (239) 671-**** Gayle Blyleven View Full Report Address:***** Bluebird Gln, Lake Forest, CA Gayle Nancy Blyleven, age 66, Fort Myers, FL Background Check Locations: Fort Myers FL Possible Relatives: Bert A Blyleven, Patricia Ann Blyleven Melissa Gayle Blyleven, age 49, Riverside, CA Background Check I aint getting in this thing. . All I wanted to do from that time, he says now, was get back to my wife. I loved being around it. And then the next year, Tommy John and I ended up splitting the schedule 50-50 doing the games. Really, when you analyze Berts numbers walks, strikeouts, base runners per nine innings he was, I think, a more effective pitcher than maybe several of the pitchers who are in the Hall of Fame.. Blyleven and his wife Gayle reside in Ft. Myers, Florida. And as she began to read reports that the shooter was still active -- and what turned out to be erroneous reports that other shooters may be active in the area -- she began to let herself ponder and fear the worst. Driving on the freeway would cause her to have a panic attack. They picked a place where they could return to their relationships roots. A traveling party of 18 -- Todd, Cathie and a horde of friends and extended family members -- descended upon Sin City that weekend in the fall of 2017. With his head pounding, he asked a SWAT team member to stand watch outside a bathroom. Earlier this year, Todd and Cathie returned to Vegas for the first time since Route 91. Suddenly, word spread of an active shooter on the roof of the Tropicana, and hundreds of scared souls scrambled inside. Back then, my mom and dad didnt make a lot of money. As a player, he more than once flipped off fans, and as a broadcaster years later, he cursed on the air when he didnt realize the show was live. Bert Blyleven @BertBlyleven28. He had legs and arms that worked, and he wanted to put them to work. Bert was 2 then, and from Montreal they traveled to Saskatchewan, where Joe worked on a farm until Bert was 6. Bert remembers the time he was still with the Pirates and pitched the first game of a doubleheader in Philadelphia. With a Stetson hat atop his head and Durango boots on his feet, he could swing to the music of Garth Brooks and Toby Keith with the kind of confidence he once took to the high school mound. Suddenly, scouting itself wasnt enough. The scouting demands meant long periods away from his blossoming brood. The Hall of Famer listened intently as his son detailed his experience. Blyleven made it as a fixture in the Twins' booth anyway, and he started his tenure as a full-time analyst in 1996 on the Midwest Sports Channel, working alongside broadcast partners like Tommy John, Ryan Lefebvre and, of course, Bremer. Those are the words Aldean was singing as Todd, dressed in a white checkered shirt and a cowboy hat and boots that were a gift from Cathie, spun and dipped his niece, Brianna, near the back of the venue. Thats about when the enormity of everything he had just been through -- the shocking sounds of shooting, the rushed goodbye to Cathie, the sprints in and out of the concert venue, the lugging of bodies, the vacant stares of the dead, and now this episode at the Tropicana -- finally caught up to Todd. Molitor, who often looked down at home plate to ensure he was positioned correctly, explained to Bando that hed never looked back at a catchers glove in his life. Now, once again, there was a tacit understanding that Todds sense of duty was overtaking everything. Bert Blyleven He turned the ring inward and went back to work. Everything I do seems to upset you and I know I will never be able to overcome the stupid mistakes I've made and how I ignored your anxiety issues. As for the 2002 World Series ring -- a symbol of achievement that now carries a different connotation -- Todd tucked it away in a drawer. The moment happened so fast -- Todd kissing Cathie goodbye, then hustling back to the venue as she and the rest of their crew ran the opposite direction seeking a place to hide -- that she didnt even have time to process what was happening. Running back in came with a cost. Just a few weeks earlier, the two had gone on a blind date on Valentines Day eve. So this weekly ritual of Sunday chapel service carried a deeper meaning for the squad that fashioned itself a family. Todd pulled the large man behind the wheel out of the vehicle and dragged him about 20 yards to safety. The Twins began phasing him out as a part of their TV broadcasts several seasons ago, and this is his first season without a game. 1 seed in West, Another Trevor Bauer defamation suit is thrown out. Blyleven is in his 16th year in the. The 430 he allowed are eighth-most on the all-time list. Joe Blyleven wanted to move his family to the United States, specifically to Southern California, where one of Joes older brothers already had settled. It makes them feel just a little less vulnerable. Nancy calls Fort Myers, FL, home. Like a third-base coach waving a runner home, Todd planted his feet on the ground, pointed one arm toward the exit to his left and circled the other. And that goes [for anyone who] experiences a traumatic event. Todd felt happy, he felt free. When he set one woman down outside, he looked in her eyes and realized she was gone. Its a beautiful game, and you want to describe it the best way you can. Todd was a legitimate amateur prospect. And so Fox (Sports North) was nice enough to allow me to do a hundred games for five years. But when the plane landed, peace initially prevailed. I think the writing was on the wall. He said, Bert told me to tell you, if you look back at the catcher one more time, hes going to drill you, Molitor said. The popping noises ceased for a moment. Whats a strike? All the other stuff is secondary. With their names anglicized, Joe taught Bert about baseball, a sport that became his infatuation when the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles from Brooklyn and the smooth and soulful play-by-play of Vin Scully became his radio companion. Beyond the actions of law enforcement and medical personnel were the ordinary concert attendees who cared for the wounded, led others to safety, performed CPR, made tourniquets, and drove victims to the hospital. His wife was there, his friends were there and a joyful noise was in the air. I wanted to be a big leaguer. At all. Blyleven started his Little League career as a catcher until a coach realized he was throwing back to the mound harder than the pitcher was throwing to him. And though he did his best to look out for his teammates, he also took great care in looking out for himself. For me to just expect my beautiful wife to just get over [her driving anxiety] because it's a burden on me and maybe I have to drive the kids to their games or whatever? Once the authorities gave the clearance for people to leave the Tropicana, Todd headed in the direction of his wife, and she him. He ranks fifth all-time among pitchers in strikeouts, 14th in innings pitched, and 27th in wins. He carried her out and set her near a squad car where a nurse had begun to set up a makeshift triage unit. Joe Blyleven and his son didnt know much about baseball then, so they learned together. When Todd and his family visited California in the summer of 2018, Sayeh and the other friend (who asked not to be named) were able to meet him in person. Todd was so certain that he had to build a real life outside of baseball -- outside of his fathers big shadow and the pitching dreams he had fruitlessly chased as a child -- that it didnt occur to him that he could still find a role as an adult in the boys game. Mrs. Blyleven was admitted to St. Joseph Hospital. That affirmation from the man he admired meant a great deal to Todd. And then, I ended up doing all of them. (or click here for more official merchandise) Bert made an appearance for He remains proud of all the hot foots he ignited, all the shoes he froze and the clothes he stole, but he does have a few favorites. It allows me to process the good parts and the bad parts and to lean more on the goodness of things -- the love, people coming out to help, the selfless acts, being back with my wife -- and really appreciate where Im at today.. Knowing something was coming, Blyleven arrived at the ballpark the next day and stuffed all his clothes in the safe under his locker. Blyleven also had an affinity for certain bodily functions, in particular passing gas. And I think he did the right thing. Gayle Blyleven and Vera had great fun putting together some beautiful outfits! With things at their worst and their marriage in serious danger of dissolving, Todd and Cathie planned a trip, one last-ditch effort to rekindle what theyd lost. He was and is unafraid, unabashed and completely confident whether on the mound or in the clubhouse, whether lighting someones shoelaces, posing for a photo wearing a I (tm) to fart, T-shirt, or counting down in the broadcast booth to his Bert-day and circling fans with his Telestrator. His first year on the ballot, 1998, Blyleven received 17.5 percent of the vote. Lets just get in the truck and go talk to a doctor, Todd would say. And then a sports company out of California I think in 94 or 95 asked me if I wanted to (work on the broadcast of) a couple of college games. I made the varsity team as a freshman, but I mainly played in the outfield because they had a couple of real good pitchers. Todd Blyleven was a member of that family. Gayle Blyleven is 62 years old, and lives in FL. ", Todd: "I got married to live happily ever after and not to upset my wife and make her life a living hell. During the days, the Blylevens hit the casinos and lunched in great restaurants. There, washing his hands and looking in the mirror at the blood now covering his shoulders, hat and shirt -- the blood of the victims of Route 91 -- he broke down. You might open up the Orange County Register in 1989 and 1990 and read about the elder Blylevens performance on the front of the sports section and the younger Blyleven on the inside pages. We need to get out of here! he shouted. I always pictured somebody at home who just went to work from 8 to 5, had dinner with their family, maybe put their feet up on their recliner and turned on the Twins game. For all his doubt and difficulties in his daily life, Todd Blyleven was pretty sure about himself on a country dance floor. I started off as a catcher. Get started U.S. Yearbooks Name Index, 1890-1979. I always considered, as a color analyst, youre a teacher of the game, and I love the pitcher-catcher relationship. Blyleven recorded 3,701 career strikeouts, the fifth-most in MLB history. When his outing was complete, he returned to the visitors' clubhouse to find Todd sitting by his locker, holding his left arm. He was always that way, Bert says. Every team had a catchers glove and gear. He simply wanted to talk about his contract. What I've learned now, in dealing with my own anxiety, is that it's not something you just get over, Todd says. Would you just try and go over to the third-base side? Cathie and the rest of the group found refuge thanks to a helpful stranger who let them hide out in his condo. During the off-season, Blyleven enjoys spending time with his family and playing golf "three or four times per week." He shot a 73 on the day I first spoke to him. Some of those stops on the side of the road to assist strangers had come when he was on his way to pick her up for a date. But if youre looking for apologies or regrets or even lengthy explanations, you wont get them from Blyleven. PTSD is a part of his life now and always will be. They didnt realize that an exit sat just beyond the nearby food vending trucks. On nights when Koufax or Drysdale was pitching, Blyleven would listen to Scully on the radio and keep track of just one statistic. Thats about the time he met Cathie Illiano, who brought a different kind of love to his life. But second, he was a Major League Baseball player that was idolized. When Todd told Bert that an experience like Vegas doesnt just fade into the background, Bert was quiet for a moment. Like so many others who would selflessly serve others that night, he was willing to risk his life. The tattoo is testament to how the Vegas shooting has deepened Todds faith. This was Todds nature, to help those in need. Authorities said Blylevens wife, Patricia, 37, was driving three of the couples children on a southern Sierra Nevada highway when their truck flipped over Thursday afternoon. When they played pickup basketball together, Todd would get knocked to the ground by his dad and told, No blood, no foul., First, he was Dad, Todd says of Bert. After a more than a quarter of a century in the broadcast booth, you wont see or hear Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven offering color commentary from a ballpark this season. When Bert called today, Mead said, he wanted us to express his sincere thanks to members of the media and others for their concern and messages. Checking into the Otesaga and Gayle and I visited with Jim Thome. 01 Jan 2023 22:11:39 Gayle, great tastewe love the belt and your booties with our camo dress! Yet for all the light and joy baseball brought back to Todds life, it also cost him. And Im proud of you.. Bert was a tough guy, and Todd was a tough kid. As is usually the case in the transient world of professional sports, the members of the 79 Pirates drifted apart in the ensuing years. They were childhood sweethearts, and Bert clearly admires their relationship still, remembering fondly his dad whom Bert said he takes after in work ethic, stubbornness and sense of humor coming home from work and telling jokes of varying degrees of appropriateness, and a still-smitten Jenny mustering only a slight eye roll and a sheepish, Oh, Joe.. Thats when Todd learned that the woman he had carried -- Rachael Parker, a records technician for the Manhattan Beach Police Department -- had passed away in the hospital the morning after the shooting. Once, in high school, while in Farmington, N.M., to play in the amateur Connie Mack World Series, he and three teammates were walking near a convenience store when they saw a truck flip over and catch fire. I think we went from Kansas City to Detroit, somebody brought a sign that said, We drove 446 miles from Detroit Lakes to see the Twins. And so I circled the sign and then it just kind of blossomed from there. Bert liked the Angels, and on summer nights, after wrapping up his paper route early in the day and finishing his shift at a local Orange Julius stand, he would do his best to attend every Angels game possible. It was Cathie who gave him the kick in the pants to get back in the game. They went through something that's not normal. Todd turned to find an off-duty EMT, who had been following his path. It became important in his personal life when emotional conflicts threatened his marriage. Yet something about that chapel service and that message always stuck with Todd. I miss it. He didnt play many pranks at home, but his daughter, Kim Cohn, said that shirt he once posed in, the one expressing his love of flatulence, was accurate. After they turned down the Astros, Todd fell all the way to the Angels 39th-round pick. Blyleven remembers it a little differently, going back to the day then-Twins pitching coach Marv Grissom took him out to the mound with nothing but a ball, a glove, a folding chair and the goal of getting Blyleven to open up his delivery and use the lower half of his body. And that guy sitting there with maybe a beer in his hand relaxing doesnt need to hear that a ballplayer making the money they make today has had a bad day. A madman with an arsenal of 14 AR-15 and eight AR-10-type rifles, a bolt-action rifle and a revolver had opened fire on the concert crowd from his suite on the 32nd floor. Then he hit him with that question posed with typical Dutch directness. I need to better myself and its on me.. We're partnering with Homage.com to bring back Bert's legendary t-shirt! On April 30, 1980, Blyleven, then pitching for the Pirates, walked out during the season, informing the team that if it didnt trade him, he would, at 29 years old, retire. Current address 14380 Riva Del Lago Dr #2104, Fort Myers, FL 33907 $1,270: B. Grissom laid the chair, still folded, on the mound and told Blyleven to pitch. Who cares? But I will be up in Minnesota, doing what Rod Carew and Harmon Killebrew have done, and also what Tony (Oliva) does for the club, just being a good ambassador. Those were about the only two guys that I would keep score for.. We were down right on the field. Blyleven loved a challenge, and though it required crawling under the Kingdome stands, he proved Roof wrong. Away from the more crowded area near the stage and temporarily removed from the angst of his unsatisfied heart, Todd had the space to dance loosely and sing loudly. The pitcher, Roof remembered, had to change three times before the game began. And the offense is there. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Gayle Blyleven, who has been married to Bert for 13 years, on his near-election Wednesday: "He's very positive, probably the most upbeat about this I've seen him in 13 years." Thank you to everyone that tried to contact us during and after Ian. Bert and his wife, Gayle, reside in Fort Myers, FL and have six children and eight grandchildren. Check out Gayle's take on our camo dress once home, too! He was sitting there for a good two hours-plus with a broken arm, Bert says, because he didn't want to bother anybody., Tough people give tough love. He found a wounded young woman whose friends were struggling to get her off the ground. Dad! the son said, huffing. The son of a Hall of Famer was basically riding real lifes bench, and it made him depressed. Thats where Todds baseball story -- and, in many ways, his life story -- went off track. Nancy Blyleven was born on 10/25/1955 and is 66 years old. It all comes into play. But not only did I want to be a big leaguer, I wanted to be my dad.. And the pain still lingers. Lark obliged, but MacPhail, after taking the call, quickly realized Blyleven was not injured. At this timely, he is the color commentator for the Minnesota Twins on Fox Sports North. My nephew played Little League, she replied. Blyleven gave up 50 homers in 1986 and 46 in 1987, leading the American League both years. Bert lived in Zeist. 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I knew my numbers were Hall of Fame numbers, but the writers werent getting it, he said. I started playing baseball when I was about nine years old. They had danced uncomfortably together at a country bar and awkwardly said goodbye at the end of the night. Blyleven came into the big leagues at age 19 with two pitches a four-seam fastball and a dangerous curve and a straightforward attitude. They met near the Desert Rose lobby, where they kissed and embraced and, with that healing reunion, took a first step toward putting their many marital troubles behind them. Blyleven was with Cleveland then, and early in Molitors at-bat for Milwaukee, Blyleven called Indians catcher Chris Bando to the mound. Hes going to get you back tomorrow. . I think hes given me credit for that over the years, but its up to him to make that decision. His reason, he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, was the non-support and lack of confidence from manager Chuck Tanner. Cathie checked her phone and found it flooded with text messages and Facebook messages from Bert and other family members checking to see if she and Todd were safe. If you pull together, if you work as a team the man said, you can overcome the odds.. He could have all kinds of fun before the game, sometimes even during it, but when he was on the mound or negotiating a contract, helping one of his teammates in a dispute with ownership or simply expressing an opinion, he spoke up for what he believed was right. Relationships We have no records of past relationships for Bert Blyleven. Please just get inside.. Todd looked his father, his idol, in the eye. And it continued to serve as a guiding light when the We Are Family Bucs won Games 6 and 7 in Baltimore to capture the crown. He would say: I cant stop. I miss that. Major League teams scouted Todd. Blyleven will be around as a special instructor at times in Fort Myers, the Florida home to the Twins, and also to Blyleven and his wife, Gayle, Quite a half-century journey, from the wide-eyed 18 . And there was a Twins fan sitting in the upper deck, and they kept saying, Try to use the telestrator, try to use it somehow. But to me, if theres a fly ball in left center and the centerfielder and leftfielder converged, you cant really draw a line like John Madden did in football with the Xs and Os and all that stuff. But Blyleven never did hit Molitor at least not during the regular season. Getentrepreneurial.com: Resources for Small Business Entrepreneurs in 2022. Back at the venue, with the bullets still raining, Todd ventured into a sequence of events he would later piece together in therapy and share in media accounts. 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