Bert Blyleven: 1971 Scorecard "Twins Twinkler" Feature

Jim Perry, 1971 Scorecard 

[Another in the 2011 Bert Blyleven Hall of Fame Series]

Before The Sporting News - or Sports Illustrated - or any other syndicated publication got wind of Bert Blyleven...

"Wind" in a manner of speaking...

...one could only count on local and regional Twins publications to hype the talents of our curveballing prankster.

Enjoy this spread, complete with ads, from a 1971 Twins scorecard, a "Twins Twinkler" player feature.

To remind: "Twins Twinkler" was a staple feature in Twins scorecards dating back to the first season in 1961.

See link to view another great curveballer in Twins history in his "Twins Twinkler" spread!

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Personable. Poised. Not yet publicly profane. And a curveball that made batters pee their pants. 

His life's possibilites, prodigious. Thus, I end my pain in the posterior alliterations.

As our old friend Herb would sign off: "So long, everybody!" - TT