He said, God really saved them. . He finished the rest of the interview with the shaving cream on his face, Blyleven recounted, the story still causing him fits of laughter so many years later. That first night at home, Todd had a dream about the Vegas shooting so vivid that it caused him to scream aloud and grab Cathies leg, waking both of them. They went to the community healing garden arranged in downtown Las Vegas in the aftermath. The pitcher, Roof remembered, had to change three times before the game began. Hours after the shooting stopped, Todd continued doing his part among a horde of helpers tending to those in need. I needed that softness, I needed that hug, I needed to kiss, I needed to know that this is not normal and that everythings gonna be fine.. He was very recognizable, very personable, and somebody that I looked up to. Maybe it was spring training, Molitor said. After the ballgame, everyones still laughing going, Gotcha, gotcha! Blyleven said. There were nine of us, seven kids, and to go out and get a glove and shoes, and sign up for Little League cost a lot of money. Grissom laid the chair, still folded, on the mound and told Blyleven to pitch. The idea of trudging through difficulty became vital to him in his own baseball career, as he struggled to live up to the standard set by his Hall of Fame father. Running back in came with a cost. And the offense is there. God Bless . 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." Thats when, finally, the original dream of settling in California came to fruition. 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.. If he saw Bob Gibson or Jim Palmer or Nolan Ryan doing something on the field before a start, he would try the same. And then, for days and days, Todd didnt call. Browse Locations Hopkins, MN(1) Inver Grove Heights, MN(1) Lakeville, MN(2) Lonsdale, MN(1) Mankato, MN(1) Minneapolis, MN(2) Rosemount, MN(1) Saint Paul, MN(4) Sleepy Eye, MN(1) He simply wanted to talk about his contract. I saw Mickey Hatcher after the game, and he said, Boy, you got Tommy good. Gayle Blyleven and Vera had great fun putting together some beautiful outfits! The shots were now closer than ever, clanging off a metal structure just to Todds right. 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. Blyleven seems content perched up in the broadcast booth, a place where he has ingratiated himself as part of the Twins baseball experience. I enjoyed my 25 years of broadcasting Twins baseball. He realized quickly how precious wins would be, and so he collected a ball from each. (262) 363-3289 (Centurytel of Midwest . His left hip still gives him trouble. And then the next year, Tommy John and I ended up splitting the schedule 50-50 doing the games. Find Gayle Blyleven's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. He spotted a line of food trucks near the edge of a venue and a Budweiser cart where they could take cover. And I think he did the right thing. And yet, at home, he wasnt always pulling on the same rope as his wife. So what is a double? He has been the lead television announcer for the Minnesota Twins since 1983. The incongruity in Todds life was that, while he struggled to meet the needs of his bride, he was always eager to help strangers. Fox gave me a telestrator and they wanted me to use it. The Twins traded him to the Angels that offseason. He said, Why? , Roof explained the need to be respected and to stick up for your hitters. Blylevens wife, Gayle, said her husbands hold in the broadcasting booth is a testament to his ability to excel at whatever hes doing. Todd turned to find an off-duty EMT, who had been following his path. 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. The boy sat amongst his older brethren and listened as the chaplain, a bearded Vietnam veteran in a polo shirt, gave the players a prayerful pump-up speech centered around the biblical tale of David and Goliath. He carried her out and set her near a squad car where a nurse had begun to set up a makeshift triage unit. I got involved in the Crystal Cathedral with Dr. (Robert) Schuller and the Hour of Power. I was part of their sports ministry. Hed go for a run, and Id follow him on my bike, and hed always see this sign that said, No stopping here, and that sign was always kind of our inspiration. Blyleven gave up 50 homers in 1986 and 46 in 1987, leading the American League both years. 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. Dad, he said, this isnt something you just get over.. Todd knew the shooter must be reloading. He lifted her up and carried her outside to a car that could take her to the hospital. Timothy was treated and released, but it was later decided to hospitalize him for observation and testing. Find Gayle Kipp's phone number, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. and 2 phone numbers associated with Gayle in area codes such as 239. And I want these kids out there to enjoy it, because it goes by so quick. Hopefully, next spring. There are people that want my job.. 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. Blylevens path to Cooperstown started in an unlikely place, where baseball is hardly the nations favorite pastime, in Zeist, Netherlands, on April 6, 1951. Blyleven finds the poetry of this year pleasing, that 2011 and Blyleven makes a nice campaign slogan, and so now he jokes that perhaps there was some sort of cosmic fate that made the wait so long. He was always that way, Bert says. Roof remembers the first time he told Blyleven he had to hit a batter with a pitch. 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. Click on the picture to go to their site. When Todd and Cathie returned home the day after Route 91, their first stop was their son Dylans baseball game, where they wrapped their two children in a bear hug amid onlookers who, from Vegas news reports and word of mouth, knew what the Blylevens had just been through. 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. I miss that. In the dream, he was running and could hear the cries of the victims, could smell the gunpowder, could feel the tracer bullets whizzing past his sides. Nancy is related to Royle J Kipp and William E Kipp as well as 3 additional people. When the whole [Blyleven] family gets together, they have tons of fun, but there's just not as much emotion as I was used to in my family. 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. Blyleven came into the big leagues at age 19 with two pitches a four-seam fastball and a dangerous curve and a straightforward attitude. The Hall of Famer listened intently as his son detailed his experience. I smelled smoke, and I said, Somethings on fire here, Roof remembers. 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. We were down right on the field. So I ended up circling this young man who was sitting up in the upper deck, and one thing led to another. And I think they introduced it to me in Kansas City. He crossed the threshold and found an elderly woman who had been shot in a lower extremity. 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. 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. Would you just try and go over to the third-base side? MacPhail wasnt interested, so Blyleven called up MacPhails wife, Lark, and convinced her he had broken his arm and needed to speak with the GM immediately. The 430 he allowed are eighth-most on the all-time list. In the past, Nancy has also been known as Nancy G Blyleven, Nancy Kipp, Nancy Blylevenkipp, Gail Gallman and Gayle Blyleven. 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. The popping noises ceased for a moment. She was just 33 years old. (239) 337-3765 (239) 418-5936 Court Records Find Report Social Accounts Find Report One time, after he got the boot by the home-plate ump at one of Berts high school games, Joe drove his car around to the back of the field, walked through a neighboring houses backyard, climbed the chain-link outfield fence and kept yelling at the ump from there. One year later, he made his big-league debut, going 10-9 with a 3.18 earned-run average and helping the Twins to an American League West championship, all before his 20th birthday. Major League teams scouted Todd. 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. Todd was a legitimate amateur prospect. Aldean has a song called Any Ol Barstool about a man in denial about how hes handling a breakup: Sure I stay til theyre all long goneAnd I take the long way homeBut I aint sittin roundTryin to drown the thought of youAsk any ol barstool. Todd has also found it helpful to connect with other victims. Blyleven admits his frustration with the voting process boiled over in 2001 when he hastily beseeched baseball writers to leave him off their ballots to end his annual misery. The son wanted to take a break. 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.. His learning curve was steep, and in 1969 the Twins drafted the 6-foot-3 18-year-old in the third round. 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. MacPhail grudgingly agreed, but Blyleven, as the teams union representative, backed out of the contract once he learned MacPhail would not guarantee the money if there were a lockout or a strike. Todd had to find new dreams to chase. Now, once again, there was a tacit understanding that Todds sense of duty was overtaking everything. 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. Thats about the time he met Cathie Illiano, who brought a different kind of love to his life. ", Cathie: "I feel like we are just going thru the motions. Finally, this year, 79.7 percent of voters put him on their ballots. Nancy calls Fort Myers, FL, home. For those who don't follow baseball, Blyleven pitched for the Twins and four other teams during his 22-year career in the Big Leagues. Dancing. 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. They died with somebody trying to help them. Bert didnt mind hitting people in spring training if he didnt like them.. They picked a place where they could return to their relationships roots. Hes pissed. When he was especially young, hed trail him on his bike, pumping his legs as he ascended the hilly roads of their neighborhood in Villa Park, Calif. Then, as he grew, he began jogging alongside him, molding himself into a fine distance runner. And though he did his best to look out for his teammates, he also took great care in looking out for himself. Frustrated, he went off to college instead. For all his doubt and difficulties in his daily life, Todd Blyleven was pretty sure about himself on a country dance floor. Joe and Jenny Blyleven arrived in Montreal with three kids, $79 and hope. The top of the seventh inning, were hitting, and I sit down next to Bert and I said, Somewhere in this inning, youve got to hit somebody, Roof recalled. It was mid-October 1979. Bert Blyleven (born Rik Aalbert Blijleven, April 6, 1951) is a Dutch-American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1970 to 1992, primarily with the Minnesota Twins. They had danced uncomfortably together at a country bar and awkwardly said goodbye at the end of the night. We need to get out of here! he shouted. Bando, Molitor recalled, responded flatly, Well, I dont think Bert believes that.. After they turned down the Astros, Todd fell all the way to the Angels 39th-round pick. 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. Bando returned with a message. I signed a five-year deal with three years option with Dave St. Peter and the Twins to be a special assistant. Blyleven loves to talk about his playing days, about an era with no pitch counts, but he seems to particularly enjoy recalling the jokes he played on teammates and opponents alike. Bert married Gayle Blyleven. Please, she prayed. I wanted to be a big leaguer. Check out Gayle's take on our camo dress once home, too! I need to better myself and its on me.. And every time he talks about Vegas and revisits those memories, he knows hell have some restless nights. 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. I started off as a catcher. 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 And so Fox (Sports North) was nice enough to allow me to do a hundred games for five years. Bert Blyleven @BertBlyleven28. And I said, Sure. So I did about four or five college games, and then (Twins president) Dave St. Peter asked me if I would do some of the Twins games in Anaheim and also in Oakland, which I did. Todd felt that he was a failure as a husband and a father if he didnt ascend into an executive role. He has four children and two step-children. The Pioneer Press chatted with Blyleven, who turned 70 on Tuesday, about his career on the field and as a broadcaster. He got two quick outs in the bottom of the seventh, and then, after Roof pointed at his head and then his leg as the only sign, Blyleven plunked the next hitter on the kneecap. Today he has 287 baseballs on display in his Fort Myers, Fla., home. Knowing something was coming, Blyleven arrived at the ballpark the next day and stuffed all his clothes in the safe under his locker. I loved writing down the strikeouts, he said. Yet something about that chapel service and that message always stuck with Todd. But in that field in Vegas, he had made an impact, and in doing so, he unlocked something inside himself. 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. You never quit learning the game. About Bert Blyleven is a 71 year old Dutch Baseballer born on 6th April, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands. The reason, he said, was that his fathers illness was progressing, and Blyleven realized after another disappointingly small uptake in his vote total that Joe wouldnt be there if or when his son ever made it to Cooperstown. Blylevens pedigree was enough to make him a free-agent signee of the Angels after his junior year, and he went on to pitch five seasons in the Minor Leagues. Todd explained that the baseball world -- a world Cathie had experienced only briefly in a couple stray trips to Angel Stadium as a kid -- was his dads world and, by extension, his own world. They began to fall in love. We will ourselves past the arduousness, past the evil, past the unexpected. 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. He went on to say he was upset Tanner wasnt letting him finish games. But with a growing appreciation of Blylevens achievements, thanks in large part to an Internet campaign spurred by Rich Lederer of baseballanalysts.com, his percentages kept climbing. 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. Hes going to get you back tomorrow. . Todd could hear the gunshots and the awful screams of his fellow concertgoers. Blyleven and his wife Gayle reside in Ft. Myers, Florida. Unencumbered -- and unthreatened -- joy. He alerted another nurse to her. Blyleven was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY on July 24, 2011, becoming the first Hall of Famer born in the Netherlands. My mental makeup back then, Blyleven said, was, Hey, if you can hit it, hit it. . The Pittsburgh Pirates were on the brink of elimination in the World Series, trailing the Baltimore Orioles three games to one, and their manager, Chuck Tanner, was mourning the death of his mother. This was Bert Blylevens familiar refrain. Circle Me, Bert? 2 records for Gayle Blyleven. Then he found a younger woman who had been shot twice, laying near the beer cart where he and his group had once cowered. With the gunfire beginning again, with the bullets striking metal and dirt and flesh, Todds entire group was fortunate to get out alive. The tattoo is testament to how the Vegas shooting has deepened Todds faith. He twice led the league in hit batters, and as he grew more comfortable in the big leagues, he became known for not backing down, for that self-described if you can hit, hit it, style. Cathie was confused. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. His parents fled war-torn Europe in 1954, looking for a better life -- first in Saskatchewan, where farm workers were needed in the wake of World War II, then in the Promised Land of California, where their family grew to include four girls and three boys who were raised under Dutch values with limited means. I was pissed off.. Inspired by the message in that chapel service in the dugout all those years earlier, Todd was -- and is -- the type of person who pulls over to the side of the road to assist a stranded motorist. He challenged them on the mound and tricked them off it. Find family history information in a whole new way. For better or worse, with him, what you see is what you get. Bert and his wife, Gayle, had traveled to Dallas soon after the shooting to spend time with Todd, Cathie and the kids. The family was heading home from Reno, Nev., where they watched the eldest son, Todd, pitch in an amateur game. Those are the lessons Bert handed down to Todd. 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. It was their decision, it was not mine. They turned off all the lights and hid in a hallway, waiting for the terror to end. And when he began to hear screams in the crowd and saw the light flashing from a room about three-quarters of the way up the 43-floor building, he knew. So thats the way I always looked at it. Todd felt happy, he felt free. It turned out to be a false alarm, but nobody had any way of knowing that as they scattered and looked for cover. The night of the shooting, Bert had received a call from his daughter, Kim, alerting him to what was happening at the concert Todd and Cathie were attending. If that whole thing is a movie, it starts to put those minute-long segments back in order for you over time, Todd says of his therapy. Like so many others who would selflessly serve others that night, he was willing to risk his life. He laid that folding chair right where my foot always landed, Blyleven said. At night, theyd trek over to the three-day music festival, set on an acre-long patch of asphalt in the shadows of the Mandalay Bay Resort. Bert and his wife, Gayle, reside in Fort Myers, FL and have six children and eight grandchildren. It goes by so quick, so enjoy every moment. 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. Todds friends tagged him in the post, thinking he might be the guy, and private messaging confirmed he was. What do you know about baseball? Todd asked her. Suddenly, word spread of an active shooter on the roof of the Tropicana, and hundreds of scared souls scrambled inside. So one night in March 2000, Todd was dancing at the Crazy Horse Steak House & Saloon in Irvine, Calif. Cathie was there, too, all part of her plot to run into Todd on purpose. 0 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 2 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Parkinson's Foundation Minnesota and Dakotas Chapter: Three PAM members were honored last night with Silverstein Awards. Current address 14380 Riva Del Lago Dr #2104, Fort Myers, FL 33907 $1,270: B. I want it to be special for her.. In college -- first at Oklahoma University, then Cypress College, then Fresno State -- he drank heavily, didnt concentrate on academics and didnt put in enough time honing his pitching craft. Thats when Bert Blyleven the pitcher was born. Lets just get in the truck and go talk to a doctor, Todd would say. It makes them feel just a little less vulnerable. Blylevens 60 shutouts, however, are ninth-most in baseball history. Blyleven was with the Angels late in his career, and during a series against the Dodgers, Los Angeles manager Tommy Lasorda was doing a pregame television interview. 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. I told Dave, If you want me to go from suite to suite and make sure that the beer is not sour in those suites, Ill be more than happy to do that throughout the game.. And thats how Todd became a scout -- first for the Angels, then for the Rockies. Todd looked his father, his idol, in the eye. His journey to Cooperstown lasted 14 years and at different times was met with hope, desperation, excitement and genuine anger in 2001 when he implored Hall of Fame voters to leave him off the ballot. He had legs and arms that worked, and he wanted to put them to work. As a. Dick Bremer(born 1956) is a sports broadcaster for Bally Sports North. During the days, the Blylevens hit the casinos and lunched in great restaurants. When they ran, Bert, whose stamina was as important to his success as his acclaimed breaking ball, pushed Todd to keep going until his legs got wobbly. He is a grown man who will walk out onto a baseball field and moon an entire Twins squad posing for a team photo, and he is a man who will buy an expensive replica of Harmon Killebrews statue during a benefit and gift it to Killebrews son Cam. You can view more information below including images, social media accounts, and more. Todd Blyleven is far from the only citizen who risked his life to assist others that night. There, Todd found the names of those who had died in his arms. 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. Thomas Blyleven, 6, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered two broken arms. Blyleven and his wife, Gayle, reside in Fort Myers, and have six children and eight grandchildren. 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. We celebrate strength and power. Welcome to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Read his columns and follow him on Twitter at @Castrovince. Click a location below to find Gayle more easily. Bert Blyleven @BertBlyleven28. And then my sophomore year, I got to pitch on a regular basis. Currently, he is the color commentator for the Minnesota Twins on Fox Sports North. 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. What he says is going to gain more respect than somebody who just has minor league experience.. At one point, he set a person down at an ambulance, and someone standing behind him spoke up. 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