Bert Blyleven wasn’t angry to be called out by Reggie Jackson in Sports Illustrated. Disappointed, maybe. But he’s moved on.
The Yankees great questioned the Hall of Fame legitimacy of Blyleven and deceased players Gary Carter and Kirby Puckett — among others — in his already-infamous interview. Blyleven told WFAN’s Boomer & Carton that Jackson personally apologized over the phone before the issue went to print.
“God gives us many holes in our body,” Blyleven said Wednesday morning. “And he just spoke out of the wrong one. That’s the way I look at it.”
...“You man up,” said Blyleven. “Give him credit for calling me saying that ‘Hey, there’s an article that’s coming out. This is what was said and I apologize and I’m trying to call everybody on that list.’ “
It might have just been a case of Reggie being Reggie. Besides, there’s nothing Jackson could say that would take away Blyleven’s long-awaited accomplishment.
“It took me 14 years to get in,” he told Boomer & Carton. “One little statement is not all it takes (to take) this damn thing away from me.”
Repoz
Posted: July 19, 2012 at 08:17 AM |
10 comment(s)
Login to Bookmark
Tags:
hof
Reader Comments and Retorts
Go to end of page
Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.
1. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit Posted: July 19, 2012 at 08:29 AM (#4186837)Incidentally, credit to Bert who took the high road in the article.
When I sing it comes out my urethra.
I would like to report that I have thus far managed to avoid knowing what this is.
I have a vague understanding that it is some sort of song or perhaps a dance or both, but I do not know who originated it nor would I recognize it. I have read that various famous people have 'performed' it - but as of yet, I have not watched any of the videos nor read the articles.
Ordinarily, I like to think that I'm a sucker for pop culture -- but this kind of feels like missing the Macarena so I'm think I'm going to continue turning a blind eye to any mention of it.
I believe it's a song. Like you, that's as far as it's intruded into my world -- i.e. not at all.
I don't believe I've ever heard a single second of any song by that "Lady Gaga" creature, either.
You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.
<< Back to main