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TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
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TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
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Bert Blyleven - Wikipedia
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TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
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TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
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TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
![TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball](https://external-preview.redd.it/81htNk1L2b-CvjsJE7LZea60FlOnuCZykAmyebwcoPc.gif?width=640&crop=smart&format=png8&s=df45c3ddee735e55d92be24544c7171421384502)
TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
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TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
Pictures: Bert Blyleven - Los Angeles Times
Pictures: Bert Blyleven - Los Angeles Times
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TIL Bert Blyleven was called “The Frying Dutchman” because he liked to light his teammates' shoes on fire : r/baseball
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WHEN TOPPS HAD (BASE)BALLS!: NICKNAMES OF THE 1970'S: THE FRYING DUTCHMAN BERT BLYLEVEN
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