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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Ben Walker / The Bulletin
June 7, 2009
Bert Blyleven threw a wicked curveball, and whatever batters called it — the deuce, the yakker, the hook or Uncle Charlie — it was pretty tough to hit.
Why?
“It’s a figment of your imagination,” he kidded.
Ever since someone snapped off the first....