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	Steve Blass, Cured \| The BASEBALL Page
		The implication was clear: Blass was weak, Blass was imbalanced.
		But, as in the cases of Blass and Wohlers before him, his arm was given a clean bill of health, and his mind and character fell under scrutiny.
		By calling Steve Blass’s difficulties a “disease” we’ve obscured his accomplishments, and we’ve intentionally ignored a basic fact: bodies are fragile, life is complicated.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /columns/robinson/000601.htm (1375 words)

	Steve Blass
		It's true that Steve Blass will never be forgotten, but sadly, the fact that he was once one of baseball best clutch pitchers has been.
		Blass rode the momentum into the 1972 season, winning a career high 19 games with a 2.49 ERA.
		Unfortunately, when Blass' name is mentioned today it usually is associate with his control problems and is sometimes the butt of jokes.
	z.lee28.tripod.com /sbnsforgottenintime/id7.html (529 words)

	Blass to broadcast only Pirates home games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Steve Blass is going to be spending less time with the love of his life so he can spend more time with the loves of his life.
		Blass was emerging as one of the best pitchers in baseball in the early 1970s.
		Blass, who was making his home in Pittsburgh, went into private business but did promotional and community work for the Pirates after his career ended.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04296/399678.stm (553 words)

	Major League Baseball News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Steve Blass leaps toward teammate Bob Robertson after the final out of the 1971 World Series.
		Blass fought through early jitters to toss a complete-game, four-hitter and lead the Bucs to their first World Championship in 11 years.
		Blass' career was mysteriously cut short at a time when he should have been in his prime.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_leftfield.jsp?ymd=20020709&content_id=78352&vkey=leftfield&fext=.jsp (1030 words)

	1972 NL Mathewson Award
		Blass was a very good pitcher, and this was probably his best year.
		Steve Blass Syndrome is a mental block; possible sources of the block include a lack of confidence, self-doubt and frustration.
		Blass himself is throwing strikes off the mound again, many years after his career ended.
	venus.lunarpages.com /~double2/History/400Pages/nlcy1972.html (1339 words)

	USATODAY.com - They've never met, but Ankiel has a friend in Blass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It is often called the Steve Blass Disease, named after the Pittsburgh pitcher who — once afflicted — went from All-Star to out of the game.
		Blass considered some of his ideas, then found himself at the Pirates' spring training complex in the early morning sunlight, an aging man on the pitcher's mound, still trying to cope with the past.
		Blass was watching on television last fall when Ankiel threw five wild pitches of the third inning of Game 1 of a National League Division Series.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/comment/lopresti/2001-05-24-lopresti.htm (810 words)

	Blass relates to Wohlers
		Blass unwittingly became the symbol for accomplished, healthy pitchers whose skills mysteriously vanish.
		Blass left a note of encouragement for Wohlers in his locker at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium when his troubles began last year.
		Blass got that kind of support when he struggled, estimating that he received 200 positive letters a week at one point.
	reds.enquirer.com /1999/04/17/red_blass_relates_to.html (340 words)

	Pittsburgh Pirates News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Pirates pitcher Steve Blass (center) is embraced by his teammates after Pittsburgh defeated the Orioles to win the World Series in 1971.
		Blass has been announcing Pirates games since he joined Hall of Famer Bob Prince in the broadcast booth on cable television in 1983.
		Blass' decision will lead to the first shakeup in the Pirates' broadcast booth in more than a decade.
	pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/pit/news/pit_news.jsp?ymd=20041022&content_id=903104&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp (429 words)

	Pittsburgh Pirates : Team : Broadcasters
		The 2005 season marks Steve Blass' 45th year of involvement with the Pirates, having been associated with the club since signing his first professional contract on June 27, 1960.
		During the 2005 season, Steve will work as an analyst on radio and TV, but just during games played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
		In 2002, Steve became the 13th recipient of the "Pride of the Pirates" award, a yearly honor (since 1990) which recognizes a member of the Pirates family who has demonstrated the qualities of sportsmanship, dedication and outstanding character during a lifetime of service.
	pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=pit (1105 words)

	Steve Blass Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Steve Blass was born on Saturday, April 18, 1942, in Canaan, Connecticut.
		Blass was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 10, 1964, with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
		Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive player registry for Steve Blass which includes his biographical data, year-by-year statistics, career totals, and miscellaneous items-of-interest.
	baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=blassst01 (352 words)

	The Key Monk: Second Career -- an antidote to Steve Blass disease?
		I'm too young to remember Steve Blass but he is a negative legend.
		Blass could no longer find home plate: 84 BB in 88.7 IP (same as '72 in 161 fewer innings), 12 HBP (3x the '72 total), 9 wild pitches (6 in '72) and an ERA of 9.85.
		The Pirates lost their hold on the NL East, Blass lost his career and his inexplicable decline is now "Steve Blass disease".
	thekeymonk.blogspot.com /2005/03/second-career-antidote-to-steve-blass.html (414 words)

	1,000 gather at St. Mary of Mercy Church to celebrate the life of Willie Stargell
		In the basement of St. Mary of Mercy Church yesterday, former Pittsburgh Pirates great and team announcer Steve Blass sat alone at the end of a long table, scribbling furiously on lined paper as he tried to find the words to describe his friend, teammate and confidant Willie Stargell.
		As McClatchy, Blass and others waited downstairs, the sanctuary of the Downtown Catholic church quickly filled as family, friends and fans gathered to "remember and celebrate his life," a description later used by Bishop Donald Wuerl of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.
		Blass said that Stargell was always quick to remind the team that the best approach to any game was to listen to the umpire.
	www.post-gazette.com /pirates/20010418willie2.asp (839 words)

	Damn You, Little Man! by William Norman Grigg
		The affliction that appears to have ruined Ankiel’s career was once known as the "Steve Blass Disease," named for the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander who won Game Seven of the 1971 World Series — and who was gone by 1973 after his control deserted him.
		Blass isn’t the only former Major Leaguer whose name has become indelibly affixed to this mysterious mental block.
		Like Blass, Sasser became the subject of an unwanted ironic tribute: The ever-mutating Sasser D computer virus was named after the forlorn ex-ballplayer.
	www.lewrockwell.com /orig5/grigg-w4.html (1873 words)

	1969 World Series
		Blass compiled a 14-10 with 32 starts on the year for Pittsburgh but a leat season slump sent him to the bullpen during the National League Championship Series.
		Blass was called on to start Game One of the World Series to rest the other starters.
		Blass seemingly is out of the doghouse has he went the route scattering 8 hits.
	web.tampabay.rr.com /gdough/69WS.htm (1902 words)

	ESPNMAG.com - ¡Que viva!
		Together, though, they beat the Orioles in the '71 Series, with Blass pitching a three-hitter in Game 3 and a four-hitter in Game 7 and Clemente hitting.414 with two home runs.
		Blass recalled it this way 10 years ago: "After the plane was in the air, Roberto walked back to where we were sitting...
		Steve Wulf is executive editor of ESPN The Magazine.
	espn.go.com /magazine/wulf_20020930.html (777 words)

	Stars take Bellmar kids out to the old ballgame - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Blass said he was honored to share his story with a young audience.
		Blass said he realized he was living his life's dream after he threw his first pitch for the Pirates.
		Blass told the students they could succeed, even though they come from a small town.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/valleyindependent/s_16015.html (936 words)

	BallparkTour - Former ballparks of Pittsburgh - Page 2: Three Rivers Stadium
		Steve Nicosia, who was 4-for-4 in the game, was the scheduled batter, but Pittsburgh manager Chuck Tanner decided to pinch-hit with John Milner.
		Blass: Well, one of the most exciting was back in 1997 with (Francisco) Cordova and (Ricardo) Rincon teaming up for a no-hitter and Mark Smith hitting a home run in the 10th inning to win it.
		Blass: Well, for the Pirates, I think it is going to really jump-start fan interest and for the city it should be a shot in the arm.
	www.ballparktour.com /Former_Pittsburgh_2.html (3729 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 MLB Post Season - World Series Archive
		The 1971 World Series had been over for 10 minutes, and Steve Blass stood atop Manager Danny Murtaugh's desk in the visitors' clubhouse at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, exuberant over the 2-1 seventh-game victory he had just pitched against the Orioles.
		Blass was asked if he had received one of those phone calls, so fashionable these days, from someone holding high political office.
		Blass moved through the first 21 Baltimore batters while allowing only one hit.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/features/wsarchive/1971.html (2393 words)

	From The Cheap Seats 1/27/02
		Blass left baseball in 1974 when he lost his control.
		And to my knowledge, Steve Blass had not thrown a baseball since walking off the mound for the last time in 1974.
		All the pitchers threw, Blass included, and he was hitting the mitt on the cartoon catcher every time.
	www.fromthecheapseats.com /2002/2002jan27.htm (735 words)

	Stairs gathers at-bats while Giles on bench - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Blass is excited about the chance to serenade the Wrigley Field faithful from the press box.
		Blass, however, will have a conflict of interest when it comes time to sing, "root, root, root for the home team." Will he say "Cubbies" like the other guest conductors or will he pledge his allegiance to the Pirates?
		Blass indicated that he would hold the microphone out to the crowd and let the fans take that part of the song.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/s_128881.html (883 words)

	koch041799
		Now a Pirates broadcaster, Blass is the poster child for pitchers who inexplicably lose their control.
		Blass tried everything he could - mechanical adjustments, visualization, hypnosis.
		Blass never found his control again, not even briefly.
	www.cincypost.com /sports/1999/koch041799.html (1120 words)

	Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Wohlers not alone in battles 07/19/98
		Blass is at the head of a pitiable list of players -- ranging from Mark Davis to Steve Sax -- who descended into their own personal hells, bedeviled by once-simple tasks such as throwing strikes or making a second baseman's throw to first.
		He says the doubts that still plague Blass have not slipped into his psyche, creating something of a fantasy world to deal with the harshness of reality.
		Blass went 3-9 with 9.85 ERA in 1973, walking 84 in 88 2/3 innings, and career ended following year at age 32.
	augustachronicle.com /stories/071998/spo_LG0412-8.001.shtml (1542 words)

	Steve Blass \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Blass will not get credit for the shutout but will still lead the National League in shutouts with 7.
		For Nolan, it is his first defeat after seven straight wins, while Blass wins his 9th straight for the Pirates.
		Blass helps his own cause with his only ML homer, a 3-run blast, off Ken Holtzman, and three singles.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/B/Blass_Steve.stm (634 words)

	Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) : RUFFIN LATEST TO STRUGGLE WITH CONTROL STEVE BLASS DISEASE NOTHING NEW TO ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Steve Blass was a World Series hero who won 103 games in the major leagues and should be remembered as an exceptionally dependable starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
		Instead, an inexplicable loss of control is Blass' legacy, wildness that caused a sudden, steep and irreversible plunge.
		Blass found himself in a private hell he couldn't escape.
	static.highbeam.com /r/rockymountainnewsdenverco/may281997/ruffinlatesttostrugglewithcontrolsteveblassdisease/index.html (275 words)

	ESPN.com - Losing control
		Blass, center, pitched the Pirates to a 2-1 win over the Orioles in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series.
		Blass won 100 games for the Pirates and won Game 7 of the 1971 World Series, before suddenly losing control in 1973.
		Though he could throw with accuracy in practice, he was unable to find the plate during games.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=2009052&type=story (1053 words)

	TheNewMexicoChannel.com - Sports - Poor Rick Ankiel. But Other Youngsters ...
		In case you're not up to speed, Ankiel is still struggling with his Steve Blass disease.
		The total may just be too much psychological strain for one human being to endure, especially one who should be going to keg parties and sleeping through class, not starting NLCS games.
		I'd be interested to learn more about the personal lives of Steve Blass, Steve Sax, Mackey Sasser, Chuck Knoblauch, etc. to see if there are any common themes among them.
	www.thenewmexicochannel.com /sports/561782/detail.html (1968 words)

	Fetish Photography and Erotic Photography of Steve Diet Goedde
		This site is designed and maintained by Steve Diet Goedde.
		Steve Diet Goedde does not share his mailing list with anyone.
		All models on this website were at least 18 years of age at the moment of exposure by the camera.
	www.stevedietgoedde.com (144 words)

	Major League Baseball : Video : Baseball's Best
		For his part, Blass was as brilliant as he had been in Game 3, when he pitched Pittsburgh back into the Series by allowing just one run in his complete-game victory.
		Blass used a neat double play by his infield to get out of a jam in the third, picked off Don Buford to quell a possible rally in the fourth and pitched around a double in the fifth.
		The Orioles finally managed to scratch out a run off Blass in the bottom of the eighth, but the tying run was left stranded on third.
	pirates.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/baseballs_best/mlb_bb_gamepage.jsp?story_page=bb_71ws_gm7_pitbal (427 words)

	ESPN.com - Gammons: Blass is half full
		Or Steve Garvey and Frank Thomas, who masked their throwing problems as first basemen; oh yes, there are some first basemen who get mental blocks about throwing the ball to the pitcher.
		The spring before, a young pitcher named Steve Schneck, coming off a monster Double-A season, hit a couple of veterans in BP.
		I saw Steve Blass throw a pitch that went a third of the way up the third-base line in spring training.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/gammons/story?id=2009468 (901 words)

	ITworld.com - Dr. Intranet: Preventing a VPN-based break-ins
		At a minimum, you should time out inactive sessions, perform configuration checks at logon and install an intrusion-detection system.
		As a network architect at Change at Work in Houston, Blass understands the strain of developing and managing intranets.
		Steve Blass is a network architect at Change@Work Inc. in Houston.
	www.itworld.com /Net/2880/NWW010409blass/pfindex.html (172 words)

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