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     "You didn't know what to look for," Phillips said. "He kept me
off-balance all game. Usually during the course of a game, you can look
for one pitch and you'll get it. But we didn't. Plus, I think he was a
little pumped up going for 3,000. I knew he was going to get  me the
last time up. I didn't have a prayer."

     Blyleven, one of six active pitchers with more than 3,000
strikeouts, said that reaching the plateau "shows  consistency and
longevity and I've always admired guys who can pitch 15 or 20 years and
be consistent. That's basically what I want out of my career. There are
going to be good times and there are going to be bad times."

     This one, without doubt, will be remembered as one of the best.