The Blez Family Grows Larger

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 18, 2009 12:41 PM PDT Comment 72 comments

I just wanted to let AN know some great personal news. Some of you know that my wife had a miscarriage earlier this year. It was pretty earth shattering to us.

But it turns out that we got lucky enough that she got pregnant almost immediately right after the miscarriage. So Mrs. Blez will be 15 weeks tomorrow and the due date is February 10, 2010. Ironically there are already three Blezs already born on February 12. My youngest brother, my oldest brother and my niece/goddaughter. If the baby is two days late, there will be four Blezs born on February 12 which is just downright odd. On top of that, apparently fate doesn't really want me to be a big football fan because a huge amount of birthdays and wedding anniversary all happen right in the middle of the NFL playoff season.

We're still both a bit nervous about the pregnancy because the miscarriage shattered the illusion of lollipop and rainbow pregnancies. But we're just thrilled to be going through this again. I'm just so excited that I'll be having another little one calling me "Papi" before long. It's simply the proudest title I will ever have in my life. Nothing in my life will ever be as important as what I do with my children and family.

I'm very happy to share this very happy news with AN and the best group of A's fans anywhere.

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Congratulations.

That’s awesome news Blez.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yay Blez family! Congratulations!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 18, 2009 12:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

congrats Blez

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Aug 18, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Great news, Blez!

When I read the headline, I assumed this was about the whole Nico adoption thing. Any news on that front?

by danmerqury on Aug 18, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

They've had to deny many parents.

Apparently there are no couples who can handle Nico’s ‘special needs.’

by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me post pretty one day.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 18, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats and best wishes!

Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Aug 18, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats, Blez.

My two closest friends had a miscarriage in the middle of last year, and I found out when I tried to call them to tell them that my wife had just given birth to our son. They made it through and didn’t give up and are now the proud parents of a two month old baby girl. I agree, not everything is lollipops, but there will be a time when you can relax and gaze at the wonder you’ve created.

Funnier topic, I actually had my wife schedule our wedding a bunch of years back for September instead of October just so we’d never have to worry about missing playoffs. When my wife got pregnant, everyone wanted us to find out if it was a boy or a girl so that they could buy the proper color clothes. My mother said “If you don’t tell anyone, he or she will have a whole lot of green any yellow clothes.” Yea, that’s not a problem for an A’s fan. :)

by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Yeah the green and yellow thing is just weird. Why do people just assume those are neutral clothes? I wear green and gold all the time and there isn’t anything neutral about those colors, baby.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 18, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beware of painting a nursery yellow!

Yellow, a cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. While it is considered an optimistic color, people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms, and babies will cry more. It is the most difficult color for the eye to take in, so it can be overpowering if overused.

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Prithee, be not perturbed by yon third bagger.

by Poppy on Aug 18, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations Blez!

That’s really awesome! I’m really sorry to hear about the earlier thing.

It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver

by WaddellCanseco on Aug 18, 2009 12:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

congrats blez and mrs. blez!!!

by greendatitiz on Aug 18, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

DUDE!

Great news… my brother, uncle and father are also born on February 12th (how strange)… and my oldest daughter is February 9th!!!! We should just have one giant ass birthday party in the middle of the state next year :)

Remembering Bill King

by jeffro on Aug 18, 2009 1:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

mikev will bring the big ass.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 18, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Okay, what I said about smacking your ass at AN Day?

I changed my mind.

We’re fighting now.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really? You do know that I'm 7'9" and 412 pounds, right?

Come to think of it, I doubt you can even reach my ass.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 18, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

so perhaps mid-May is just an amorous time of year? People aren’t that excited about the start of the baseball year any more, I suppose.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 18, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know about you.

but usually I don’t really care WHAT the calendar says when I’m trying to have some happy fun time with the Mrs. :)

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Aug 18, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 18, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dudes

It’s best with baseball in the background…

Remembering Bill King

by jeffro on Aug 18, 2009 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You can certainly last longer that way.

by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

See

I didn’t want to say that, but I was thinking it. It’s easier to think about baseball when it’s on the radio… Ha!

Remembering Bill King

by jeffro on Aug 19, 2009 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just don't think about Marge Scott.

by LoneStranger on Aug 19, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh no... You have totally ruined...

Remembering Bill King

by jeffro on Aug 19, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congragulations

This being AN and all, I’m sure some folks would point to Feb. 12 as an outlier of some kind. Me, I’m wondering what’s in the Blez DNA that gets your lot frisky in mid-May. Figure that out, bottle it, and you won’t ever have to worry about funding AN again.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Aug 18, 2009 1:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The infomercial for Bleztenze

Coming soon to a late night TV near you.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 18, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Although I'd have thought that you were a little wiser by now...

I mean, using the phrase “grows larger” in regards to your wife? Nice, really romantic.

Hope you’ve got a comfy couch.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Aug 18, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations Blez & Mrs. Blez!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Aug 18, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats Blez

Here is hoping everything goes smoothly this time around.

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Aug 18, 2009 2:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats Blez

My wife and I are expecting our first child, due around the same time (Feb 1 for us). AN is just booming with babies!

by AsFanInLA on Aug 18, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Apparently, there's been a lot of consolation relations-having this season...

by Joey C. on Aug 18, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kind of like,

“Eh, fuck…

…Hey, actually that’s a good idea!"

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 18, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ditto - Congrats Blez and

my wife and I are expecting our first in late January! We’re at about 16 or 17 weeks at this point.

Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"

by popcornjames on Aug 19, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The more Blezes the merrier

Congratulations.

by Joey C. on Aug 18, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What in the Blezes is going on here!?

by LoneStranger on Aug 18, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is fantastic news, Blez

Something tells me Maya will be a great big sister. Especially if she’s okay with sharing the Trumpet Puppet with her little sibling. :-) (The sooner a newborn is exposed to Stomper the better. Or so I’m inclined to believe..)

All my best to you and your family. Here’s to a little more February magic.

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on Aug 18, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats Blez

Nothing in my life will ever be as important as what I do with my children and family.

If only more people were on this train of thought.

Kudos to you.

"I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be." -- Peter Gibbons

by dtownmbrown on Aug 18, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Grats!

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by Flashfire on Aug 18, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome news! Congratulations!

will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody

by day-to-day on Aug 18, 2009 2:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Fellow Lincoln baby REPRESENT!!

Congrats all you Blezzzzs!

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Aug 18, 2009 2:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU!!!!!

I am absolutely THRILLED for you both!!!! :-)

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Aug 18, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Mazel Tov, Blez family!

Wonderful news! May you have a smooth uneventful pregnancy!

"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit

by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 18, 2009 3:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Go Feb 12!!!

My youngest daughter was born on Feb 12, which is also my parent’s anniversary.

by Flash G on Aug 18, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats to the Blez family. We'll be looking for new baby pics in Feb!!

Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"

by kapers on Aug 18, 2009 5:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Fantastic, Blez!

Congratulations!

by lynnzgal on Aug 18, 2009 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats!

I’ll be thinking positive thoughts!

by Technotofu on Aug 18, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations Blez and company

may Rickey protect you and yours

I said "Why not baseball?" He said he hated baseball and demanded we NEVER speak of it again. He then, oddly enough, walked repeatedly into my fists and feet. So weird that he would do that! - TwistNHook, CGB

by Kallus on Aug 18, 2009 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations!

Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray

by JLaff on Aug 18, 2009 9:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome news......

enjoy!

"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra

by BERRYJO on Aug 18, 2009 10:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrates

I’ve also suffered the miscarriage thing earlier this year. It can be one of the hardest things one has to go thru in this life, earth shattering sums that feeling up perfectly. Thank God or whomever for second chances, right! :)

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Aug 18, 2009 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats, Blez!

The more babies are produced with your wife’s DNA, the better …

"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback

by devo on Aug 19, 2009 12:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Heh

Thinking down the road to when you’re a dirty old man?

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Aug 19, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What does next Tuesday have to do with anything?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Aug 20, 2009 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats!

I hope the baby comes out healthy and happy! and with an A’s jersey on!

Sugar ... water .... and, of course, purple.

by what_the_crap on Aug 19, 2009 8:16 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Congrats Blez!

Mo’ Blez’ the better!

I got a 3 week old little girl at home that I’m crazy about.

How old is Maya now? Sorry if posted already, I don’t visit AN as much as I’d like to.

"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane

by pickinmachine on Aug 19, 2009 10:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Maya is 4 and a half now

And she’s full of the old ridiculous energy. She’s actually playing soccer now and she’s probably better than any other kid in her class. It’s pretty hilarious.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 19, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh and congrats on the three week old munchkin

I can understand why you aren’t here as much ;-)

Is it your first?

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 19, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yep, my first...

Glad that she’s doing well. I still remember you posting the picture of her as a baby on an A’s blanket.

I’m sure your next will be a boy and you’ll have him lacing up the skates, sporting a devils jersey.

"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane

by pickinmachine on Aug 19, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you getting any sleep?

And yeah, my children are pretty much born knowing the Let’s go Oak-land and Let’s Go Devils chant. Thankfully they sound just like each other ;-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 19, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not really :-)

"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane

by pickinmachine on Aug 22, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good on ya Blez. All this Feb. 12th talk reminds me of a fun statistic

In a group of 23 or more random people, there is a greater than 50% chance that two of them will share the same birthday. It’s a classic probability trick, and can be a great game for parties.
The birthday problem has it’s own Wikipedia page.

"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack

by GoA's on Aug 19, 2009 10:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs