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Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, R.I.P.
Steve Ueckert, Photographer
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Peter Aiken, Photographer
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Manhattan | KS | USA | Posted: 12:11 AM on 04.14.09 |
| ->> Fidrych wasn't in the game long but was a great story for baseball in the mid 70's. I can still remember him getting on his hands and knees and dusting off the pitching mound and sticking his face in his glove before a pitch and talking to the ball. Also that great SI cover with Fidrych and Big Bird. What a shame, he will be missed. |
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Mike Huffstatler, Photographer, Assistant
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Rancho Cucamonga | Ca | United States | Posted: 1:32 AM on 04.14.09 |
->> Ah man, another great baseball name goes down at too young an age. (is there ever a "right" age?)
Just this past weekend I watched the 1976 complete game on MLB TV against the Yankees.
They always say these things come in 3's, right? Let's hope this is the end; Nick, Harry and now The Bird.
Rest in Peace! |
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Thomas Oed, Photographer
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San Diego | CA | USA | Posted: 9:45 AM on 04.14.09 |
->> Hmm, for some crazy reason, I'd thought he'd already passed away some years back.
One of the first games (might have been THE first) I ever went to at Yankee Stadium was in '76, and he was the starting pitcher for the Tigers. Couldn't really see him talking to the ball from where we were sitting, but we did see him stroking the mound during pre-game warmups.
He sure was the phenom back in the day. R.I.P. Mark. |
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