Former Tiger pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych has passed away. He was 54/

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condolences to a young player I really liked

had a tough life after he flamed to the top.

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Apr 13, 2009 5:11 PM CDT reply actions

Damn, this has been some kind of week in the baseball world

Prayers go out to the Fidrych family.

"Enough foreplay- let's get crackin'"- Fred Garvin

by davidalanu on Apr 13, 2009 5:49 PM CDT reply actions

Please... no more today

No one else

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Apr 13, 2009 6:32 PM CDT reply actions

Marilyn Chambers died

Does she count?

by Josh Timmers on Apr 13, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions

That's it, I'm out!

Time to go veg out away from news!

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Apr 13, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions

I'd say she does

For any number of reasons.

"When they signed Fukudome, I knew they were trying to get me fired". - Ron Santo, January, 2008

by BeerCub on Apr 14, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Mark made Tigers baseball fun again in 1976. Those were the years

of Tom Veryzer and Gary Sutherland at short and second base. There was a lot of bad baseball played under Ralph Houk.

This was a year before Trammel and Whitaker arrived and were generally considered the dark years in Detroit sports. The Red Wings and Pistons were bad and the Lions were, well, the Lions for cripes sake.

Mark was a breath of fresh air and a joy to watch. His brief career was a quick rise to the top, followed by years of trying to recover from injuries and bouncing around between the majors and minors.

Sort of like another Mark we all know. Of course, Fidrych didn’t make millions back then and couldn’t live off that one good year or his signing bonus…or get paid millions to continually rehab…

“Maaahk”, we’ll miss you. Rest in peace.

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by Zeke on Apr 15, 2009 5:52 AM CDT reply actions