Mark "The Bird" Fidrych dead at 54

bravosfan · 04-13-2009, 06:53 PM

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	Former Major League pitcher Mark Fidrych has died, the Worcester District Attorney's office announced on Monday. The D.A.'s office said Fidrych was found by a family friend underneath a pickup truck at his Northboro home around 2:30 p.m. He appeared to have been working on the truck at the time of the accident. Fidrych was known as "The Bird" for his colorful antics on the mound. He was also famous for talking to himself and to the baseball. Fidrych was a Northboro native and played his high school ball at Algonquin Regional and Worcester Academy. Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1974, he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1976. A torn rotator cuff ended his career at the age of 29.

http://wbztv.com/local/mark.Fidrych.dies.2.983934.html

One of the great characters of the game.

RIP

Psyblast · 04-13-2009, 06:59 PM

Rug just got yanked out from under me.

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Longhorn · 04-13-2009, 07:02 PM

....

He's from my hometown. Went to my HS. I helped a friend interview/write an article on him three and a half years ago for the Algonquin newspaper.

I just finished watching "United 93" and "World Trade Center" and then find this out....to say I'm sad would be a great understatement. RIP.

Aggies7 · 04-13-2009, 07:03 PM

Very sad. Very Sudden. RIP

Lintyfresh85 · 04-13-2009, 07:12 PM

Damn. That sucks. RIP.

RedbirdFan18 · 04-13-2009, 07:12 PM

R.I.P Mark Fidrych. Wow, first Nick Adenhart in a car crash at age 22, then Harry Kalas, now Fidrych. All suddenly. R.I.P. them all. They were all excellent people. This is just unbelieveable. All of them suddenly. All from the same sport. And Fidrych and Kalas in the same day, all three of them in the same month. This is just horrible.

Skerik · 04-13-2009, 07:37 PM

Wow. They say bad things come in threes, but....damn. RIP.

A few days ago I was watching Fidrych's nationally televised gem against the Yankees in 1976 on MLB Network. Very weird.

ezekiel55 · 04-13-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RedbirdFan18


	R.I.P Mark Fidrych. Wow, first Nick Adenhart in a car crash at age 22, then Harry Kalas, now Fidrych. All suddenly. R.I.P. them all. They were all excellent people. This is just unbelieveable. All of them suddenly. All from the same sport. And Fidrych and Kalas in the same day, all three of them in the same month. This is just horrible.

Thats exactly what I was thinkin...what a week.

SPTO · 04-13-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Skerik


	A few days ago I was watching Fidrych's nationally televised gem against the Yankees in 1976 on MLB Network. Very weird.

You didn't happen to tape it did you?

Anyways I never seen the guy pitch but i've seen enough clips and heard enough stories to know he was a true character. They don't make guys like him anymore and now he's gone

What a tough day, losing three famous people in one day. I will quote a guy from another message board I go to:

"One threw the ball, one called the ball and the other swallowed the ball(s)"

R.I.P. to The Bird.

JohnDoe8865 · 04-13-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Skerik


	Wow. They say bad things come in threes, but....damn. RIP. Very weird.

I was just thinking the same thing. What a horrible stretch for baseball.

04-13-2009, 06:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Psyblast You deserved better. OVR: 46 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 33,409	Re: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych deat at 54 Rug just got yanked out from under me. ... __________________ "Genuinely Sarcastic" - My Blog Psyblast's Oregon Ducks Dynasty (NCAA 10)

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Longhorn Role Model OVR: 62 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Central Mass Posts: 26,940	Re: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych deat at 54 .... He's from my hometown. Went to my HS. I helped a friend interview/write an article on him three and a half years ago for the Algonquin newspaper. I just finished watching "United 93" and "World Trade Center" and then find this out....to say I'm sad would be a great understatement. RIP.

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Aggies7 Alamo Bowl 2007 OVR: 30 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,780	Re: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych deat at 54 Very sad. Very Sudden. RIP __________________ Texas A&M Aggies Denver Broncos Colorado Avalanche Colorado Rockies Denver Nuggets

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RedbirdFan18 Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 166	Re: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych dead at 54 R.I.P Mark Fidrych. Wow, first Nick Adenhart in a car crash at age 22, then Harry Kalas, now Fidrych. All suddenly. R.I.P. them all. They were all excellent people. This is just unbelieveable. All of them suddenly. All from the same sport. And Fidrych and Kalas in the same day, all three of them in the same month. This is just horrible.

04-13-2009, 07:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Skerik Ruining the fun OVR: 37 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 7,080	Re: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych dead at 54 Wow. They say bad things come in threes, but....damn. RIP. A few days ago I was watching Fidrych's nationally televised gem against the Yankees in 1976 on MLB Network. Very weird. __________________ Helen: Everyone's special, Dash. Dash: [muttering] Which is another way of saying no one is.

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