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10-09-2014, 07:05 AM
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He sure enjoyed life! ...and I'm glad he got pictured as a lefty...he earned it.
the bird in flight.jpg leftie fidrych.jpg
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. "A life is not important except in the impact it has on others lives" - Jackie Robinson “If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.”- Roberto Clemente 
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10-09-2014, 01:02 PM
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Pretty decent bio THE BIRD: THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARK FIDRYCH by Doug Wilson.
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10-10-2014, 03:34 PM
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Mark struck me out 4 times in a game when I was a freshman in high school. He was pitching for Algonquin. We wound up beating him 1-0 on a homer by our pitcher. That year was the end of my baseball career as I sprouted 4 inches and confirmed that they didn't throw curveballs in basketball.
I ran into Mark a few times over the years. He fancied himself a pool player. He wasn't. He financed a few Saturday nights out drinking on money I won from him. He was not a close friend but I knew him well enough to know he was a really nice guy (if more than a bit of a goof). Why he wound up working on city dump trucks/snow-plows for a buck is beyond me. That is a heck of a way to die.
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10-22-2014, 07:08 PM
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I'm all for keeping this thread going! How about some mound grooming? (Boy, that sounds bad when I read it out loud!)
Ken
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10-23-2014, 10:46 AM
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Ok, I'll keep the thread alive!
A few photos from the story. Remember how Bruce Kimm was the Bird's personal catcher that year? (By the way, if anyone would like a digital copy of any of the photos here or from the story, just give me a shout. Here's Kimm at glorious Tiger Stadium. One of the last years with the green seats!   You might be able to barely make out the list of names over his right shoulder. On top it says "Hiller bald" I assume the other column was "Hiller hair". Looks to be a serious division of opinion on the topic....  
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10-23-2014, 03:08 PM
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Scott, you should never think you wasted one second on making your gorgeous fantasy 1976 Topps Mark Fidrych. That card is a honey. Man, he looks eight feet tall on the mound! Like a great big ....
 Maybe Mark didn't have the career his fans hoped he would, but at least he had a Giant Condor rookie season that left a lifetime of cherished memories. Whenever people think of him or see his picture Mark still puts a smile on their faces. Not many one-year wonders can say that. Seriously, I wish I could buy a copy of your beautiful card. Nice tribute to a great flake and a great pitcher for a while. Many thanks for sharing, bro. --Brian Powell Last edited by brian1961; 10-23-2014 at 03:10 PM.
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