Detroit Sports Blog - Motor City Sports Blog » The Bird http://www.motorcitysportsblog.com Detroit Sports - News, top stories and commentary about Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines. Sat, 02 Jul 2011 03:24:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Mark “The Bird” Fidrych dies in accident at Mass. Farm http://www.motorcitysportsblog.com/baseball/mark-the-bird-fidrych-dies-in-accident-at-mass-farm http://www.motorcitysportsblog.com/baseball/mark-the-bird-fidrych-dies-in-accident-at-mass-farm#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:14:26 +0000 Jeff http://www.motorcitysportsblog.com/?p=141 Mark Fidrych, a Massachusetts native who electrified Major League Baseball in 1976, died in an apparent accident on his farm in Northborough, Mass.

There’s coverage about The Bird all over the web today and I won’t go into a recap of that. Check out this 1985 video instead. I think it captures Bird’s unique spirit and energy as well as anything could.

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