Motor City Sports Blog » The Bird http://www.motorcitysportsblog.com News, top stories and commentary about Detroit sports: Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:13:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mark “The Bird” Fidrych dies in accident at Mass. Farm http://www.motorcitysportsblog.com/baseball/2009/04/mark-the-bird-fidrych-dies-in-accident-at-mass-farm/ http://www.motorcitysportsblog.com/baseball/2009/04/mark-the-bird-fidrych-dies-in-accident-at-mass-farm/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:14:26 +0000 admin 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 [...]]]> 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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