RIP Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych

AllNiteThing
AllNiteThing Posts: 1,115
edited April 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4065778

Sad day for baseball. Another great has passed. Didn't put up big career number or last very long in the league, but his impact was big and is still remembered today. A great, brief presence in baseball.

That's 2 losses for the baseball world in 1 day. Hope these things don't come in 3's, as they say.
24 years old, mid-life crisis
nowadays hits you when you're young
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  • Phantom Pain
    Phantom Pain Posts: 9,876
    Well...if you count the young kid from the Angels this is the 3rd :(

    WTF is going on ??
    My drinking team has a hockey problem

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  • AllNiteThing
    AllNiteThing Posts: 1,115
    Oh wow, you're right! Hopefully that's it...wow. It is amazing how it seems like we get a string of deaths in a row.
    24 years old, mid-life crisis
    nowadays hits you when you're young
  • milarso
    milarso Posts: 1,280
    The more and more I hear about The Bird's death the more and more sad it makes me. It sounds like it was some kind of weird accident. He was only 54. Still he's fondly remembered in the Detroit area. He was the kind of character people flocked to see.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,950
    This poor guy....

    For ONE YEAR......this guy was on top of the world....

    and then it all fell apart....

    I can remember watching him pitch......and for one MAGICAL season this guy was "king of the world"

    RIP
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • QuarterToTen
    QuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,651
    the quirky way he would groom the pitcher's mound,
    talk to the baseball, and himself were quite endearing.

    a sad day for baseball indeed.
    Nice shirt.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    I never got to see him pitch, but I grew up on Tigers baseball and he was a legend. It's a shame :(
  • Heatherj43
    Heatherj43 Posts: 1,254
    I used to date him. I have posted two pics of him and me on my space. www.myspace.com/paradisesinkhole
    Those pics are from 1976-77, so that isn't what I look like now, at least I don't think I do, others say I look the same. One pic has been taped together 'cuz I ripped it up in a moment of anger. The tape is right over my face!!!! LOL! The other pic is not torn and taped.
    It was such a shock to hear this today.
    He would fill up other teams fields just because people wanted to see him play.
    Many people think he injured himself playing ball. That is not true. He got injured horsing around and he jumped a fence and got injured.
    I am still in shock. I find myself not wanting to watch TV. I just cannot believe it and the news says he was found under a dump truck on his farm.
    May he rest in peace. I know he had a rough time after getting injured and not being able to play anymore.
    He was happy on his farm.
    Save room for dessert!
  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    R.I.P. Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych ~ ...it's so very sad... :cry:

    Wish you were here...
    ♥~RIP Dad

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