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	Mark Fidrych at AllExperts
		Mark Steven "The Bird" Fidrych (born August 14, 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers.
		Fidrych made the Tigers as a non-roster invitee out of spring training, then began his rookie 1976 season in the minor leagues, not making his major-league debut until April 20, and not making his first start until mid-May. He only made that start because the scheduled starting pitcher had the flu.
		Fidrych was inducted into the Shrine of the Eternals of the Baseball Reliquary in 2002.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/ma/mark_fidrych.htm (855 words)

	Mark Fidrych - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mark Steven "The Bird" Fidrych (born August 14, 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers.
		Fidrych made the Tigers as a non-roster invitee out of spring training, then began his rookie 1976 season in the minor leagues, not making his major-league debut until April 20, and not making his first start until mid-May. He only made that start because the scheduled starting pitcher had the flu.
		Fidrych was inducted into the Shrine of the Eternals of the Baseball Reliquary in 2002.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mark_Fidrych (813 words)

	ESPN.com - CLASSIC - SportsCentury biography of Mark Fidrych
		Fidrych, a non-roster player, made the team the next spring training even though he lost his only decision and his ERA was 4.66.
		About his antics, Fidrych said he wasn't talking to the baseball; he was actually talking to himself, reminding himself of what he wanted to do with each pitch.
		Fidrych lives with his wife Ann, whom he married in 1986, and their 13-year-old daughter Jessica on a 107-acre farm in Northboro.
	espn.go.com /classic/fidrychmark000815.html (1291 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fidrych got down on his hands and knees to groom the mound, he walked off the mound in mid-inning to thank his fielders for making plays, but strangest of all, he talked to the ball.
		Fidrych was beloved by Tigers fans from the outset, but he took his act national when he held the New York Yankees to just one run on seven hits in a complete game victory on ABC's Monday Night Baseball.
		Fidrych isn't the kind of guy who sits around lamenting about what might have been, but has always considered returning to the game in some facet.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/det_20011201_WATN_news.jsp (916 words)

	Sports 2000 Players - One strange bird: Mark Fidrych
		Mark Fidrych, who was nicknamed "The Bird", was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1976 when he went 19-9 and led the AL in ERA (2.34) and complete games (24).
		Fidrych is 6-3 and skinny; Veryzer is 6-1, with a stomach that tends to stick out above his belt.
		Fidrych drives a new green sub-compact car, which he admits is totally out of character with his image.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/sports2000/players/170315.html (2046 words)

	Mark Fidrych Biography
		Mark "The Bird" Fidrych (born August 14, 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers.
		Mark Fidrych made the Tigers as a non-roster invitee out of spring training, then began his rookie 1976 season in the minor leagues, not making his major-league debut until April 20, and not making his first start until mid-May. He only made that start because the scheduled starting pitcher had the flu.
		He would crouch down on the pitcher's mound and fix cleat marks, talk to himself, talk to the ball, aim the ball like a dart, strut around the mound after every out, and throw back balls that "had hits in them," insisting they be removed from the game.
	www.the-planets.com /star-biography/Mark-Fidrych-Biography.htm (751 words)

	Major League Baseball News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		But Fidrych hurt his knee the next spring, and that was the beginning of the end.
		Fidrych signed a three-year contract, something relatively rare in the game then, on the momentum of that stellar season.
		Fidrych strikes a familar pose on the mound during the closing ceremony at Tiger Stadium on Sept. 27, 1999.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news_story.jsp?article_id=mlb_20011201_fidrych_news&team_id=mlb (772 words)

	Mark Fidrych -- Made an impact in his first season
		Mark Fidrych, however, was sent to the bullpen where he appeared in just 2 games over the first 5 weeks of the season.
		Fidrych did his part to keep the Tigers in the games and teammates responded to win 4 of his first 5 starts in the final at-bat.
		Fidrych finished with a 19-9 record with a 2.34 ERA in 250 innings pitched.
	www.historicbaseball.com /players/f/fidrych_mark.html (420 words)

	Mark Fidrych - Addict Baseball and Football Forum
		Fidrych threw a blazing fastball and a wicked slider and kept the ball low, but probably his greatest asset was his concentration.
		Fidrych finally gave up on a comeback in 1983, ending his career at the age of 29, when he should have been in his prime.
		Fidrych was a simple man. Even at the height of his popularity he wore blue jeans, drove a beat-up old pickup truck, and claimed he had three dishes: a plate, a knife, and a fork.
	www.addictsports.com /baseball/showthread.php?t=40571 (1917 words)

	Boston Globe Online / Sports / As a rookie, he took wing
		Fidrych got in a car with some friends and was immediately engulfed by worshipping fans, making it look as if he were riding in a vehicle built entirely of human flesh.
		A Fidrych start was estimated to be worth at least an extra 20,000 fans on the road, and opposing clubs would call ahead, clamoring for him to take his turn in their town.
		Fidrych underwent surgery to fix it, but by then, he'd been out of the majors for five years, having gone 10-10 since his rookie joyride, and he'd retired from baseball in 1983 after yet another abortive comeback, this time with the Red Sox' Triple A affiliate in Pawtucket.
	www.people.virginia.edu /~pw7e/tigershistory/fidrychstory.html (3372 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Bird' Fidrych was workhorse in '76 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mark Fidrych talked to the baseball, patted the mound and threw strikes.
		Fidrych, who'll be 52 Monday, is following the Tigers very closely this season as they lead their division and appear headed to the playoffs for the first time since 1987.
		Fidrych refuses to blame the innings at such a young age for the shoulder injury that ended his career.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/columnist/bodley/2006-08-10-fidrych_x.htm (835 words)

	The year Detroit flew high with 'The Bird'
		Fidrych was considered a flake by most but no one questioned his ability to pitch.
		Fidrych's nickname was hung on him by a teammate in Bristol of the Appalachian League, where he was sent after he signed with the Tigers in 1974, when the teammates noticed his resemblance to Big Bird on Sesame Street.
		Fidrych was named to the All Star team and had the honor of starting as a rookie.
	info.detnews.com /history/story/index.cfm?id=5&category=people (1438 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Baseball / Red Sox / markfidrych
		For Fidrych, the game was fun and when he was playing baseball he was as entertaining as they come.
		Fidrych's entertaining on-field behavior was complemented by his quirky nickname, "The Bird".
		Unfortunately, the comeback was not meant to be, and Fidrych officially retired from baseball in 1983.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/05/21/the_birds_still_truckin (859 words)

	Column - CBS SportsLine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		That was the year Mark "The Bird" Fidrych first captured a city, then an entire nation, all on the strength of one season.
		On the nights Fidrych pitched, the stadium took on a carnival-like atmosphere, with fans shouting "Go Bird Go." When his work was completed, the crowd would thunderously applaud until Fidrych came out for a curtain call.
		Fidrych was finished as a major leaguer following a 2-3 record with the Tigers in 1980.
	ww1.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/archive/jul97/brownei72197.htm (1092 words)

	All Star '99 / Boston.com / Baseball
		Fidrych got in a car with some friends and was immediately engulfed by worshipping fans, making it look as if he were riding in a vehicle built entirely of human flesh.
		A Fidrych start was estimated to be worth at least an extra 20,000 fans on the road, and opposing clubs would call ahead, clamoring for him to take his turn in their town.
		Fidrych underwent surgery to fix it, but by then, he'd been out of the majors for five years, having gone 10-10 since his rookie joyride, and he'd retired from baseball in 1983 after yet another abortive comeback, this time with the Red Sox' Triple A affiliate in Pawtucket.
	graphics.boston.com /allstar99/news/all_fidrych_071299.htm (3214 words)

	ESPN Classic - In '76, Bird was the word
		Fidrych was the 1976 AL Rookie of the Year.
		But along came Fidrych -- wiggling and jiggling on the mound, talking to the ball, discarding balls with which opposing batters had managed a hit, chasing away groundskeepers so he could landscape and groom the mound himself, shaking hands with teammates after outstanding plays.
		Fidrych was born on Aug. 14, 1954, in Worcester, Mass.
	espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Fidrych_Mark.html (1403 words)

	Daily Herald - RECALLING THE SUMMER OF THE BIRD
		Fidrych thought about buying an auto repair shop with the money he made in baseball, but by the mid-'80s, cars were becoming more high-tech, and that didn't appeal to him.
		Fidrych likes driving the truck--even when he was a rookie, he said he wanted to drive one--but he would like to scale back and do more promotional work.
		In one TV commercial, Fidrych told the ball to meet him at Highland Appliance, then threw a pitch, which promptly was belted out of the ballpark, and the ball landed at Highland Appliance.
	www.heraldextra.com /content/view/187373/3 (1165 words)

	News - The Coloradoan - www.coloradoan.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Fidrych, who has been deaf since he was 7, began swimming for the Rocky Mountain varsity swim team as a freshman.
		Fidrych has found success in academics as well, with a 4.0 grade point average.
		Fidrych should know — his older sister Jennifer, 21, who also suffers a hearing impairment, is an anthropology major at CSU.
	www.coloradoan.com /news/coloradoanpublishing/Graduation2004/fidrych.html (580 words)

	Mark Fidrych- the Bird is the Word! - Associated Content
		For one magical season, "The bird was the word" as Mark Fidrych enjoyed the game of baseball as if it was the reason he was alive, only to have his career succumb to injuries that would cruelly make him have to leave the sport within a couple of years.
		Mark Fidrych was born on August 14th, 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts.
		Mark Fidrych, who pumped gas at the local Sunoco station on the weekends while in high school, received a $3,000 signing bonus and spent it on car payments and tuition.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/36916/mark_fidrych_the_bird_is_the_word.html (746 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		Fidrych, called "The Bird" by Detroit fans for his habit of flopping around the mound and his constant chattering to himself, allowed seven hits and only one was damaging.
		But in between he was as tough as Fidrych, retiring 17 of the 19 batters.
		Mark Fidrych, the American League Rookie of the Year in 1976, finished with a 19-9 record for the fifth-place Tigers.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/06.28.html (588 words)

	1976 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		May 15 - Mark Fidrych wins his first major league start, a complete game two-hit 2–1 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
		Fidrych holds the Indians hitless for six innings, talks to the ball, and tamps down the mound before toeing the rubber each inning.
		June 28 - With a national television audience looking on, Detroit's Mark Fidrych, known as "the Bird", beats the New York Yankees 5-1 at Tiger Stadium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1976_in_baseball (2385 words)

	Mark Fidrych Diary - MotownSports.com Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This year marks the 30th anniversay of Mark Fidrych's magical rookie season in 1976 and, to honor the memory of that campaign, I am writing a diary of his season from the perspective of a fan who does not know what lies ahead.
		Fidrych told him he wasn’t going to blow all his money on a suit and said something about picking up a $20 leisure suit at K Mart.
		Fidrych still has only pitched two games in relief but Ralph Houk said he might get a chance to start a game later in the month when they have two double headers.
	www.motownsports.com /forums/showthread.php?p=727252#post727252 (2508 words)

	Whatever Happened To: Mark Fidrych
		Fidrych, (Born August 14, 1954 in Worcester, Massachusetts) was a Major League Baseball player for the Detroit Tigers.
		Fidrych's nickname was hung on him by a teammate in Bristol of the Appalachian League when the teammates noticed his resemblance to Big Bird on Sesame Street.
		Fidrych lives with his wife Ann, whom he married in 1986, and their teenage daughter Jessica on a 107-acre farm in Northboro, MA.
	www.weht.net /WEHT/Mark_Fidrych.html (243 words)

	OBC HOM: Mark Fidrych
		I chose Mark Fidrych for my HOM nominee because first of all he was a very talented pitcher who I believe would have been one of the best ever if he hadn't suffered injuries.
		Fidrych was signing at a card show in a mall, so I brought my son Jason to get an autograph.
		Fidrych looked up and gave my son a smile and waved him around the table to sit next to him.
	www.oldbaseball.com /hom/mark_fidrych.html (257 words)

	Detroit Tigers: Mark Fidrych
		Most famous for his "Bird" antics--crouching down on the pitcher's mound, fixing cleat marks, talking to himself, talking to the ball, aiming the ball like a dart, strutting around the mound after every out, etc.--Fidrych became a fan phenomenon during his short career, packing stadiums whenever he pitched.
		A non-roster invitee during the 1976 Spring Training, Fidrych pitched his way onto the team and had a fine year.
		He won19 games, led the league in ERA (2.34) and complete games (24), was the starting pitcher in the All-Star Game, won the American League Rookie of the Year Award, and finished second for the Cy Young Award.
	members.tripod.com /janesbit/mlb/tigers/tigersfidrych.html (124 words)

	ESPN.com - The List: Baseball's one-hit wonders
		Which got us to thinking about baseball's shooting stars, the players (and one team) who scored the equivalent of a hit single (one or a few great games), or a hit album (a great season), then were pretty much through.
		Fidrych became better known for his mound antics after 1976.
		Fidrych went 19-9 with a 2.34 ERA in his only complete Major League season, before succumbing to arm problems and going only 10-10 in the final four years of his career.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1583438&type=page2Story (1445 words)

	Mudville Magazine: In the October Country
		Fidrych could get away with these antics because he was great that year.
		Fidrych would pitch in Cleveland the next day, weather permitting, and all ticketholders were subject to a full refund.
		Fidrych was bombed, giving up six runs in four and 2/3 innings, but by then the pain of his short career was pretty much a given.
	www.mudvillemagazine.com (4970 words)

	Traverse City Record-Eagle - News Story -- www.record-eagle.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Former Detroit Tiger pitcher Mark Fidrych, left, leads the Wertz Warriors into the Governor’s Hall during opening ceremonies.
		Fidrych, a 19-game winner for the Detroit Tigers in 1976, joined the Wertz Warriors for their week-long 900-mile endurance snowmobile ride from Mount Clemens to Mackinaw City.
		Fidrych, now in his 11th year with the Warriors, is honorary chairman.
	www.record-eagle.com /2003/jan/30speoly.htm (447 words)

	Mark Fidrych (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The son of an assistant school principal, he played high school baseball and was only drafted in the 10th round by the Detroit Tigers in the 1974 amateur draft.
		Fidrych made the team as a non-roster invitee out of spring training, then began his rookie 1976 season in the minor leagues, not making his major-league debut until April 20, and not making his first start until mid-May. He only made that start because the scheduled starting pitcher had the flu.
		Today, Mark Fidrych lives on a farm near his Northboro, Massachusetts birthplace, and is also a licensed and working commercial trucker.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/mark_fidrych (718 words)

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