Voices — Mark Fidrych, 1954 – 2009

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch
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1 Response to Voices — Mark Fidrych, 1954 – 2009

  1. Pete's avatar Pete says:
    April 14, 2009 at 6:20 am

    R.I.P. Mark. Baseball needs more guys like “THE BIRD”
    THis YouTube interview is a classic
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_jU0b5Hgw
    He was so dominant that Tigers manager Ralph Houk never wanted to take him out. So Houk never did. Fidrych had pitched six straight complete games, including two on three days rest. No manager today would even think of doing that.

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