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09-18-2014, 09:06 AM
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When "The Bird" was the word
Thought someone might enjoy this article....
Going through some old stuff in the basement and came across this old magazine from 1976 called "New Times". It's a neat article written about Mark Fidrych at the peak of his popularity in Detroit (August 20th, 1976). My Dad was in between gigs at the News and Free Press and took the photos on a freelance assignment. After reading it, I wonder if any baseball player has ever captured a city's imagination like The Bird did in Detroit that year. Best line in the article: "Tell me Mark, what are your feelings as you stand here on the eve of your ninth victory?" "Well, to tell you the truth...it's ten thirty, and I'd like to go out and get laid!" IMG0003_edited-1.jpg IMG0004_edited-1.jpg IMG0005_edited-1.jpg IMG0006_edited-1.jpg IMG0007_edited-1.jpg IMG0008_edited-1.jpg IMG0009_edited-1.jpg Last edited by SAllen2556; 10-08-2017 at 09:51 AM. 
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09-18-2014, 10:01 AM
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Neat article, you don't really see players with his kind of mindset these days. It's hard to imagine a player not nitpicking over millions of dollars b/c their dad made way less than that in the first place...even cooler dude than I realized
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09-19-2014, 06:37 PM
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The world was a better place with that guy in it!
RIP - We miss you Mark - & We will always cherish those days!
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. "A life is not important except in the impact it has on others lives" - Jackie Robinson “If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.”- Roberto Clemente
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09-21-2014, 11:36 AM
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Great article -- thanks for posting it!
I was just looking at the Wiki page for Fidrych the other day and it was fun reading about some of the games from his magical '76 season. Strange (and also a bit sad) to think that by the time we pulled our Fidrych RCs from our '77 Topps packs, we had already seen the best of The Bird. It's fun to read these old articles to really see how he captured the hearts of Detroiters and fans across the US. Last edited by CW; 10-28-2014 at 08:52 PM.
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09-21-2014, 07:15 PM
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I'm going to buy that card sometime this month. I love that card. The Bird was unique. One of those incredible enigmatic stars that faded out too quickly.
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09-22-2014, 07:57 AM
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Aw, Finch never even pitched a complete game* *albeit an irrelevant detail by then
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. "A life is not important except in the impact it has on others lives" - Jackie Robinson “If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so, you are wasting your time on this earth.”- Roberto Clemente
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