Mark The Bird Fidrych Dead

[jjgold]

BOSTON -- Former All-Star pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych has been found dead in an apparent accident at his farm in Northborough, Mass. He was 54.
Worcester County district attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. says a family friend found Fidrych about 2:30 p.m. Monday beneath a pickup truck. He appeared to be working on the truck, Early said.
The colorful right-hander was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1976 when he went 19-9 with a 2.34 earned run average. He spent all five of his major league seasons with the Detroit Tigers, compiling a 29-19 record and a 3.10 ERA.
His career was cut short by injuries.

[Chi_archie]

wow, one of the greatest one hit wonders in baseball... a true character...

now, who will be the third baseball person to die? they usually come in 3's

[SlickFazzer]

RIP Birdie.

[Nicky Santoro]

most entertaining ballplayer i have ever watched. him and al hrabosky.. but mark started it all..

RIP marky

thanks for the memories..

[Richkas]

Damn. Sad to hear. I remember watching this guy pitch.

[bostonbruins]

Wow, thats too bad. I'm sure this will be on my local news, Northborough is only 30 mi away.

[Brock Landers]

wow, 1 good year, done by the age of 25, bet he made next to nothing in the big leagues with his career that short

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fidryma01.shtml

[tacomax]

now, who will be the third baseball person to die? they usually come in 3's

What are the odds of another dying today? And what are the odds of the thread starter getting his fukkin' name right?

[Brock Landers]

we had all these deaths today

Harry Kalas
Bruce Synder (Former ASU football coach)
Mark Fidrych
Marilyn Chambers

ODD Day

[Willie Bee]

wow, one of the greatest one hit wonders in baseball... a true character...

now, who will be the third baseball person to die? they usually come in 3's

Ain't that the sad truth?

I'm stunned to hear this, probably hits closer to home since he's from my generation. Here's to you Mark Fidrych, toasting the Bird with a beer. Thanks for being anything but ordinary and always remembering you were blessed with the talent to play the game.

[Tsoprano]

Rip

[G's pks]

Ah crap... I remember.... Everybody talking about the bird, bird, bird!

RIP

[tacomax]

24 complete games out of 31 starts in 1976 and a league leading ERA. He also talked to the ball. He's a first ballot inductee of the Taco Hall of Fame.

[pimike]

The Bird was loved in PA.

YOUNG man. Should make you think how precious life is

[smitch124]

What are the odds of another dying today? And what are the odds of the thread starter getting his fukkin' name right?

We really need the 3rd guy to be John Smith, or something similar.

[AMBlai01]

Really is sad....RIP Bird...

[pico]

mark the bird died today...

Fidrych was found dead on April 13, 2009, according to the Worcester District Attorney's office. The D.A.'s office said Fidrych was found by a family friend beneath his pick-up truck at his Northborough home around 2:30 p.m. He appeared to have been working on the truck at the time of the accident

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fidrych

[pico]

a great tiger

http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Fidrych_Mark.html

[RogueJuror]

rip

[RogueJuror]

rip

[Willie Bee]

We really need the 3rd guy to be John Smith, or something similar.

I think Bird was the third guy after Adenhart and Kalas.

[Willie Bee]

Man, what a horrible way to die, choked to death like this. Sorta' wish I never knew this.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4073519

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Former All-Star pitcher Mark Fidrych suffocated after his clothes became entangled with a spinning part on the truck he was working on, Massachusetts authorities said Thursday.

The state medical examiner's office ruled the death an accident, according to a release from the Worcester District Attorney's office.
A friend found Fidrych, 54, beneath a 10-wheel dump truck on Monday at his Northborough farm.

"He appeared to have been working on the truck when his clothes became tangled in the truck's power takeoff shaft," District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said in a statement.

A power takeoff shaft is a driveshaft that spins at high speed and can be used to power another piece of equipment.

The investigation is now closed, a spokesman for the DA said.

[Deuce]

RIP Bird Man we miss you here.