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Dead Ball - The Podcast
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Algonquin High pays tribute to 'Fid
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Mark Fidrych Foundation - 2016 Coverage
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Fidrych gone, but not forgotten
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The Bizarre Life and Tragic Death of Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych
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40 years ago, Mark (The Bird) Fidrych was 'some kind of unbelievable
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The Bizarre Life and Tragic Death of Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych
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Fidrych gone, but not forgotten
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Mark Fidrych Foundation - Home
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Mark Fidrych Foundation - 2016 Coverage
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40 years later, Northboro's Mark Fidrych remains one of baseball's great stories
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Detroit Tigers star pitcher Mark The Bird Fidrych, follows through in the first inning of their game with the Chicago White Sox, April 17, 1978, in Detroit. The Bird was removed from
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Detroit Tigers' pitcher Mark Fidrych, May 2, 1976. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell Stock Photo - Alamy
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