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Mark Fidrych Cardboard Gods
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Detroit Tigers flashback: Mark Fidrych, 'horse manure' and an ovation
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Book review: Smart new bio “The Bird” gets baseball season going – The Denver Post
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Mark Fidrych: He Talked to the Ball and Spoke to Us - The New York Times
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Tigers' all-time best seasons by a pitcher
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Les Cain – Society for American Baseball Research
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Detroit Tigers: The story of Mark Fidrych's best start In 1976
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CardCorner: 1977 Topps Mark Fidrych
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CardCorner: 1977 Topps Mark Fidrych
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CardCorner: 1977 Topps Mark Fidrych
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Mark Fidrych's fairy reign as king of baseball ended too soon - Sports Illustrated Vault
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UPDATE: Things I meant to write just after Mark Fidrych died