Mark “the Bird” Fidrych; Rookie of the Year in 1976, All-star in ‘76, 2nd place in Cy Young voting in ‘76, he went 19-9 with a 2.34 ERA that year. He was magic— but his shoulder injuries were tragic… his indelible mark on the game lasted only 4 years. Fans worshipped him, he was a true eccentric, people thought he was nuts (he talked to baseballs, he paced the field, he shook hands with the team every inning), he sold out Tigers Stadium every single home game he pitched— Mark “the Bird” Fidrych

The Harbaugh brothers talk about Mark Fidrych

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Mark Fidrych on mound maintenance