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Baseball: Great rookie pitchers

2010-11-29T15:52:43Z

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1976 Baseball Season

2010-11-02T15:57:22Z

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Sounds of violence: sports deaths in 2009

2010-09-08T12:53:41Z

With echoes of violence and crackling gunfire, sports says goodbye to some of its best in 2009

Sports in 2009 looked down the barrel of a gun.

From Tennessee to Georgia to Nicaragua, gunfire crackled in July. The causes differed — a romance gone wrong, a robbery botched, a self-inflicted wound — but the outcome did not. A gun was the weapon of ...

Mass. ME rules Fidrych's death an accident

2010-04-16T15:34:53Z

Mass. ME says Fidrych suffocated when his clothes became entangled in truck's moving parts

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 ...

Tigers pay tribute to Fidrych before game

2010-04-16T15:33:18Z

Tigers pay tribute to the late Mark Fidrych before game against White Sox

The Detroit Tigers paid tribute to Mark Fidrych with a moment of silence and a special video before Wednesday's game against the Chicago White Sox.

The 54-year-old Fidrych, who captured the nation's imagina...

Former All-Star Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych dies at 54

2010-04-16T15:36:18Z

Former All-Star pitcher Mark 'The Bird' Fidrych, 1976 AL Rookie of Year, found dead at 54

Whether he was dominating hitters or hauling asphalt, Mark Fidrych had fun.

The colorful pitcher talked to baseballs, smoothed the mound with his hands and high-fived teammates in the middle of the diamond. He had one terrific season in 1976, and after injuries curtailed his career — just five years in the majors w...

Former Tiger Fidrych dies in apparent accident

2010-04-16T15:36:23Z

Former All-Star pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm, authorities said.

Fidrych, 54, was found dead underneath a pickup truck by a family friend, Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early said. It appeared he had been working on the vehicle, although police are investigating the circumstances.

Fidrych was the 19...

Brewers Tigers Baseball

2010-04-06T17:18:15Z

Ann Fidrych, left, widow of former Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, and their daughter Jessica, right, groom the mound, like Mark did before he pitched every inning, during a ceremony in his honor Friday, June 19, 2009, in Detroit. Fidrych, an All-Star for the Tigers in 1976, died in an accident at his home in

Obit Fidrych Baseball

2010-04-15T11:04:44Z

In this June 16, 1977, photo, Detroit Tigers' Mark Fidrych pitches to the Toronto Blue Jays during a baseball game in Detroit. Fidrych, the fun-loving pitcher who baffled hitters for one All-Star season and entertained fans with his antics, was found dead Monday, April 13, 2009, in an apparent accident at his farm. H...

CORRECTION Obit Fidrych

2010-04-15T11:33:34Z

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