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#Silverlining to no #sports is all the great historical #games they show on tv. On the day the #NCAAtournament was supposed to start, @mlbnetwork is showing the #MarkFidrych game against the #NewYorkYankees. #BobUecker doing the announcing. He became a national celebrity. Fans would not leave the stadium until he came out for a #curtaincall. #Detroit #DetroitTigers #yankees #baseball #baseballlife #mlb #birdistheword #bird https://www.instagram.com/p/B972CHWHIuI/?igshid=kzjziyjfvwjf

“The Bird”

1977 Mark Fidrych, Tigers, 1 Topps Rookie #265 http://www.rcbaseballcards.com/1975---1977-tigers-baseball-cards.html

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Fidrych would crouch down on the pitcher's mound and fix cleat marks, what became known as "manicuring the mound", talk to himself, talk to the ball, aim the ball like a dart, strut around the mound after every out, and throw back balls that "had hits in them," insisting they be removed from the game. Mark Fidrych also was known for shaking everyone's hands after a game. On June 28, 1976, he pitched against the New York Yankees in a nationally televised game on ABC; the Tigers won the game 5-1. After a game filled with "Bird" antics in which he and his team handily defeated the Yankees, Fidrych became a national celebrity.

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