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When we first heard about 'The Bird': Tigers' Mark Fidrych burst onto scene 40 years ago
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Gold: In 1976, The Bird Was The Word - Duke Basketball Report
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Mark The Bird Fidrych Was Baseball's Best Rookie!
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40 years ago, Mark (The Bird) Fidrych was 'some kind of unbelievable
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It's National Bird Day, so let's watch Mark Fidrych highlights - Bless You Boys
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When we first heard about 'The Bird': Tigers' Mark Fidrych burst onto scene 40 years ago
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Fidrych gone, but not forgotten
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Detroit Tigers flashback: Mark Fidrych, 'horse manure' and an ovation
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When we first heard about 'The Bird': Tigers' Mark Fidrych burst onto scene 40 years ago
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When the word was 'Bird': Mark Fidrych makes his big-league debut, Metro Detroit News, Detroit
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John's Big League Baseball Blog: January 2017
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NationalBirdDay is for Mark Fidrych.