I never got to see Fidrych play. I was too young. But my brother used to talk about him, and every so often you'd see highlights of "Big Bird" on the sports shows.
He died today in an apparent accident while working on his truck.
The Freep has a good write-up on him. A taste:
He had a no-hitter through seven innings in [his] first start, won nine of his first 10 starts, started the All-Star Game and even had Howard Cosell genuflecting at his feathered feet before a national television audience – all in a span of two months.
The rest is worth reading.
Baseball players never die. They just turn into black and white photographs.
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