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Fidrych? Get out of here! - by Matt Baron
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44,207 'Bird' - The New York Times
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Northborough's Mark The Bird Fidrych dies in accident on farm
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UPDATE: Things I meant to write just after Mark Fidrych died
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Mark Fidrych Remembered (8/14/54-4/13/09) - New England
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Mark Fidrych Obituary 04/13/2009
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Joe Nuxhall and phenoms in MLB history
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Mark Fidrych: He Talked to the Ball and Spoke to Us - The New York
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40 years later, Northboro's Mark Fidrych remains one of baseball's
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REMEMBERING MARK FIDRYCH: Q&A with The Bird's Personal Catcher
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The Bird' Fidrych killed in accident
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CardCorner: 1977 Topps Mark Fidrych