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Book review: Smart new bio “The Bird” gets baseball season going
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UPDATE: Things I meant to write just after Mark Fidrych died
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Personal catcher for The Bird, Kimm remembers the Summer of '76
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Mark Fidrych Remembered (8/14/54-4/13/09) - New England
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Mark Fidrych Foundation - 2016 Coverage
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Mark Fidrych Remembered for Remarkable Season and Endearing Antics
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You Know My Name: Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
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44,207 'Bird' - The New York Times
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CardCorner: 1977 Topps Mark Fidrych
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Fidrych gone, but not forgotten
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40 years ago, Mark (The Bird) Fidrych was 'some kind of unbelievable