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...nook around the corner from right field, Mark ("the Bird") Fidrych is warming up. What is more poignant than a bird with a lame wing-who was once Rookie of the Year? Fidrych is 27 years old and in the fifth year of his comeback. He won 19 games for Detroit in 1976 talking to the ball, but last season Mark mopped up in the minor leagues talking to himself. The Tigers finally gave up on him, and now the Red Sox are having a look. Close up, it is hard to feel too sad because he appears so happy...
...both teams promise to be interesting this year and if you have time for just one ballgame, this should be it. The action begins in Lakeland on Friday night at 7:30 and the make-up will be held in Winter Haven on Monday afternoon. Come watch Mark Fidrych sit on the bench and decide who to root...
Three big-name pitchers lost spots on major league rosters last night. The Detroit Tigers optioned Mark Fidrych to Evansville (AAA), subject to a 24-hr. recall. The Texas Rangers designated former Yankee Ed Figueroa to the minor-league camp for reassignment, while the Montreal Expos waived Fred Norman...
...Houston Astros, who have stayed in the struggle for the N.L. West crown, despite the loss of staff ace and fireballer J.R. Richard, Nor can Mark Fidrych, a/k/a the Bird before Larry ever dribbled into Boston, who made his reappearance last night against the Sox, Nor can the Baltimore Orioles, who stubbornly refuse to concede the A.L. East title to the Yankees. Nor can the Pittsburgh Pirates, who despite Dave Parker's expressed discontent, seem determined to thwart the Montreal Expos' effort to become the first Canadian assemblage to win a divisional baseball crown...
Yesterday was Steel's turn to win, as he came from behind to nip the Crimson's own top player, Don Pompan, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6. I couldn't tell you when Fidrych will win again...