"The Bird" Fan Club

completing the details...it was 1980, and the Bird was wearing a Grateful Dead t-shirt, featuring the iconic "Rainbow Foot" Europe '72 album cover artwork seen here:

http://www.amazon.com/Europe-72-Grateful-Dead/dp/B000002KEG

In other music related news:

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060903-115408-7985r

Europe '72...my favorite album. Don't know why, but I've always liked Jack Straw from Wichita...he ain't no lineman from Kansas Electric Power Co-Op or whoever Glenn Campbell was singing about!

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lineman from Kansas

I always thought Campbell was singing about an undersized west kansas high school nose tackle in a 3/4 scheme. <-talk about topic creap

One of my best friends who helped start Perfect Game with us years ago is Bruce Kimm. Bruce, who later played for several years and was the Cubs manager one year before retiring, was called up to the Big Leagues because of Mark Fidrych. He was the only catcher Fidrych would throw to and caught all of the games he pitched in that great rookie year. Oddly enough, Bruce had a much longer career than Fidrych.

Needless to say, we have heard many "Bird" stories that have not been printed. The main thing was that Mark Fidrych was very special in many ways. And being flaky was an understatement!

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And being flaky was an understatement!

Indeed! I saw him pitch here in Cleveland and he did in fact talk to the baseball

Bruce Kimm: The Gamer
and remembered back in Evansville that way.

Love the Bird!

Don't you wish we could tell those stories about Mark!

I have read several articles about him over the years in addition to hearing of the stories floating around. He seems to be happy and truly appreciative of his time in the show.

And somebody needs to start an all flake (no judgements please) team:

Mark Fidrych
Joe Charboneau
Rickey Henderson
Albert Belle
Bill Lee

Just to start!

How about Manny?

Bo Belinsky

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Originally posted by HaverDad:
How about Manny?

Ahh...the slugging savant flaky? Looks pretty buttoned down to me. Ever heard a Mookie Wilson interview? He's flaky as the Pillsbury Dough Boy.

I got to see The Bird start the 76 All-star game in Philly. Even the Philly fans gave him a huge ovation.

On your "all flake" team, I nominate Steve Lyons as your utility guy.

And what was the name of that slider reliever who used to chew black licorice and then brush his teeth between innings? Tyler something or other ... came up with the Braves, had a few decent years with the Phillies in the 1990's.