Former Detroit Tiger Mark Fidrych found dead

[MinivanMauler]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/04/13/fidrych-death.ap/index.html

Looks like this is going to turn into one of those "Always use jackstands!" situations.

 

[Pablo]

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

"The Bird" hasn't been a lucky guy.

 

[Zaedock]

Wow, local dude. Too bad.

 

[daves87rs]

Wow!

 

[simple_gifts]

It appears Marilyn Chambers also died today.... who started her career as an Ivory Snow woman and quickly dispensed with that notion..

 

[ZZman]

He made baseball fun to watch!

 

[mechtech2]

I wonder if BITOG is indirectly responsible for his foray under the car.

 

[TallPaul]

Didn't say if the truck fell on him. Maybe he had a heart attack. Very sad. I remember his baseball days. The radio in Detroit was always playing Surfin Bird by the Trashmen: lyrics

 

[Volvohead]

And here in Philly, we also lost Harry Kalas yesterday. A legendary voice every spring and summer around this area for nearly four decades.

A bad day for baseball, indeed.

 

[Pablo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4073519

 

[TallPaul]

Thanks Pablo. Bummer. I believe PTO accidents are all too common in farming.