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Originally Posted by Rasmuth
I was 13 in 1976 and I lived and breathed MLB baseball...and I was enamored with Fidrych just like everyone who followed baseball at the time. There was no ESPN or talk radio...it was all about reading the boxscores every day during the summer. It was great.
I was a huge Dodger fan, but I was more importantly a huge baseball fan.
In 1974 Tommy John went down with what seemed a career ender
In 1976 Steve Busby (this cat was terrific...no hitters in 74 and 75) went down with a career ender.
Then 1977 Fidrych went down and was never the same.
All 3 injuries devastated me.
Love seeing this replay.
Speaking of which, how is Busby in your replay?
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Busby is still a full-time starter for the Royals as of the beginning of the offseason. He has been somewhat mediocre the last three seasons however. Here are his career stats so far:
And now, back to The Bird:
On October 25th, Fidrych signs a $74,000 one-year contract extension with the Tigers. This ensures that he will be with Detroit for at least one more year.
Here are the top ten draft prospects according to BNN and the first round of the draft:
Willie Mays is nearly unanimously voted into the HOF with 99.4% of the vote. The only other inductee this year is Jim Bunning, who got 76.4% of the vote.
Meanwhile, the Tigers continue to acquire top talent in free agency, this time picking up aging veteran pitcher Phil Niekro. This kicks Mark out of the starting rotation for awhile. He gets back in to the starting rotation in time for Spring Training.
Also during the offseason, the Tigers acquire Johnny Bench from free agency. The team must be very serious about winning that championship!
Here are The Bird's ratings on opening day:
Let's see what happens this season!