Mark Fidrych Born 1954-08-14 Died 2009-04-13 Former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, nicknamed The Bird. Created 2003-09-16 by Pete. Last modified 2015-11-10 by Pete Quotes (1) "Sometimes I get lazy and let the dishes stack up. But they don't stack too high. I've only got four dishes." - Mark Fidrych