Remembering the Bird, 1954-2009

While driving home from work Monday evening, I learned that former Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark "The Bird" Fidrych had died earlier that afternoon at the age of 54. He was found dead underneath his dump truck in what's been ruled an accident.Because of the success that Michigan-based teams have had over the last 25 years, it's easy to forget that it sucked to be a sports fan in this area for most