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Thread #120151 Message #2610598
Posted By: dwditty
13-Apr-09 - 08:40 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Mark Fidrych, former Detroit Tiger(Apr 2009)
Subject: RE: Obit: Mark Fidrych, former Detroit Tiger(Apr 2009)
He was pumping gas in Boston, tried out as a walk on, and made the Tigers team. As I remember, the Tigers offered him a big contract, but he turned it down - saying he only wanted $25,000. The players union would surely step in if it happened today. SOon after he was injured and never the same.