Mark "The Bird" Fridrych, (A Detroit Pitcher,) was one of the most exciting pictchers ever. Death at 54, came from freak accident,while working on his dump truck.
i ran into him in a shopping mall,when his career was over, and i thanked him for bringing such fun to baseball! his childlike enthusiasm was contagious!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMSDo...eature=related