Comments on: My Grandpa: 1 – The Bird: 0 http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/04/13/my-grandpa-1-the-bird-0/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:56:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: patrick http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/04/13/my-grandpa-1-the-bird-0/comment-page-1/#comment-59977 patrick Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:32:20 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2259#comment-59977 It was nice to read <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090416&content_id=4302876&vkey=news_det&fext=.jsp&c_id=det&partnerId=rss_det" rel="nofollow">Bruce Kimm's thoughts</a> on Fidrych. Having grown up in Toledo, I became a Tigers fan pretty early in life, and I feel quite lucky to have had grown up with the likes of Kaline and Horton and Northrup and Stanley and McAullife and Lolich and (yes) McLain (et al) from the 1968 champions and Trammel and Whittaker and Morris and Wilcox and Parrish (et al) from the 1984 champions. There is something about <i>not</i> having George Steinbrenner as owner for which I am very much appreciative. For somehow, having to suffer from year to year with an all-too-often also-ran as my favourite team makes the winning all the sweeter, and the rise of someone like Fidrych all the more special. It was nice to read Bruce Kimm’s thoughts on Fidrych.

Having grown up in Toledo, I became a Tigers fan pretty early in life, and I feel quite lucky to have had grown up with the likes of Kaline and Horton and Northrup and Stanley and McAullife and Lolich and (yes) McLain (et al) from the 1968 champions and Trammel and Whittaker and Morris and Wilcox and Parrish (et al) from the 1984 champions.

There is something about not having George Steinbrenner as owner for which I am very much appreciative. For somehow, having to suffer from year to year with an all-too-often also-ran as my favourite team makes the winning all the sweeter, and the rise of someone like Fidrych all the more special.

]]> By: CA Sister http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/04/13/my-grandpa-1-the-bird-0/comment-page-1/#comment-59838 CA Sister Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:40:27 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2259#comment-59838 Mike~You were the first person I thought of when I heard the news ... thanks for sharing that great story, Tears :o( Mike~You were the first person I thought of when I heard the news … thanks for sharing that great story, Tears :o (

]]> By: KalineCountry http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/04/13/my-grandpa-1-the-bird-0/comment-page-1/#comment-59821 KalineCountry Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:15:56 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2259#comment-59821 Nice story Mike, brings me back many years, when nothing was more special than an ice cream sundae with my grandpa and an afternoon of playing backgammon. Nice story Mike, brings me back many years, when nothing was more special than an ice cream sundae with my grandpa and an afternoon of playing backgammon.

]]> By: Jim Craddock http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/04/13/my-grandpa-1-the-bird-0/comment-page-1/#comment-59820 Jim Craddock Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:41:40 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2259#comment-59820 Well done, Mike. Ironically, that is the one Fidrych game I went to that year. Well done, Mike. Ironically, that is the one Fidrych game I went to that year.

]]> By: Carol Campau http://www.dailyfungo.com/2009/04/13/my-grandpa-1-the-bird-0/comment-page-1/#comment-59815 Carol Campau Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:22:41 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=2259#comment-59815 Priceless memories - wonderfully written, Mike. (Log cabin, Yuck!) May he rest in peace. Hopefully he realized how many great memories he inspired! Priceless memories – wonderfully written, Mike. (Log cabin, Yuck!) May he rest in peace. Hopefully he realized how many great memories he inspired!

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