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Bruce Synder, Mark "The Bird" Fidyrch, and Harry Kalas all die on the same day. Synder ,69, died following a 10-month bout with cancer. Synder is best remembered for his 1996 Arizona Sun Devils that finished fourth in the AP Poll. I rember him best for his years at Cal, turning their program around. I was not to happy when he left California saying he had a better chance of winning at Arizona State, but it's water under the bridge now.

Harry Kalas, 73, died today at the home stadium of the Washington Nationals getting ready for today's game. Kalas is a legend in Philadelphia and will be sorely missed. It certainly was great that the Phillies won the World Series again before he passed on.

Mark Fidyrch died at his farm in Northborough, Massachusetts apparently from a accident repairing a dump truck. Fidyrch will always be known for his 1976 season when he went 19-9 with a 2.34 ERA. No one could talk to a baseball like Fidyrch.

God bless them all!

I lived in Jersey from '90 to '98. At McGuire AFB you got Philly radio. Kalas will surely be missed. He was a good one! Even for a Braves fan.

I heard about Snyder and Kalas, but this is the first I have heard about Fidrych. I still have his baseball rookie card somewhere in my collection. I remember him walking around the mound talking to the ball. I was a national league fan, but I watched him pitch whenever I had the chance. That is a real shame. All of them, but Fidrych couldn't have been much older than 50. How did he die, was he sick as well?

BYUfan1 included the ages of Kalas, who was 73, and Snyder was 69. Fidrych was 54. He died while working on his dump truck!

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/04/fidrych_killed.html

I infer that the truck fell on him and crushed the poor fellow.


(I don't play with stuff like that, I go through extra efforts for over and back up support even on my 3450 lb Camaro. Often hearing I don't have to do all of that...well...this is why...10 minutes that could save me 30+ years!)