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Letters To The Editor.
The Fans Speak Out
In the article "Closing in Seattle" (February Baseball Digest), Jeff Manto in talking about Kazuhiro Sasaki of the Mariners called him "a cross between Bryan Harvey in his prime and Sidd Finch."
I remember Bryan Harvey as a hard-throwing pitcher for the Anaheim Angels and the Florida Marlins, but who is Sidd Finch?
Walter H. Roeder Petaluma, Calif.
Sidd Finch was a fictional character, created by author George Plimpton. On April Fool's Day in 1985, Sports Illustrated ran a cover story on an alleged wonder pitcher named Sidd Finch who could throw a 165 mph fastball, using an unorthodox cricket-style delivery. It was mentioned his curveball traveled at 140 mph.
It was also reported he was a Buddhist monk, studied in Tibet, and played the tuba.
The article was believed by many duped readers
- SUPERPHENOM SIDD FINCH STILL FOOLING 'EM GEORGE PLIMPTON'S UNREAL PITCHER WINDS...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Charles E. Claffey, Globe Staff July 23, 1987 700+ words
...training camp a pitching phenomenon named Sidd Finch, a Tibetan monk with a fastball clocked...novel, called "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch." The author talked about the book...said he isn't sure where the idea for Sidd Finch came from. "I knew he had to be a pitcher...
- Spring training with Sidd: I was ready to drop everything and follow Jesus--all...
- Magazine article from: The Other Side Zokovitch, Johnny March 1, 2003 700+ words
...150 miles-per-hour! His name was Sidd Finch. I was stunned. Even Nolan Ryan, the...this mysterious character, Hayden (Sidd) Finch, had the entire gets brass spellbound...An eerie, uncomfortable feeling about Sidd Finch starts to creep into my brain. My heart...
- THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL THE OTHER HALL PASADENA GROUP HONORS ITS OWN...
- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) July 27, 2002 700+ words
...hours after the Baseball Hall of Fame does its production...real'' hallowed halls because of his alleged...sway any members with the Hall of Fame Committee. Maybe...or `The People's Hall,' but we're putting...past spring, there was Sidd Finch, the fictitious player...
- THE WHOLE STORY: BUTLER A REAL PRO AS SPORTS SCRIBE MADISON SPORTS HALL OF...
- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) May 5, 2004 700+ words
...when Butler was reminded of his Sidd Finch-like deception (read: George...induction June 8 into the Madison Hall of Fame. Except you'll have...writer should be in there (the Hall of Fame)," pleaded Butler...joining, fittingly, in the Hall of Fame. As a writer, though...
- ANOTHER PATRIOT SUITOR?
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Will McDonough, Globe Staff April 2, 1988 700+ words
...replaced over the winter. Message to City Hall: Delaware North will take the designation...problems dealing with the MBTA. City Hall has been crying for a month about not...promising minor league flamethrower, Sidd Finch? My feeling is that Bill Walton is practicing...
- Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, Sean Patrick Bowley column: Swedish standout to...
- Newspaper article from: Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT) September 12, 2007 700+ words
...Even better, he sounded similar to "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch," that famous George Plimpton Sports Illustrated April Fool...in 1985.) Then again, this rumor, overheard during the Hall of Fame Football Classic in West Haven in July, came straight...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) April 16, 2000 700+ words
...s most renowned unknown quantity, the class' Roy Hobbs or Sidd Finch, a multiposition rumor who both defies and inspires the imagination...linebacker who might hit someone in the tradition of the team's Hall of Fame linebackers. Or maybe they were just relieved they...
- Sports Illustrated Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Collection of Its Classic...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 17, 2003 700+ words
...April Fool's gag in SI's history, "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch" by George Plimpton, prove that great storytelling is the...time National Sportswriter of the Year is a member of the Hall of Fame of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association...
