Does anyone remember who sid finch was?
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How is it that Pitcher Lincecum can hurl a fastball 100mph?
He was a fictional character who was (supposedly) a super pitcher for the New York Mets. I forget the specifics, but he supposedly had a fastball well faster than anyone of the time or since.An article was written about this "character" by George Plimpton, and appeared in Sports Illustrated as an April Fool's joke.
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You mean wasn't.Sidd Finch was an April Fool's Day joke by George Plimpton, who did precisely what he (and Orson Wells, many , many years earlier) set out to do - prove how gullible people can be.
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I heard his name but don't know who he is.Is there any way to report this guy?
was a made up pitcher 4 the ny metsWhy are shortstops called shortstops?
Sidd (short for Siddhartha) Finch was a legend. His fastball was so good -- clocked at 168 mph -- that he didn't need another pitch.A sterling creation of fiction. Plimpton made a pretty entertaining novel out of his original article.
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