2007-05-15 15:44:05 · 5 answers · asked by david g 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
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.
2007-05-15 17:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by frenchy62 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-05-15 22:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-05-16 00:30:58 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
was a made up pitcher 4 the ny mets
2007-05-15 22:51:38 · answer #4 · answered by G O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard his name but don't know who he is.
2007-05-15 22:48:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋