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| | | The Pitcher who Throws 168 mph
I found this SI Vault article fascinating. It is from 1985 and is about some extremely odd guy who "'learned the art of the pitch...." He could throw with precision and was clocked at over 150 mph! THE CURIOUS CASE OF SIDD FINCH
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| | this is a fictious character.
wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_sidd_finch 
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Originally Posted by puritanpilgrim  this is a fictious character.
wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_sidd_finch | Quote:
Q. Who is sidd finch?
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Sidd was a creation of the writer, George Plimpton. His story was first published as an April Fool's joke in Sports Illustrated, April 1, 1985, and expanded into a novel, The Curious Case of Sidd Finch, in 1987.
| Ok, I see it was an April Fool's joke by SI 
Thanks Aaron, I guess the jokes on me. |
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| | | I actually remember this article being discussed when I was in junior high. It was discussed in my Beckett baseball card magazine. |
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Originally Posted by puritanpilgrim I actually remember this article being discussed when I was in junior high. It was discussed in my Beckett baseball card magazine. | Me too. I thought it was awesome at the time. SI let it go for a few weeks didn't they?
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Originally Posted by puritanpilgrim I actually remember this article being discussed when I was in junior high. It was discussed in my Beckett baseball card magazine. | Ahh the nostalgia of Beckett Monthly and my Baseball Card collection. | |
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