On April 1, 1985, George Plimpton, a journalist for Sports Illustrated, published an article “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch.” This article was about the unknown pitcher who was part yogi, part recluse, and threw a 165 mph fastball which knocked the catchers back, and flew by a batter before they could even see it.
And the NY Mets were keeping him hidden in St. Petersburg, Florida behind a large canvas enclosure. He had a special catcher, and at the time the article was written, only three batters had ever seen him.
The phenomenon the three young batters faced, and about whom only Reynolds, Stottlemyre and a few members of the Mets’ front office know, is a 28-year-old, somewhat eccentric mystic named Hayden (Sidd) Finch. He may well change the course of baseball history. [read more…]
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