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Sidd Finch April Fools' article: 1985 New York Mets prospect - Sports Illustrated

George Plimpton, Plimpton's Famous April Fool's Joke in Sports Illustrated, American Masters

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Sidd Finch April Fools' article: 1985 New York Mets prospect - Sports Illustrated

I just realized that the dreaded Indian Guru storyline is a reference to the story of Sidd Finch, the mythological pitcher invented by Sports Illustrated writer George Plimpton as an April Fool's

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Sidd Finch: A pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. - Sports Illustrated

Sidd Finch April Fools' article: 1985 New York Mets prospect - Sports Illustrated

It's been 35 years since Sports Illustrated pulled off one of the greatest baseball hoaxes of all time / X

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