The Curious Case Of Sidd Finch
by JD Arney on Apr 1, 2008 9:53 AM EDT
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PrintI think I'm getting too old and crotchety to enjoy April Fool's Day (seriously not sure why I even bother reading anything online on April 1st), but in the spirit of the day here is April Fool's Day done right:
The Curious Case of Sidd Finch:
Standing outside the enclosure, Stottlemyre explained what he wanted. "First of all," the coach said, "the club's got kind of a delicate situation here, and it would help if you kept reasonably quiet about it. O.K.?" The three nodded. Stottlemyre said, "We've got a young pitcher we're looking at. We want to see what he'll do with a batter standing in the box. We'll do this alphabetically. John, go on in there, stand at the plate and give the pitcher a target. That's all you have to do."
"Do you want me to take a cut?" Christensen asked.
Stottlemyre produced a dry chuckle. "You can do anything you want."
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I loved this story.
I was fourteen and I bought it hook, line and sinker. I even had conversations with myself that week about changing my allegiances and becoming a Mets fan. (Mario Soto was putting up ~250 per season back then so I decided I could stick with the 85/90/100+ loss Reds.)
Check out the first letter of each word from Plimpton's intro:
He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga—and his future in baseball.
The pictures were the best part. I hung this one in my locker until June.
IIRC, they never showed you his face.
I swear this article had a hand in be becoming the jackass that I've become.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 1, 2008 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Today is our beloved Brendanukkah's birthday.
Of course it would be April 1st.
Wish him well for all the joy he has added to our lives, mostly in introducing us to his mom.
Plus ca change...
To think
It was just a short time ago on this day his mom was playing a cruel April Fool's joke on all of those men.
"Hi, remember that good time we had together a few months ago? I want to introduce you to someone."
Happy Birthday 'nukkah! Sorry your drinks for today won't count to the season total since their is no game, but have fun anyway!
Don't talk back to Darth Vader or he'll getcha!
May your birthday be hairy and gay
I'm thirsty.
by Pops Daniels on Apr 1, 2008 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
H. B-Day - who's your Daddy?
That was cruel....I have so many boundary issues
Change is so exciting. I never know what the hell is going on. I love Chaos,
haha... I saw that article on a plane
While i was on vacation... so good.
I pulled a prank with a friend on my history class today... Managed to convince them that he'd gotten into a huge fight which was why he was late... Worked out pretty well.
Man... I wish April Fools' happened more often...
Scared by the new look...
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I'm thirsty.
Off Topic
Screw Kyle Lohse and his 5 IP of 3 hit shutout ball tonight.
Please Note: I may be totally full of shit.
So, you like to keep track of...
..former Reds, do ya?
by Fat Vegas Alan on Apr 1, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions
The good news is
That with all the former Reds that are around this organization, maybe it will make it easier for the Columbus franchise to rise up and steal the Reds away from L'ville when their contract is up this offseason.
Hey, a guy can dream, can't he? :)
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose
by Officer Dibble on Apr 2, 2008 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
but his next start
he will through 3 innings of 5 run ball. He is a tease. He is a #4-5 guy, who will log 180-200 innings, with a mid to high 4 ERA, and some gems, and some real clunkers.
The Dusty Path to the World Series!*
*Note this is not an endorsment of Dusty Baker.
by justin007000 on Apr 1, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
There was a prank here in Louisville on this radio station.
They told everyone that the Derby was moving to Lexington after this year. Everyone was freaking out and talking about it at school.
Apparently a radio station that one of my friends
was listening to said that mutant worms were attacking Wimbledon... which makes no sense since it's clay... but oh well...
Scared by the new look...
Along the same lines
In 2004 SI published this article about a fictional sabermetric group, the '41 Society, that was studying the frequency of a fielder making a great play and leading off the next inning.
And it wasn't an April Fool's joke but they basically repeated the Sidd Finch story for women's tennis in September of '02.
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