NY METS sign pitcher with 161 MPH fastball!!!!!!!!!

[underpants]

http://www.bostonbaseball.com/whitesox/baseball_extras/sidd.html

[THUNDER HANDS]

1. Sidd Finch

Yup. I remember that story. Fantastic SI April Fools prank.

[bif]

2. That was a good one. What year did they pull that one?

[pmbryant]

3. I think it was 1985

Or thereabouts at least.

A classic. :-)

--Peter

[WilliamPitt]

4. "I have an idea he told me it was made of yak fur"

:)

[HuckleB]

5. God bless you, Mr. Plimpton.

[11 Bravo]

6. If you still have that issue of SI go back and reread the article.

The first letters of the opening words in the piece spell out "April Fool", or "Happy April Fool's Day", or something of that nature. I don't remember precisely and I no longer have that issue; but it was really clever.

[underpants]

9. Right that was what made it so great

Aside from the character that Plimpton created.

[VelmaD]

7. Yup...and I'm pregnant with...

Elvis's three-headed love-child. ;)

[Don_G]

8. Sign Him On

With the next "Clear Channel" opening available....