Sid Finch and I went to different schools together

This guy could have been a millionaire playing baseball but chose not to exist... respect

"oh my bad guys... the radar gun was set to KM/H"

I'm old enough to remember when the article on Sid came out in the American Medical Journal. Apparently both his elbow and shoulder in both arms and been dislocated due to the training for years at the monastery while the surrounding cartilage was extremely strong. This allowed him to throw a baseball with his right arm essentially unattached in two places creating a type of human whip while the strong cartilage kept his arm from flying apart. At least that was the theory. Its a shame he gave up baseball to go back to meditation. We'll never know what career he would have had as a pitcher.

Sidd Finch once threw a baseball so hard, he struck a guy out with one pitch

I use to go hunting with my friend, I brought my gun, he brought a baseball.

The minute I knew this was a hoax was when they said Sidd was from England

Sid Finch. Wow. My grandpa had watched him in Spring Training camp at the gates and he was absolutely amazing. What an icon.

are we just going to forget the fact that the nationals were beating the mets 25 to 1

Thats seven minutes and thirteen seconds I’ll never get back.

Bruh my history teacher loved Sidd Finch, he would hype him up all the time in class. He didn't know Sidd's secret either, which was the best part, the passion in this dudes eyes talking about this legend made it even more hilarious after all was said and done lmao.

I actually believed this for like 5 minutes. Wow. Now I feel like an idiot 😂

Sidd Finch. What an icon. Gave it all up to play French Horn. Randy Johnson said he envied Finch’s courage to do what he loved without caring about the money. “I loved the xylophone, but gave it up. Finch is the man”, said Johnson.

“Don’t go to the com..” *reading comments

Sid played in the same league as me. He was clearly known before I faced him. I started my swing and the ball was already there and hit the butt of my bat so hard, if it had stayed fair it would have been a home run.

Guy was a marvel. I saw him play once. It was unbelievable. Literally unbelievable

In the middle of the video, my dad walked in the room. "What are ya watchin'?" "The Greatest baseball player of all time never played baseball." "And who's that?" "Sidd Finch" "Who?" " *e x a c t l y* "

I went to that car dealer with the guy that threw 180 mph. I tested if he could actually throw a ball 180mph and he threw it straight up my ass and I had to get surgery to remove it. Edit: Lol I commented this in my school bathroom in 8th grade. Crazy how many likes and comments it has now.

Thank you for this. I remember the SI article and it making me crazy excited to see what he could do!

I remember reading the SI article and being floored by this guy’s story. Still love it.

If he threw into one of those carnival fast pitch nets I'm sure it wouldnt clock past 70.

I heard Darrel Strawberry once hit a 700ft HR in spring training off of Finch. He closed his eyes and swung. Made good contact.

Great video. Love it!

I played little league with Sid Finch. He pitched 86mph when we were 8 years old.

I couldn't figure out why the baseball kept getting larger. Then it hit me.

Dang I can’t believe he throws that hard

Good video tho, made it to the end, kkeo up the good work mate)))

Sidd Finch was my favorite when I was a kid! I read the book about him when I was in middle school.

Finch once struck out the side on just THREE PITCHES. The batters told the ump: "the other two pitches won't do them any good". True story.

A SI reader from Ohio wrote in saying he knew the story couldn't be real, because the only way to get a player like that is to have the Indians trade him away.

This is a truly amazing place. Thanks for sharing

Lmfao. I forgot about this until you showed the pic of him. Great video.

His curveball was clocked at 168. His fastball was clocked at 198. It is said that a sonic boom was heard every time He threw the fastball thus letting hitters know what pitch was coming.

I remember this whole story. There was a large tent put up in Shea Stadium and they had a pitching machine in there shooting balls against something so it sounded like Sid was warming up, but no one ever saw him. One of the backup catchers, I don’t remember who, said he had to have a specially made glove to catch Sidd’s pitches.

Graduated in 1985. Best friend was an avid sports fan: baseball, basketball, football, boxing, wrestling, track and field, tennis - you name it, Carl loved it. He also subscribed to two magazines: Sports Illustrated and Ring Magazine. Forgot about ol' Sid. Thanks for the memories.

Life time Astros fan here. Astros were really interested due to having the claim of the fastest pitcher, the great Nolan Ryan. I remember when this came out. The Mets even had a batting cage with holes because he threw it so hard that it busted the fence. Lol.

Could you make an episode on my RTTS character? He’s hitting .500 with 88 HRs.

I think that radar gun was in kilometers per hour not miles per hour.

I was going to say this sounds like an anime, guy finds mentor, trains, then returns to society to be the best

Gotta say, really impressed with you asking us not to comment, regardless of the scenario. So refreshing, because you guys usually beg for like, comments, subscribers, bells, yada yada, like we don't already know how to show appreciation or help your channel grow. We know, I assure you and the rest, and no amount of clever segways is going to make it less annoying when you guys ask for us to click buttons for you, stop begging, do good work, don't suck, and viola, you'll get where you need to be, promise. Thanks again, quality stuff here 👍

Bro it would be so funny if someone said "Omg I know all about him hes my cousin" or whatever and they didnt untill they saw the end lol🤣🤣

When I was young, I could throw over three hundred miles an hour. Of course it took an entire at bat

I met Sid Fitch one time in the “back rooms” when I was looking to buy a can of blinker fluid for my 2003 Samsung Silverado F750. She was a really great guy. And she really helped me get through a really tough smell in my life. Good times

This is the best ever!!! I remembered this story.

He was wearing one boot to make it feel like he was actually going downhill on a pitchers mound

I remember reading, "The Curious case of Sidd Finch", when it first came out. It fooled pretty much everyone.

i love how he said they had good pitching but one game they were losing to the nationals 24-1, but they still have really good pitching

Yep, my dad and I read that SI article when it came out. My dad then smiled and showed me the date on the cover. Good fun.

Man was an absolute monster. Darryl Strawberry somehow connected with one of his pitches during a practice and the ball took out the floodlights.

For those who don’t want to watch the whole video, Sidd Finch had an abnormality in his elbow, letting him snap the balls at amazing speed. Unfortunately he was suffering from colon cancer, and ended up passing 8 months after his name went public. That’s why the Mets didn’t take him. There you go, you’re welcome.

My dad was visiting New York in '85. He saw Finch getting on a plane to London. He asked him if he was, in fact, Sidd. He didn't answer, just smiled and winked. He said there was an aura to Sidd, he knew he was meant for more than just baseball.

0:30 There was a guy in a college sports forum that had this Sid Finch picture as his avatar. I always wondered what that was. Thanks for explaining.

“The Mets weren’t very good in 1985.” Who would have guessed

I enjoyed the cod zombies references. That mystery box music in the background did not go unnoticed 😂

Saw the title and wondered if it was the Sidd Finch item. I had read the original article when it came out but was remembering the last name as Fish. Remember the "I have learned the art of the pitch" line. Glad my memory still has some items intact.🤔😎

Well done, though I've no real interest in sports, I do like a good story. Your updated version is extremly well done.

I remember reading this story in sports illustrated in the 80s and was excited AF. Then got to the end and I wanted to hunt them all down and get my revenge.

that was one of the greatest videos I have seen in a while.... great job guys

never thought i would see a RelaxingEnd clip in a video about baseball

Thanks very entertaining.

I remember that article in SI. Thought it was the most clever thing ever. Thanks for sharing this. It brought back great memories.

“Don’t skip to the comments section”. Well played...😡

I faced Sidd Finch in a sand lot league in 1982. As good as a pitcher as he was he was an even better French horn player. He was so humble he never even told those SI writers that he once was recognized by the Green Bean Casserole Association as having the best green bean casserole in recorded history & was recognized with the Golden Bean, basically the Cy Young of the green bean casserole world, 3 years in a row. Would've won it every year but retired the recipe to give others a chance. He was a true golden hearted, Renaissance man.

Great Job!!!

This is hysterical. I'm a die hard Mets fan and Ive never knew the full story. Now I want a throw back Jersey with Finch on the back. This is definitely something Mets would do. Great video thanks.

I used to play some basketball with Sidd Finch; he was great at that too. He said the monks had taught him that "inner strength will lead to great awareness of the joy of the shot". He never missed, never. He was Stephon Curry before Stephon Curry; he was Larry Bird in a meditative state. We just played that one time.

Epic tale! That ranks up there with Doc Ellis throwing a no hitter while on lsd lol. I really like baseball.

He also played the French horn 😂 😂 😂 had me cracking up

Can we talk about his foot

My dad grew up with Sid Finch, he used to only workout out his one arm, until it got really big.

I remember how reading this story in SI "shook" the sports world back when I was in high school!

I remember sitting in my living room reading this sports illustrated article. One of the all-time great april fools pranks. Article was written by George Plimpton who was a real character of a journalist. He tried out with the Detroit Lions and played in an NHL game as a goalie just to be able to write about it.

I had literally heard of this before and still fell for it 😂

My grandma used to tell us this story of Sid everytime we go to visit her during summer. She's in Nepal. 🙏👍

This man is a true legend of sports.

I was in college. I had a subscription to SI. I got this issue. I completely fell for it, hook, line, and sinker pitch.

Sidd Finch was my 8th grade Home Economics teacher, no joke.

I have LITERALLY HEARD THIS BEFORE, FORGOT, AND THEN JUST GOT DUPED GOSH DARNIT

Entertaining video!

This is one of the best April Fools pranks ever 😂

“He played the French Horn” I like this guy

Not really a big baseball fan but this was an entertaining vid bro you got a new sub bro

Joe Berton (Finch) was a friend of the Sports Illustrated writer. He was also a wood shop teacher at my junior high school.

That sucked me in! I read it and went to my law firm the next morning and told the guys about Sydd Finch who could throw 160 mph . Then another guy walked in and said “ Oh, do you mean the SI April Fool’s Article?” I just walked to my office and shut the door.

Doesn't hold a candle to NHL's would be GOAT named Taro Tsujimoto.

Never heard of "Sidd Finch" or believed the headline, but I DO love a good story... true or not.

4:30- The description of the story- the first letter of the words reads "happy april fools day". I read that story when it came out and was shocked. Once I learned the secret and saw the hidden message, I never forgot. This was an all-time classic.

I went to school with Sid Finch. He used to knock down snipes from 100 feet at the river. OGs Slim used to practice with him.

That’s priceless! I have a new found respect for the mets

I am a HUGE Mets fan so it makes me happy to see this

The man threw so hard that when i finally made contact it flew off the bat and broke part of the ceiling out of the astrodome . That is why they were never able to repair it and had to build another stadium in houston...

It snows like crazy in CA...in the mountains. Sometimes it even snows in the desert.

I remember this happening, but did not know the Mets had gone along with the prank, until now. Thanks for telling the whole story.

Daryl Strawberry led the league in most cocaine purchased and snorted

Too hilarious!! I remember this

Date line San Diego 1974: I had a neighbor who was a best friend at the time, dude could throw Rock's, no end,..we live in a somewhat undeveloped part of the east county Santee,...we would ride dirt bikes and this dude could throw a rock like a bullet, back in the day there were these toy balls called "Clackers"..2 solid plastic balls on a rope string, this dude, could get those clackers going like King David and his sling, and let loose, ole Damon killed coyote's, rabbit's snakes and skunks dead in their tracks...he could throw a rock or golfball, so hard?.it would go thru garage walls, even brick walls..the dude carried rocks and golf balls, in his pockets, like Billy the Kid 6 shooter, ...I truly believe he could throw a 175 mph rock,or golfball easy...he hated Baseball though?....

Still one of my all time favorite stories in sports. I love everything about it.

Who else knows the whole thing but won’t spoil it

Happy April fool’s day. Wow that was a good one. You did a good job making this video. Everyone who has never of this was fooled until the moment that it was revealed that Mr. Fitch did not exist

As soon as I saw this I checked when it was uploaded