The classic story of Sidd Finch:
Peter Ueberroth, baseball’s new commissioner, was contacted by SI in his New York office. He was asked if he had heard anything about the Mets’ new phenomenon.No, he had not. He had heard some rumors about the Mets’ camp this spring, but nothing specific.
Did the name Hayden (Sidd) Finch mean anything to him?
Nope.
The commissioner was told that the Mets had a kid who could throw the ball over 150 mph. Unhittable.
Ueberroth took a minute before he asked, “Roll that by me again?”
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