April 1, 200521 yr Aparently in '85 SI wrote about a kid that could throw 150 MPH but was turned off by the morals of baseball because they interfered with his buddhist beliefs. It's up on the SI website if anyone wants to take a look. It says he pitched behind a canvas thing against players like Dykstra and knocked the catcher over with a 150+ MPH fastball...
April 1, 200521 yr It's pretty well known by now that the Sidd Fitch story was made up for an April Fools Day article. It's a rather frequent reference and joke whenever something is either fishy or known to be made up.
April 1, 200521 yr Author Ya know, I'm a little embarassed, as I think that's just a well written April Fools joke... Someone needs to give that to Mike North. I've been had Edited April 1, 200521 yr by Pauly8509CWS
April 1, 200521 yr Ya know, I'm a little embarassed, as I think that's just a well written April Fools joke... Someone needs to give that to Mike North. I've been had <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ummm... it was written well? 150 MPH fastball?
April 1, 200521 yr Author QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 1, 2005 -> 03:21 PM) Ummm... it was written well? 150 MPH fastball? seemed credible to me Edited April 1, 200521 yr by Pauly8509CWS
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