CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 0h 23m

Unhittable: Sidd Finch and the Tibetan Fastball

Documentary

In the spring of 1985, Sports Illustrated profiled the latest prospect of the New York Mets farm system: Sidd Finch, a Harvard dropout who spoke 10 languages, played the French horn, wore one hiking boot … and threw 168 mph. If it sounds too good to be true, that’s because it was. Finch was an elaborate hoax constructed by the late George Plimpton for SI’s April 1 issue. Unhittable brings back all of the people who made this hoax possible, including Joe Berton, the bespectacled middle school teacher who truly brought Sidd to life.

Directed byPeter Sillen

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Runtime
0h 23m
Language
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Released
April 1, 2015
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ESPN Films

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