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Legend of Sidd Finch lives on 40 years later | cllct

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71% Informative

Sports Illustrated published a story about a New York Mets prospect that was too good to be true 40 years ago .

The real Sidd Finch was actually a junior high school art teacher from Oak Park , Ill. , named Joe Berton .

The story was written by George Plimpton of "Paper Lion" fame.

Despite all the clues, Finch slept on a carpet of woven yak fur and was a french horn virtuoso.

The Mets held a retirement press conference in which Berton read a few lines prepared for him by Plimpton .

Berton was never featured on a Finch trading card in any licensed regular set, but he has been asked to sign many custom cards.

Last year , Panini put Berton in its 2024 Panini Prospect Edition.

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71

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69

Neutral language

53

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semi-formal

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English

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25

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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