The day the famous Sports Illustrated story about the Mets and a phenom pitcher hit newsstands, telephones all over New York and Florida started ringing. In Jay Horwitz’s office, a furious sports ...

Forty years ago this week, Sports Illustrated published a story about a New York Mets prospect that was too good to be true. Literally. Standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 170 pounds, a right-handed ...

So many near-misses in sports. So many legendary careers thwarted by injury, bad timing and the other hard truths of life. Baseball purists and trivia buffs know the story of Hayden “Sidd” Finch, the ...

Hailed as the greatest pitching prospect in baseball history, 1985 phenomenon Sidd Finch has found the enlightenment he has been seeking for decades, and will be named today as the new Opening Day ...

Hayden “Sidd” Finch was pious as a yogi and could hurl a fastball with as much velocity as a speeding Maserati. In the spring of 1985, he shamed some of the New York Mets’ best batters, even Nails.

I have been honored to be part of the Mets organization for 46 years now. Over that time, I have been associated with some pretty great events. One thing I am extremely proud of is to have played a ...

The Brooklyn Cyclones will pay homage to the greatest New York Mets player who never lived with a celebration of Sidd Finch Bobblehead night. The Cyclones will commemorate the 30-year anniversary of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dan Weedin Do you remember the name Sidd Finch? Unless you were an avid baseball fan in 1985, you probably don’t. But I vividly ...

So many near-misses in sports. So many legendary careers thwarted by injury, bad timing and the other hard truths of life. Baseball purists and trivia buffs know the story of Hayden “Sidd” Finch, the ...