One of the greatest sports stories of all time, by one of the greatest sports writers of all time, George Plimpton. I hope you can find this online:

 

https://www.si.com/mlb/2014/10/15/curious-case-sidd-finch




The Curious Case of Sidd Finch

 

My homage to Sidd Finch:

 

He came. He went—a meteor, 

tall and spare, idiosyncratic, 

beyond the scope of . . . us.

 

He came. He showed that 

the impossible was possible, 

and he did so without words. 

 

He came, he took off his shoe, 

he picked up the ball, 

and then . . . he threw it. 

 

He came, and now he is gone. 

It is April, the game is on. 

Let us remember the man.





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Written on 2017-04-01 at 16:12

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Ann Wood The PoetBay support member heart!
Love to read your poems Jim.Some of them I read few times.
2017-04-04


Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Isn't that the way it is, especially in sports? Sidd Finch, the greatest ever...until next season.
2017-04-04


Ann Wood The PoetBay support member heart!
Beautiful poem well done Jim :)
2017-04-01


Bibek The PoetBay support member heart!
The poem flows so well. Great homage. :)
2017-04-01