30 for 30 Shorts

tv show

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74 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired May 15, 2012

Overview

Unprecedented documentary series featuring sports films from today's finest directors.

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Unhittable: Sidd Finch and the Tibetan Fastball

Season 1 - Episode 34 - 0h 23m

Air Date

April 01, 2015

Overview

For Sports Illustrated's April 1, 1985, issue, George Plimpton profiled Sidd Finch, a highly eccentric New York Mets prospect who could throw a fastball at an unheard-of 168 mph... and who was a product of Plimpton's imagination. On the 30th anniversary of the April Fools hoax, the surviving people responsible are profiled, including the Illinois middle-school teacher who posed as Finch for SI.