The Curious Case of Sidd Finch: What do you do when an issue of Sports Illustrated is scheduled to be released on April 1st? How about invent an entirely fictional baseball prodigy and make him the cover story? "The Curious Case of Sidd Finch" told the story of a young phenom who could supposedly throw at 168 miles per hour, is a world-class French horn player, and only wears one shoe. They even got the New York Mets to go along with the con, staging photographs of Finch's jersey and spot in the clubhouse. One week later, on April 8th, Sports Illustrated announced Finch's retirement.