frankie23.com | viva la rudo » sports http://frankie23.com Mexican wrestling, cryptozoology, exploitation cinema, steampunk, pulp fiction, and other ephemera Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:18:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Dock Ellis And The LSD No-No http://frankie23.com/2009/11/dock-ellis-and-the-lsd-no-no/ http://frankie23.com/2009/11/dock-ellis-and-the-lsd-no-no/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:22:45 +0000 frankie23 http://frankie23.com/2009/11/dock-ellis-and-the-lsd-no-no/ doc_ellis.jpg

This’d be one of those things Bill Hicks would call a good drug story. In Baseball, for a pitcher, one of the most impressive feats is to throw a straight no-hitter, practically winning a game single-handedly for your team. On June 12th, 1970, Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates did just that, against the San Diego Padres, while tripping balls on acid. This adorable little video illustrates his experience while he narrates in the background. Some good stuff, maaaan.

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