Happy birthday, Dock Ellis
by Adam J. Morris on Mar 11, 2009 2:30 PM CDT
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Ellis is, of course, the former Ranger pitcher who spent the bulk of his career with the Pirates and who was a Ranger for exactly two years -- from June 15, 1977, to June 15, 1979.
Ellis is most famous for having pitched a no-hitter while tripping on LSD. He also was teammates on the Rangers with Doc Medich, thus giving those Rangers teams, I believe, the record for the most players whose first name is pronounced "Dock" in major league history.
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That image...first thing that came to mind, heh
He walked a lot of batters that game.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Mar 11, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Trippin
Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t he find out that he was pitching that day b/c his friend and co-tripper saw it in the sportspage? And wasn’t he in another city?
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
I'm Trippin' Balls, in honor of "The Dock"
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Never mind, I looked it up
http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/ellis.asp
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Mar 11, 2009 2:53 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
the beaning of the Reds one after another is another great story
Padilla should take notes. Oh, wait…
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
That was a cool read.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
I just listened to this the other day
http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/28/pitch/
I think I look up this story every few months just to read about it. I feel like there are a lot of details that have been added post facto but that doesn’t make the story any less awesome.
"To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant."
Nice guy
I got to watch a Ranger game with him a few years ago at the Ballpark, through a mutual friend. The friend said, “Go ahead Dock, tell him the LSD story.” He was very open about it, and of course sober as a judge by now. We talked about the Reggie homer, and subsequent beaning, and of course the Pirate days w/ Al Oliver. Good dude and big, the TV never does justice to the size of some athletes. That’s why it was so sad to hear how much he weighed at the end.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
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