Dock Ellis, R.I.P.
by John SEven though he spent time with NYY, I still think of him as a Pirate. Of course, his claim that he pitched his no-hitter under the influence of LSD is mentioned in all his obits. He spent his later life as an addiction counselor, so I do believe he spent time as a heavy substance abuser. But pitch a no-no on a psychedelic? That must be as hard as summiting Mt. Everest naked. I’m guessing Dock practiced the BIG LIE theory of propaganda, and then was too embarrassed or amused by it to ever come clean once it got a lot of press. Straight or stoned, he had a fine arm and respectable career, though.
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