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CanSocDem

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6. Aahh...the seventies.

Reply to FSogol (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2015, 09:33 AM

Jun 2015

Even the sports industry was 'funky'!! I remember parts of an interview with Dock at the time where he was describing the experience and the 'absolute certainty' he felt with each pitch. Bill Lee also wrote about pitching while stoned and it may have been in his book that I read about Doc Ellis.

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Documentary on the Pirates' Dock Ellis coming out soon. [View all] FSogol Sep 2014 OP

One of my favorites. malthaussen Sep 2014 #1

Oh, and Robin Williams was impressed, too: malthaussen Sep 2014 #2

Dock's spiritual journey... VictoriaEvans Sep 2014 #3

Thanks. I was fortunate enough to watch Clemente play when I was little. FSogol Sep 2014 #4

This documentary was just added to Netflix streaming. FSogol May 2015 #5

Aahh...the seventies. CanSocDem Jun 2015 #6