A remembrance of former major league pitcher Dock Ellis, who passed away from liver disease today at age 63. Of course, one of the first items people associated with Ellis is his claim that he pitched a no-hitter in the major leagues whilst under the influence of LSD. Reading the ESPN bio just now, I'd forgotten that he was the pitcher who gave up the monster home run to Reggie Jackson in the 1971 All-Star game in Detroit, a blast to right field that hit the lights. It's one of my earliest baseball memories. And while I have always been a Mets fan, I'd always had a healthy respect for the Pirates teams back then, easy to do with players like Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen and Roberto Clemente on the team.
ESPN STORY
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