He then authored what is surely among the most bizarre chapters in baseball history.
First pitch was scheduled for 6:05, first game of a twi-night doubleheader. Now he was really confused.įifty years ago, on June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis’ friend rushed him to LAX so he could make a 3:30 flight back to San Diego, floating him the $9.50 fee for the hourly shuttle. “It is Friday!” she said, opening the newspaper to the sports section and, sure enough, there was his name. “What are you doing?!” his host exclaimed. It was just before noon when he crushed the LSD tab, snorted it, waited for the show to kick in. He looked around the house to see if his host had anything … interesting it was 1970. Anyway, he was eager to enjoy a full day off before getting back to the grind. He had permission from his manager, Danny Murtaugh, to drive to L.A., his hometown. He knew the Pirates had landed in San Diego early Wednesday night after playing a noon game at Candlestick. When he woke late that morning, he tried putting the details together from the night before, but in those days, for Dock Ellis, that wasn’t always easy. Patrick Mahomes-Josh Allen on track to be marquee for yearsĮven NFL Hall of Fame coaches struggled through learning curves Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen provide quarterback battle for the ages Playoff agony still better than no playoffs at all for your team Knicks can't afford to let too many more games like this get away
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