“Try to get more players to understand your views and you will find great support,” wrote Robinson. This month, a fake ESPN “30 for 30” documentary on Michael Jordan’s 1996 movie “Space Jam” set the Internet on fire. Leading many to question it He did walk 8 and hit a batter. The Perfect Game is a nice, feel-good, crowd-pleasing, human values, baseball-packed movie. Sports writers called them “The Team that Changed Baseball,” and Ellis was the most outspoken of the bunch, fighting for African-American player’s rights by destroying cultural taboos. A Question of Sport — Series 48, The Perfect Game. No No: A Dockumentary is a 2014 American documentary film directed and produced by Jeff Radice. Pop some acid, drink your OJ, and start setting up your devices before the giggling begins. 35 / 36 Sue Barker hosts a special episode looking back at the best answers from the series. Messages: 482. Of course, when it comes to baseball and documentary the elephant in the room is Baseball, Ken Burns’s recently … Continued See more ideas about dock ellis, pittsburgh pirates, dock. Actors Cheech Marin Net Worth Cheech Marin Net Worth 2021, Age, Height, Relationships, Married, Dating, Family, Wiki Biography The film premiered in competition category of U.S. The first pitch was at 6:05 p.m. “So there I was out there, high as a Georgia Pine, trippin’ on acid,” he said. Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. (March 11, 1945 – December 19, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. At one point in the film, Ellis tears up while reading a letter sent to him by Jackie Robinson. Discussion in 'Mayberry Lounge' started by Drain Bamage, Dec 19, 2019. His family members came to nickname him “The Nut” as a child because, they say, he was “selectively crazy.” He came up in the minors in 1964, at a time when the players’ hotel rooms were segregated by race. Directed by Jeffrey Radice. I have created a list of my favorite mind warping and visually stimulating titles of all time! As far as seeing the target, the catcher put tape on his fingers so I could see the signals. On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis performed the greatest single-game achievement in baseball history when he pitched a no-hitter while on acid. “It was easier to pitch with the LSD because I was so used to medicating myself,” added Ellis. A drug-fueled 1970 game pitched by Dock Ellis prompted one filmmaker's quest into the life of the MLB legend. Ellis told the story for the first time in ‘84. I mostly play Overwatch while tripping, and the colors and my familiarity with the game makes the experience so much better. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1968 through 1979, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and won the World Series in 1971. He was also under the influence of speed, many ballplayers’ drug of choice in the 1960s and 70s (now they enjoy their amphetamine boost via Ritalin), while LSD was and is still only considered a performance-enhancing drug when playing the guitar. I had lost all concept of time.”. He had never done that before.”. Game Thread: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-1) at Chicago Bears (3-1) by nfl_gamethread in nfl [–] Aragorn752 8 points 9 points 10 points 1 month ago (0 children) If that was on Brady you guys would be losing your shit right now lol Ellis waited 14 years to share the story for the first time, and a few reporters have casted doubts on his LSD no-no. Service. It’s time to follow the advice of little league coaches the nation over and “get your head in the game” with some baseball docs. It wasn’t a perfect game since several hitters reached base when they were either hit or walked, but it was a 2-0 shut-out. But how high is he? Not to say that I didn’t have enough stuff to pitch in the major leagues, I just tried to get a little edge.”. When Dock retired, he got professional treatment for his drug addiction and alcohol problem. Since Ellis didn’t have overpowering stuff—he was armed primarily with a curveball and a slider—the key to his game was intimidation. “I would try to out-milligram any opponent,” said Ellis. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014. He’d later compile a 17-8 record while pitching for the American League champion New York Yankees in 1976. The Perfect Game. Instead, Ellis recorded a 2-0, no-hit victory against the Padres -- and 14 years later, the pitcher confirmed to reporter Bob Smizik of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he had played the game on acid. Twenty years on and Arthur finds himself stuck in a worthless job, with no real desire for life. Ellis is given the documentary treatment in director Jeffrey Radice’s No No: A Dockumentary, which made its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and will soon play SXSW. “It was ugly but it was still a no no,” he said in the film, grinning. With Larry Demery, Dock Ellis, Ron Howard. When he retired in 1979, his drug usage got completely out of control, and that night, he attacked his second wife, Austine. Despite Dock’s life transformation of saying no to drugs and drink in his advancing years when they became a nightmare to him, as noted in the last segment of the film, it’s still mostly a friendly stoner pic showing Greenies as maybe a ballplayer’s best friend in a practical sense because without those pills it suggests many players probably wouldn’t have had a major league career (the players interviewed on tape estimate that maybe over eighty percent of their fellow players were pill poppers). “They threatened to shoot me,” said Ellis. “From about 12 in the evening until five o’clock in the morning, he took it out on me with guns and rifles and shotguns, revolvers in my mouth,” she said in the film. All Films ; Fandango US ; Amazon US ; Amazon Video US ; iTunes US ; Upgrade to a Letterboxd Pro account to add your favorite services to this list—including any service and country pair listed on JustWatch—and to enable one-click filtering by … Just my opinion. “I was throwing spitballs,” he said. Richard Anthony “Cheech” Marin was born on 13 July, 1946 in South Central, Los Angeles, California. No No opens on that fateful day: June 12, 1970. He’d bean you just to get his message across, and if you crossed him, he’d bean you in the face. There were attractive women everywhere. Made with a 100% Organic ingredients, all wrapped in a NON-GMO certified tortilla, our ZenTacos are loaded with a perfect blend of healthy for you Taco Seasonings, made from the same base organic ingredients in our world famous ZenBurger:™ Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage. He was, in the immortal words of Pulp Fiction’s Jules Winnfield, “a mushroom-cloud-layin’ motherf—ker.” His style was pure Youngblood Priest, a mélange of gold rings, colorful polyester suits, and hair-curlers, cruising in the front seat of a big, shiny Cadillac with a vanity plate that said, “DOCK.” His attitude was bold, intimidating batters with his menacing glare and violent gum chewing, and planting verbal dynamite in the belly of institutional racism. But Ellis’ drug use escalated following the tragic death of Clemente in a 1973 plane crash. Fasten your seatbelts... prepare to be amazed as you are entering a zone where you you can get varieties of games for Microsoft XBox 360, Sony PSP/PS2/PS3 and Nintendo Wii.Apart from the retail stuff, we do have some used games at an economical price and that tiles would be mentioned if they belong to used games. Documentary looking into a 2012 acid attack on Naomi Oni. The opposing team and my teammates, they knew I was high. It’s also a pic that in all likelihood wouldn’t have been made if Dock hadn’t pitched a no-hitter on acid and became such a national folk-hero to many. In addition to LSD, Ellis took loads of cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, mescaline, crank, and later, heroin. But he’s probably best known for pitching a no-hitter while tripping on acid. When he finally joined the Pirates in 1968, his first roommate was Roberto Clemente, whom he looked up to. But there are tons of quirky, weird, and downright amazing sports stories (mostly true) that deserve to be delved into by the pros. Nine innings, eight walks, six strikeouts, and two hit batsmen later, and Ellis had done the impossible: he’d pitched a no-hitter high on LSD. “It was devastating. The next time they met, in 1976, Ellis beaned him in the face. On May 1, 1974, hopped up on greenies (his usual game-day drug of choice), Ellis took the mound in a fury against Cincinnati, angry at how chatty the Big Red Machine was. After that, the drugs and partying got worse. They were down by seven runs but came back and won the game 9-7, and later that year, they won the World Series. Ron Howard even cast him in a bit part in his 1986 movie Gung Ho. In games such as CSGO or Overwatch where you need to hear, you can just paint a 3d image of enemies anywhere. Its like my reaction time increases 3x as fast, and my hearing is insane. Directed by Nathan Turner, Neil Turner. Ad-Rock, produced the film’s funky soundtrack. Before the game, Ellis publicly called out National League manager Sparky Anderson, claiming he’d never start “two brothers” against one another in the All-Star game (him and Vida Blue). “Before a game, I would take a maximum of 15-17 pills. Due to his outrageous style and no-BS attitude, Ellis was the recipient of racist threats daily. Finally, he saw the light to turn over a new leaf as a reformed substance abuser. Through archival footage, footage of family movies when Dock was a child, interviews with the subject himself (who died at age 63 in 2008), family members, baseball players Dock played with and several sports writers, we learn he was a good teammate, an ‘angry black man’ who received via a letter the support from Jackie Robinson for being an outspoken leader promoting racial equality, never pitched in the majors without taking some drug like Dexamyl as a stimulant, dressed flashy and considered himself the Muhammad Ali of baseball. Until Craig, out of the blue, suggests playing the game … On Sept. 1, 1971, the Pirates started nine black and Latino players, the first all-minority starting lineup in MLB history. Although a great music documentary can be a fine thing to watch on DXM, since music is so key to enjoying DXM. But he’s probably best known for pitching a no-hitter while tripping on acid. And the curlers in his hair weren’t just to be hip and slick, or to defy the stringent rules of management (Ellis was suspended once by the Pirates for 10 days for the curlers). Cheech Marin Wiki Biography. In 1970, as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD.. But they didn’t know what I was high on. During spring training, he’d sit around in the outfield, guzzle booze, and plant weed. (director/writer: Jeffrey Radice; cinematographer: John Fiege; editor: Sam Wainwright Douglas; music: Adam Horovitz; cast: Dock Ellis; Runtime: 100; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Mark Blizzard/Chris Cortez/Jeffrey J. Radice; The Orchard; 2014), “A pic that in all likelihood wouldn’t have been made if Dock hadn’t pitched a no-hitter on acid and became such a national folk-hero to many.”. ZenTacos make the perfect game-time appetizer, snack or “craveable” satiating meal. So it seems believable based on his wildness. Teammates would get calls from Ellis out of his gourd at 3:30 a.m. on nights before games. Just ask Reggie Jackson, who hit a towering, 600-plus ft. home run off Ellis in the 1971 All-Star game—one of the longest in history. Ellis ended up starting. He’d take LSD two or three more times on Thursday at his friend’s place in Los Angeles, and again the following day at around noon. June 12th, 1970. You know that if Dock’s pitching, he’s high. The late, self-described “Muhammad Ali of Baseball” pitched in the major leagues from 1968-1979, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and had a career record of 138-119. Documentary looking into a 2012 acid attack on Naomi Oni. There was the perfect game in Florida in May, a no-hitter in his first postseason start, and a win with the season on the line in Game 5 against San Francisco. “If you stick your head over the dugout, we’re going to shoot you. So I’d have my head over the dugout the whole game.”. Acid Attack: My Story. Sep 2, 2017 #8. The life and times of major league pitcher Doc Ellis are explored in this revealing documentary. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis sported hair curlers in the dugout, took handfuls of amphetamines before games, and pitched a no-hitter on LSD. “You have made a real contribution.”. He was an All-Star in 1971, and helped lead the Pirates to a World Series championship that year. Ellis grew up in Gardena, California. Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on acid in 1970. Pooch Perfect No Score Yet: Prodigal Son ... (some in the documentary estimate 90-95% of players), but soon spreading to almost everything else: cocaine, LSD, alcohol, heroin, etc. At 2 p.m. on Friday, the house received a call from the Pirates’ manager asking where the heck Ellis was, since he was supposed to be at the ballpark. They didn’t really see it, but I had the acid in me, and I didn’t know what I looked like with that acid. Throughout the course of No No’s 1.5-hour running time, via interviews with friends, family, and fellow ballplayers—as well as the late Ellis himself—the film paints a picture of a rebellious man filled with contradictions. No one knows. This took place on June 12, 1970, in San Diego, and the acid was taken in LA with Dock not expecting to pitch that night in San Diego. Sandy Koufax (born 1935) – MLB pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, perfect game pitcher Joey Kramer (born 1950) – drummer, Aerosmith Lenny Kravitz (born 1964) – singer-songwriter With the exception of the aforementioned 1976 season with the Yankees, and a resurgent 1977 season with the Texas Rangers, Ellis never reached the heights he achieved in ’71. It is, indeed, based on a true story, but the fictional elements are so heavy and full of stereotypes, that they become a burden for the viewer and for the movie itself. (R) 23:50. Dock in his latter years was sorry he used drugs and became a passionate counselor for substance abuse programs. He eventually became a drug and alcohol abuse counselor for the Yankees, and later, got a job counseling prison inmates about the dangers of substance abuse. According to filmmaker David O. Russell, he even served as the inspiration for American Hustle’s hotheaded-yet-sartorially fresh FBI agent Richie DiMaso, played by Bradley Cooper. To help you prepare early about what Games to Play When the Acid Kicks In. His greatest blemish is the serious domestic violence incident that caused his first wife to leave him. There was even a documentary about it called No-no or something like that. His friend’s girlfriend woke up a sleeping Ellis, screaming, “You have to pitch today!” to which Ellis replied, “What happened to yesterday?” Ellis rushed to the airport, and somehow made a 3 p.m. flight from Los Angeles to San Diego, arriving at the stadium at around 4:30 p.m. As a child, Arthur Payne and his friend Craig would spend long summers playing The Acid Game. I pitched every game in the major leagues under the influence of drugs.”. ... A perfect game is a no hitter with no walks. Ellis was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in 2007, and passed away from the ailment on Dec. 19, 2008. He’d stand tall on the mound, eyes bugging out of his head, violently smacking his chewing gum. Dock Ellis No Hitter On LSD| Forgotten Sports Stories| Sports Vaults | Baseball History SIGN UP to D.A.T.A. Name: Alice Cooper Position: Vocals. Dock was a blithe spirit, but a flawed character who supposedly had a good heart. Its all Ellis’ story of a June day in 1970. First-time director Jeffrey Radice tells in a straight-forward manner a compelling story about Dock Ellis, the brash, colorful and controversial big league pitcher from the late 1960s and ’70s, who is best known for tossing the only known no-hitter while he claims he was on LSD (we must believe him because there’s no one willing to verify this). I would love to sit front row right behind the catcher for the Dock Ellis perfect game on acid. “I was wearing a perm, so I just had to go to the back of my neck and I had a fist full of sweat.”. Dock’s story in the end turns out to be an inspirational one, as it tells about how the kid from Compton used a successful baseball career to keep himself out of prison and how he became a respected intimidating pitcher for a good Pirates team, and also for a few other teams when traded as his career started to decline. Oct 20, 2015 - Explore AJ Dungo's board "dock ellis", followed by 112 people on Pinterest. “So I took some LSD at the airport when I took off with the car ’cause I knew where it would hit me, in L.A.”. Warm weather has returned, and brought with it our national pastime, baseball. By the ’71 season, Ellis was a star. I'm a god in video games on acid. “We flew in to San Diego and I asked the manager if I could go home because we had an off day,” explained Ellis in the film. Chemical Lawyer Silver Member. After that horrific episode, Austine left Ellis in 1980, and the ex-pitcher went straight to rehab, kicking drugs and alcohol that year and never turning back. Ellis rushed to San Diego for the game. Ty Cobb. He pitched wildly through all nine innings, walking eight and hitting a batter, but managed to pitch a no-hitter in a 2-0 victory. Teenage Knife Wars. Acid Attack: My Story. With Simon Killick. All I could tell was if they were on the right side, or the left side. Reputation Points: 150. He choked his first wife, Paula, in a drug-fueled rampage, and she left him. And Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz, a.k.a. This took place on June 12, 1970, in San Diego, and the acid was taken in LA with Dock not expecting to pitch that night in San Diego. Films starring Manoj Bajpayee. He led the National League in victories and ERA at the season’s halfway point with a 14-3 record and 2.10 ERA. It wasn’t a perfect game since several hitters reached base when they were either hit or walked, but it was a 2-0 shut-out. “That’s the way that I was dealing with the fear of failure. On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Before starts, he’d take as many “Greenies”—or amphetamines—as he could swallow to keep himself sharp. “I really didn’t see the hitters. Joined: Jan 13, 2014 31 y/o from Cali- Colombia. 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