Today is the 47th anniversary of Dock Ellis throwing a no-hitter while on acid. As I’ve said several times in the past, the wonder and majesty of Ellis’ accomplishment is not about how weird and crazy ...

In his psychedelics-induced mind, Ellis thought he was pitching to Jimi Hendrix who was holding his guitar instead of a bat. “It was easier to pitch with the LSD," Ellis said. "That’s the way I was ...

Sometimes we are a little bit hard on our favorite newspaper, the New York Times, because it is a little bit for old people, sometimes stodgy or sexless or scared to say words like “shit.” It is fun — ...

In the 1971 Midsummer Classic, the Pittsburgh Pirates' Dock Ellis squared off against Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics. The game was the first time two black pitchers started an All-Star Game.