GRIM Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 The late, great Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres on June 12, 1970, while under the influence of LSD. The talented group over at No Mas put together this entertaining animation to shed light on one of the wildest sports stories you'll ever hear. As Ellis recounted it:I can only remember bits and pieces of the game. I was psyched. I had a feeling of euphoria. I was zeroed in on the [catcher's] glove, but I didn't hit the glove too much. I remember hitting a couple of batters, and the bases were loaded two or three times. The ball was small sometimes, the ball was large sometimes, sometimes I saw the catcher, sometimes I didn't. Sometimes, I tried to stare the hitter down and throw while I was looking at him. I chewed my gum until it turned to powder. I started having a crazy idea in the fourth inning that Richard Nixon was the home plate umpire, and once I thought I was pitching a baseball to Jimi Hendrix, who to me was holding a guitar and swinging it over the plate. They say I had about three to four fielding chances. I remember diving out of the way of a ball I thought was a line drive. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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