Personalmente sto versando lacrime dopo aver letto cosa racconta Dock Ellis del suo no-hitter lanciato sotto LSD. Ho letto molte cose divertenti su questo sport, ad altre ho assistito di persona, ma il racconto di un no-hitter lanciato sotto LSD penso non abbia rivali.
Da Wikipedia:
Ho approcciato questo fatto con un lieve sorriso, aspettandomi di leggere qualcosa stile Wells che parla del suo perfect game nel '98, ma quando ho letto "Ellis claims catcher Jerry May wore reflective tape on his fingers which helped Ellis to see his signals" ho capito che mi trovavo di fronte a qualcosa di diverso. E' stato qui che mi sono piegato in due: "I remember hitting a couple of batters and the bases were loaded two or three times." Infine, le lacrime hanno iniziato a sgorgare copiose precisamente qui: "There were times when the ball was hit back at me, I jumped because I thought it was coming fast, but the ball was coming slow. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me. Third baseman came by and grabbed the ball, threw somebody out."No-hitting the San Diego Padres on June 12, 1970 despite being, as he would claim in 1984, under the influence of LSD throughout the course of the game. Ellis had been visiting friends in Los Angeles under the impression he had the day off and was still high when his girlfriend told him he had to pitch a game against the Padres that night. Ellis boarded a shuttle flight to the ballpark and threw a no-hitter despite not being able to feel the ball or clearly see the batter or catcher. Ellis claims catcher Jerry May wore reflective tape on his fingers which helped Ellis to see his signals. Ellis walked eight, struck out six, and was aided by excellent fielding plays by second baseman Bill Mazeroski and center fielder Matty Alou. During the game, Ellis is reported to have commented to his teammates on the bench between innings that he was pitching a no-hitter, despite the superstition that discourages mentioning a no-hitter while it is in progress. Because the no-hitter was the first game of a double header, Ellis was forced to keep track of the pitch count for the night game.
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 didn't see the hitters. All I could tell was if they were on the right side or the left side. The catcher put tape on his fingers so I could see the signals.
There were times when the ball was hit back at me, I jumped because I thought it was coming fast, but the ball was coming slow. I jumped, but the ball wasn't hit hard and never reached me. Third baseman came by and grabbed the ball, threw somebody out.
I never caught a ball from the catcher with two hands, because I thought that was a big ol' ball! And then sometimes it looks small. One time I covered first base, and I caught the ball and I tagged the base, all in one motion and I said, "Oh, I just made a touchdown."
I chewed my gum until it turned to powder. They say I had about three to four fielding chances."[4]
The incident inspired the song "Dock Ellis" by indie rock singer Barbara Manning, as well as "America's Favorite Pastime" by folk singer Todd Snider.
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dai.. mi pare impossibile.. secondo me è uno scherzo..
