On this date in 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Dock Ellis tossed a no-hitter against the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. Famously, he did so while tripping on acid. At least if you ...

On Friday, the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis’ no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, his claim about having pitched the game under the influence of LSD remains a matter of debate. It also has obscured ...

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 ...

Dock Ellis is one of the most memorable characters to ever play baseball. He challenged the baseball establishment, but always had impeccable stye. Ellis nowadays is mainly known as the pitcher who ...

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 — ...

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, a group of a few dozen people wearing baseball caps and athletic gear carry bags of baseball bats and buckets of balls to Gardner Field in Pittsburgh’s Troy Hill ...

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.

Wow. Has it really been 38 years since Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter on LSD? It has. In celebration, here's blog favorite Todd Snider singing a song about it. He's seems to be sitting in a hotel room ...