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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
And in other amazing feats in sports, the Houston Press just did a piece about Dock Ellis's 1970 no-hitter, thrown while he was tripping on acid. The no-hitter reminded me of what I imagine a sebby court appearance might be like. It wasn't pretty (there were several walks), several tense moments, and the protagonist was hallucinating profusely. However, he kept himself cool, ignored petty rules and superstitions, got the desired result, and then headed to the bar to even out all the amphetamines taken to help focus.
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Doc Ellis... Disc jockeys in Pittsburgh memorialize the date of the no hitter every year. Amazing. I'd have collapsed in a heap.
I had one pal who dove in a water show at an amusement park in New Jersey in that condition once. He said he got to the top of the huge platform, looked down, looked around and then proceeded to jump. I think there are some folks who can just "shut it off." I don't know how they could do that.
