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more about #baseball more comments → cockfightbarmitzvah: The LSD Hall of Fame my foundation has been trying to build for the past 30 years keeps falling down, so until then, can we get Dock into the Baseball... more » son of spam: Every bit of this is wonderful. #drugs more » Owen Good: "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." [[en.wikipedia.or... more » J. Frank Parnell: I think that I've watched this video, like, eight times now. Maybe nine. It just keeps getting better. #drugs more » VegasWasteland: You know, to be fair he did get the no-no against the craptitude that was (and is) the Padres. I know, I am an unfortunate Friar fan. It sucks when th... more » TheUptightMidwesterner: This post made my freaking day. #drugs more » SavetoFavorites: Nice period music choice, too. (I loves my Stax/Volt.) more » Novaload: There were famous photos of spiders on various drugs---normal web, the pot web---VERY messy and barely a quarter done--and the acid web, which was per... more » wattwatt: Barbara Manning/The SF Seals have a song about the game called "Dock Ellis" Went to look for it on youtube -- it wasn't there, but damn, Mr. Ellis ins... more » TheSometimesWhy: And suddenly the maxim that he who doesn't learn history's lessons is doomed to repeat them takes on new meaning. May I have another, Doc? #drugs more » Airvault: Things to do this weekend... #drugs more » nathanieljames: Steroids are for pussies. LSD and benzedrine are the PEDs of choice. (Take note, Brad Lidge.) #drugs more » harumph: Learn more about Dock Ellis, he was a pretty insane person. #drugs more » Conrad: For a society (American) that hates drugs so much, we certainly idolize those that use them quite often. Do drugs kids, do them now. #drugs more » afterabe: Political aspirations be damned! Met fans are Met fans. Yankee fans are Yankee fans. My father watched the Yankees when there was absolutely no othe... more » -
#thingsweactuallylike
Great Moments In Drugs: June 12, 1970
Here, an new animated short video celebrating the day that Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while blind-tripping on acid. Truly one of the greatest American drug accomplishments of the 20th century. Learn your history, kids. [James Blagden] -
#sports
Baseball Contest Divides New York Congressional Delegation
One of those "good work, Yankees" congressional resolutions seems like a no-brainer. But! Some Congressmen who represent the New York metro area pretend to root for the Yankees, while others of them pretend to care about the Mets. More » -
#printisdead
No, Every Newspaper Does Not Need to Cover the World Series
There are many reasons to mourn the slow death of the newspaper industry — first and foremost the hordes of people losing their jobs. The disappearance of all-expense-paid journalist conventions masquerading as "major assignments" is not one of them.
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#trendwatch
Cities Equidistant From Philadephia and New York Besieged By Desperate Reporters
The hard part about covering a baseball event called the "World Series," which is 106 years old? Finding new angles. Hey, here's one from the WSJ: Find a town halfway between Philly and NYC—who do they root for?!? Sounds...familiar. More » -
#losers
The New York Mets' Only Win: Bernie Madoff
When the Bernie Madoff scandal broke, New York Mets fans were momentarily terrified because the team's owners had huge accounts with Madoff's firm. Turns out that was the Mets' best investment. Hey-o! More » -
#recessionomics
Rich Fat Baseball Players Steal America's Money and Food
The Way We Live Now: Drunk, hungry, and resentful. Governments want liquor companies—but why not Jewish delis? Baseball teams pay lots of money to good baseball players, sure—why not to me? Is that fair? And where's my sandwich? More » -
#imagefile
Fox & Friends Ruins Baseball
Celebrating Yankee hero Derek Jeter's record-breaking hit last Friday in the family suite: His parents, sister, girlfriend, and...Fox & Friends blondebot Gretchen Carlson. She's married to Jeter's agent. God. Lou Gehrig is crying, from heaven. [Click to enlarge. Thanks, W!] -
#journalismism
Daily News Reporter: Crazy Met Man Lies
Yesterday the New York Mets fired their VP of player development for being a psycho—then tried to insinuate that a Daily News beat writer sabotaged the guy in order to steal his job. Today the reporter responds: No, liar. More » -
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#analysis
Did Barack Obama Blow His All-Star Game First Pitch?
Tonight Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star game. Gambling websites have been taking bets on whether or not he would bounce the pitch to home plate! So how did he do? More » -
#blessings
The Perfect Antidote to the Summer of Death: Jon Hamm Publicity Tour
With the stink of celebrity deaths and recession wafting around us, we need a restorative figure of youth. A symbol of American virility. A man who, despite his antiquated views of women and Jews, can make America feel giddy again. More » -
#clips
Senators Would Not Shut Up About 'Balls and Strikes'
Back in 2005, John Roberts said his job as a justice was "to call balls and strikes," like in baseball. This was the most insidious statement ever uttered by a SCOTUS nominee, as today's Sotomayor hearing showed. More » -
#recessionomics
There Once Was a Man From Nantucket. He Died Broke.
The Way We Live Now: Sucked of our nectar. How far does this hellacious recession reach? All the way into Nantucket, hallowed home of corporate titans. Jack Welch now supports himself by re-selling home run balls he caught, fact. More » -
#tribune
Unlovable Loser Sells Lovable Losers
The bankrupt Tribune Co. has finally reached a deal to sell the Chicago Cubs, reportedly for close to $900 million. Only, ah, $11 billion more until Sam Zell has that debt knocked out! [Pic: AP] -
#insidebaseball
Sony Knew What Soderbergh Was Up to on Moneyball Script
Yesterday we posted Sony's take on why Moneyball, the Soderbergh/Pitt film based on Michael Lewis' book, died five days before shooting was to start. Now someone close to the project has provided us with a different version of events.
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#fandom
Barack Bobbleheads Don't Go Over Well in Brooklyn
Last night the Brooklyn Cyclones, a minor league affiliate of the New York Mets, transformed into the "Baracklyn Cyclones" to honor Barack Obama in "a night of patriotic partying at the ballpark." Some Cyclone fans were not pleased. More » -
#shutdown
Brad Pitt's Steven Soderbergh-Directed Adaptation Of 'Moneyball' Strikes Out
Columbia Pictures was aghast when the latest script for the adaptation of Michael Lewis' Moneyball arrived. So much so that they've put the project in turnaround. Oh, and: production was supposed to start next week. More » -
#sulzbergheir
Young Sulzberger At The Bat
The outlook wasn't brilliant for Young Sulzberger that day; His stories had been boring, tho' his wit's on full display; But then an editor cried out, "AG! Come earn your pay!"; "Your presence is required at the baseball game—hey hey!" More » -
#mediacrack
Let Us Count The Ways That Print Is Dead
In your suddenly Tuesday media column: Conde Nast moves its B-team, Larry Hackett despises humanity, and print is dead, along with baseball and apple pie and puppies: More » -
#feuds
Selena Roberts vs. The New York Times: Behind the Correction
Media minutiae feud alert! The combatants: Selena Roberts, former star NYT sports reporter now at Sports Illustrated; and her former paper. Did the Times try, and fail, to take her down, journalistically? Details! [UPDATED]: More » -
#recessionomics
Things To Give Up On
The Way We Live Now: In rubble, soaked in our own urine. Americans are giving up on baseball. Iraqis are giving up on jobs. And entire cities are giving up on existence and bulldozing themselves. More »
