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Dock Phillip Ellis, Jr. (March 11, 1945 – December 19, 2008) was a professional baseball player who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates, among other teams in Major League Baseball. His best season was 1971, when he won 19 games for the World Series champion Pirates and was the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game. However, he is perhaps best remembered for throwing a no-hitter in 1970 and later stating that he had done it while under the influence of LSD.
Dock Ellis is best known for several incidents during his career:
Ellis beaned Reggie Jackson in the face, in apparent retaliation for Reggie's monstrous home run off of him in the 1971 All-Star Game in Detroit.
Ellis pitched a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres on June 12, 1970. He would admit in 1984 to being under the influence of LSD throughout the course of the game. Ellis had taken the drug under the impression that he had the day off. Ellis boarded a shuttle flight to the ballpark and threw a no-hitter, despite not being able to feel the ball or see the batter or catcher clearly. Ellis said that catcher Jerry May wore reflective tape on his fingers, which helped Ellis to see his signals. Ellis walked eight batters and struck out six, and was aided by excellent fielding plays by second baseman Bill Mazeroski and center fielder Matty Alou. 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.
Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951) is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. He has also won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards.
Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Laura McLaurin (née Smith, 1922–2001), was a former model from New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams (September 10, 1906 – October 18, 1987), was a senior executive at Ford Motor Company in charge of the Midwest region. His maternal great-great-grandfather was senator and Mississippi governor Anselm J. McLaurin. Williams is of English, Welsh, Irish, and French ancestry. He was raised in the Episcopal Church (his mother practiced Christian Science). He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he was a student at the Detroit Country Day School, and later moved to Woodacre, Marin County, California, where he attended the public Redwood High School. Williams studied at Claremont McKenna College (then called Claremont Men's College) for four years. He has two half-brothers: Todd (who died August 14, 2007) and McLaurin.
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) was an American baseball player who became the first black Major League Baseball (MLB) player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. As the first black man to play in the major leagues since the 1880s, he was instrumental in bringing an end to racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues for six decades. The example of his character and unquestionable talent challenged the traditional basis of segregation, which then marked many other aspects of American life, and contributed significantly to the Civil Rights Movement.
In addition to his cultural impact, Robinson had an exceptional baseball career. Over ten seasons, he played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers' 1955 World Championship. He was selected for six consecutive All-Star Games from 1949 to 1954, was the recipient of the inaugural MLB Rookie of the Year Award in 1947, and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1949—the first black player so honored. Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. In 1997, Major League Baseball retired his uniform number, 42, across all major league teams.
Actors: William Thomas Jones (producer), William Thomas Jones (actor), Ryan T. Husk (actor), Richard Rossi (actor), Richard Rossi (writer), Richard Rossi (director), Richard Rossi (composer), Richard Rossi (costume designer), Richard Rossi (producer), Charles Gorgano (actor), Charles Hoyes (producer), Charles Hoyes (actor), Jack Knight (actor), Craig Zucchero (producer), Gian-Alberto Pérez (actor),
Plot: 'Baseball's Last Hero: 21 Clemente Stories' blends baseball with a redemptive story of sacrifice. In the words of the Gospel of John, "Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends..." These words from scripture inspire Puerto Rican baseball superstar Roberto Clemente to make a difference, to die giving. The film traces the life of the greatest right fielder of all time, as he faces and overcomes the racist reporters of the Pittsburgh Press and struggles to prove his talents despite the baseball writers conspiring to cheat him out of his due recognition. Baseball's Last Hero is a love story at his core. Roberto meets the love of his life, Vera, and they create a family, a safe haven for Roberto who is plagued by nightmares and a growing sense he will die young. Roberto's love for the poor compels him on a mission of mercy. On New Year's Eve 1972, following eighteen magnificent seasons in the major leagues, Roberto Clemente dies a hero's death, killed in a plane crash as he attempts to deliver food and medical supplies to Nicaragua after a devastating earthquake. Clemente is a work of artistry in a game too often defined by scorecards. During his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, he leads his team to championships in 1960 and 1971, getting a hit in all fourteen World Series games in which he plays. His career ends with three thousand hits, the magical three-thousandth coming in his final at-bat. In his final years, his faith grows. To Clemente, wealth and fame are created to be resources of compassion to those less fortunate. His moral global responsibility extends beyond the playing field. "Baseball's Last Hero" retraces Clemente's final days, from the earthquake to the accident, the mission of mercy that exemplifies his commitment to sacrifice. At a time when athletes are in the headlines for greed and steroid abuse, the movie is at once a call for modern day heroes who will dedicate themselves to service and an introspective look at ourselves.
Keywords: baseball, pittsburgh-piratesActors: Dan Gallagher (editor), Dan Gallagher (producer), Dan Gallagher (writer), Dan Gallagher (composer), Dan Gallagher (director), David Ellis (writer), David Ellis (actor), Jares Gallagher (writer), Jares Gallagher (director), Jares Gallagher (actor), David Ellis (producer), David Ellis (director), Jares Gallagher (producer),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Dan Gallagher (editor), Dan Gallagher (producer), Dan Gallagher (writer), Dan Gallagher (composer), Dan Gallagher (director), David Ellis (writer), David Ellis (actor), Jares Gallagher (writer), Jares Gallagher (director), Jares Gallagher (actor), David Ellis (producer), David Ellis (director), Jares Gallagher (producer),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Dan Gallagher (editor), Dan Gallagher (producer), Dan Gallagher (writer), Dan Gallagher (composer), Dan Gallagher (director), David Ellis (writer), David Ellis (actor), Jares Gallagher (writer), Jares Gallagher (director), Jares Gallagher (actor), David Ellis (producer), David Ellis (director), Jares Gallagher (producer),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Dan Gallagher (editor), Dan Gallagher (producer), Dan Gallagher (writer), Dan Gallagher (composer), Dan Gallagher (director), David Ellis (writer), David Ellis (actor), Jares Gallagher (writer), Jares Gallagher (director), Jares Gallagher (actor), David Ellis (producer), David Ellis (director), Jares Gallagher (producer),
Genres: Documentary,And I lay back and enjoy the full figure of the bed
Running faucet in my head
Dream about my own personal hell
And make it sell
Shoulder glimpse, I hold your head bone
Fingers find my dorsal fin
You'll never see these people again
So I taste the joy new jar
Tell me why, tell me why
When I see you, do you think I want to thump you
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Lift my hat to pour it down to you
And the menace, mighty then
Find it easy to close my eyes
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