Dock went back to his old stuff, which included sinkers and sliders but relied on the fastball and on location. He went back to winning. "Everything down and away," he remembers, like all of us who forget from time to time the most important things we have learned in our lifetimes. "Everything down and away - how can you lose?" *Emphasis mine.
This is like a great horoscope or fortune from a fortune cookie. Have you forgotten the important lessons in your life? Take time to check your life lesson inventory.
Dock's face beams as he cries: "Continuous recovery! I'll be recovering until I die!" All teaching is transference to an admired example. *Substitute 'growth' or 'learning' for 'recovery'/'recovering' and you have yourself a mantra. Continuous growth! I'll be learning until I die!
* Excerpts from In The Country of Baseball by Donald Hall with Dock Ellis (shown above wearing curlers while warming up for a baseball game).
UPDATE: Dock Ellis was most famous for pitching a no-hitter while on acid. Care to see what that was like?
Hat tip to Jon Weisman at the LA Times for the video.
And a hat tip to James Blagden for making the video. Kudos.
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joyfully displayed baseball geekiness for all-even the none knowing nada bout baseball.
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