Ellis, D

by Caleb Groh

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June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD, and the Pirates beat the Padres 2-0.
A song off the Semi-Pro Records album.

lyrics

Crazy Dock got a day off
Plane lands, he pops a blotter
Thursday seeps into Friday
Praise sweet greenie, the Alma Mater

Wake up baby, you wake up
Look light and lost in the eyes
Omnipresent speed in the major league
Outran conviction at the time

Who's that pitching' a no-no?
King of Curlers and the Duke of Dime
'70 was good to #17
But the game was a blank spot in his mind
Nixon narrates the pitching'
Hendricks couldn't have stole the show
Dock walks 8, hits one, strikes six out and Pittsburgh wins 2-0

Low fog shelf over San Diego
Catcher Jerry May flashes the fingers
Ball bigger than Tahitian sunset
Crowd sounds louder than The Hutchinson Singers

Big League Chewing' the abyss
Bet you can't ball like this
My career could've ended here
Got FOLK LORE written on my fists

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released May 4, 2015
Caleb Groh

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Caleb Groh Nashville, Tennessee

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so lucky

Apr 2021
All My Friends

May 2020
Gamut

Oct 2019
Hap

Jul 2018
Ocelot

Apr 2016
Bleach White Light (Mason Self Remix)

Dec 2015
Hot Pop

Oct 2015
Ellis, D

May 2015
Bottomless Coffee

Mar 2012
Down, Dakota!

Oct 2011

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