One of baseball's great highs

By Michael Jackman

Jun 13, 2014 at 12:21 pm

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This story of a completely stoned pitcher in a baseball game is completely unrelated to Detroit. Well, maybe not, considering that Mark Fidrych's antics on the mound often appeared drug-addled and weird. But this No Mas production about Dock Ellis' no-hitter, pitched under the influence of various drugs, including LSD, is a winner. If you haven't seen it, block off a couple minutes today to watch it. It all happened 44 years ago yesterday.

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Michael Jackman

Born in 1969 at Mount Carmel hospital in Detroit, Jackman grew up just 100 yards from the Detroit city line in east Dearborn. Jackman has attended New York University, the School of Visual Arts, Northwestern University and Wayne State University, though he never got a degree. He has worked as a bar back, busboy,...