1971 All Star game: Dock Ellis v Vida Blue. ibid.
‘Al, there’s nine brothers out there.’ ibid. colleague
‘I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give.’ ibid. Roberto Clemente 1934-1972
‘Drugs had really taken over him.’ ibid. first wife
And I said, What happened to yesterday? ibid.
Third batter, Dock hit him … ‘Ellis mows them down, ties major league record’. ibid. newspaper article
‘Brown Suspends Ellis Without Pay’. ibid. The Pittsburgh Press
‘Penalties Suggested To Curb Beanballs. ibid. Newspaper article
Playing for the Yankees - I can remember some of that. ibid.
Anything that would get me high, I would do it. ibid.
‘The man who pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD has found a new delivery; he now coordinates substance abuse rehabilitation program. ibid. news article
Eight years after spending his childhood with the Yankees, Bing [Russell] played professional baseball with an independent ball club. After a wild pitch to the head ended his career, Bing packed up his family in Maine and headed for Hollywood. The Battered Bastards of Baseball, captions, Netflix 2014
My dad decided to make these instructional films; these were extremely detailed: Action Baseball: Coaching for Solid Baseball Series. ibid. Kurt Russell
My dad grew up in a time when there was independent baseball. ibid.
In 1973 Bing Russell established the only independent team in the country: the Portland Mavericks. ibid. caption
All shapes, sizes: Mav tryouts bring rush of vagabonds. ibid. newspaper article John Hahn
Everybody there had been rejected. ibid. player
The Mavs are bruising, belching proof that truth is stranger than fiction. ibid. Los Angeles Times
I love the game dearly and wanted it to go back to the straw hat and beer days when 250 towns had minor league teams and most of them were not supported by a major league franchise. ibid. Bing
The ball dog – he became more popular than some of the players. ibid. player
Mavericks spread smiles across ballpark. ibid. newspaper article
An amazing feat at the time. ibid. observer
I acquired my first clients at a bar at The Ritz. Screwball, Tony Bosch, 2018
Special Report: Steroids In Baseball: Confessions of an MVP. ibid. Sports Illustrated front cover
Things came to head in the early 2000s especially after the Balco scandal. ibid. Bosch
For more than a decade there has been widespread illegal use of Anabolic steroids and other performance enhancing substances by players in major league baseball. ibid. George Mitchell
I’m only as good as the protocol. I’m only as good as your compliance. ibid. Bosch
I should of stood in bed. Joe Jacobs, after leaving sickbed for 1935 world series losing bet
Willie Mays is arguably one of the greatest if not the greatest player in the history of baseball. Say Hey, Willie Mays, dude, Sky Documentaries 2022
Willie’s always going to be the godfather. ibid. Barry Bonds
He is the most spectacular baseball player that ever played. ibid. Reggie Jackson
I said, I’m going where the money is. ibid. Willie
Willie was about joy as much as he was about greatness. ibid. dude
Mays strikes out at Jackie Robinson. ibid. newspaper article