Welcome back to another episode of Dumping Them Out.
Dock Ellis:Gun to my head I would say Dock Ellis is my favorite historical athlete.
I didn’t even learn who he was until 2015 when Netflix put out a documentary about him.
The main thing he’s famous for is throwing a no-hitter while on LSD.
As soon as I finished the documentary I ordered a Dock Ellis jersey online.
The next day took a street dog home from work and named the him Dock.
God Shammgod:I wish he’d have made it in the NBA so bad.
He invented the coolest crossover in the game.
I could watch hours of highlights worth of people doing the Shammgod crossover.
Barry Bonds:Greatest baseball player of all time.
Sure, the steroids helped, but Bonds on steroids was arguable the best athlete of all time.
His on-base percentage was over .500 for 4 years straight, and over .600 in 2004.
HBO is in the process of making a documentary about him.
What a cool name.
He invented dare deviling as far as I’m concerned.
One time he just strapped himself into a rocket and launched himself over a canyon.
He was kind of like a G-Rated version of Jackass.
I had a memory of him dying during one of his stunts, but that’s not true.
He died of diabetes and a lung condition.
Ty Cobb:Everybody knows Ty Cobb for being a giant asshole.
He was said to be super racist and nasty and would make a run at injure his opponents.
Crazy how back in whatever year that was all it took was 1 book to ruin your reputation.
Apparently he was actually a pretty chill dude.
I had never heard of Oliver Miller before, so I looked him up.
I laughed out loud when I saw his picture.
Seems like if you’re that small you shouldn’t be shook by somebody calling your a midget.
That should have been an every day occurrence that he was very used to by that point.
Upon further review he didn’t really pull that fan into the box.
The fan kinda did it to himself.
He’s still a dick though.
It makes sense that you could curl while pregnant.
It’s not overly strenuous.
Dick Trickle (NASCAR)- Very funny name
John Rocker:I love a good unstable athlete.
John Rocker was as unstable as it gets.
Any given pitch was liable to be thrown a full 20 feet outside.
He once gave a wild quote about New York City in an interview.
I don’t even think I’m allowed to pop in out, buthere’s the link to it.
Bill Lee (Baseball)- I just learned about Bill Lee right now.
If you Google, “Weirdest athletes”, Bill Lee is on everyone’s list.
His nickname is “Spaceman”.
From what I gather he’s got a little Bill Walton in him.
Just a crazy old pot head who says weird things..
Apparently in 2022, at 75 years old, Bill Lee was pitching for the Savannah Bananas.
During the game he had a heart attack and had to be helped off the field.
