Review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) by Lee Anne W — 29 Aug 2015

There's more to the story than the LSD no-hitter. An interesting look at a revolutionary time in baseball.

This review of No No: A Dockumentary (2014) was written by Lee Anne W on 29 Aug 2015.

No No: A Dockumentary has generally received positive reviews.

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By Daniel M. Gold (107) for New York Times (5,786) on 03 Sep 2014

As this smart and sympathetic profile shows, Dock Ellis didn’t need a no-hitter, stoned or otherwise, to define himself; he was his own best work…

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