Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey

Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey

Even though the game gave him up, he never gave up the game.

2006 · 70 min · Documentary

A documentary about former Major League Baseball player, Bill "The Spaceman" Lee. Lee was the ultimate gonzo player, a brilliant left handed pitcher who defied every manager or front office executive who tried to control him. The fans loved him and so did sportswriters who delighted in asking the usual baseball questions, only to get philosophical responses involving the relationship between existentialism and the curveball or the effects of karma on a pitcher's rotator cuff.

Directed by Brett Rapkin · Written by Brett Rapkin

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