Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Brett Rapkin

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Tagline:

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

Cast

Bill Lee	...	Himself
Fred Lynn	...	Himself
Dan Shaughnessy	...	Himself
Paul Francis Sullivan	...	Himself
Luis Tiant	...	Himself
Dick Williams	...	Himself

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Craftsbury Common, Vermont, USA

Company:

Connected Films

Bill Lee in Cuba

I love Bill Lee. I love him. And not just because I'm a Red Sox fan and a Yankee hater. In case you're not familiar with him, Bill Lee ("The Spaceman") is a dope-smoking commie who was a Yankee-killer during his 10 years with the Sox as a left-handed junk-ball pitcher. As a baseball-loving leftist toker myself, I can't get enough of old Bill, and this film follows him from his homestead in rural Vermont to the ballfields of Cuba, where he and a senior team from San Diego take on Cuban retirees, with some old footage thrown in. It's a great introduction to one of baseball's most endearing guys, a real free spirit.

!viva Bill Lee!