Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey

Throughout the 1970's, Bill Lee was the ultimate gonzo baseball player, a brilliant left-handed pitcher who flouted every manager or front office executive that tried to control him. The fans loved him and so did the sportswriters who delighted in asking the unusual baseball questions, only to get philosophical responses.
Out of professional baseball since 1983, Lee was left to roam the world in search of a chance to play the game he loves. Harkening back to the days of barnstormers like the mythical Satchel Paige, who traveled the globe in search of good baseball, Lee's dventures have taken him across the United States to China, Russia, South America, and every province in Canada. The film follows Lee, at fifty-seven years young, on a weeklong journey to the impoverished baseball mecca of Cuba. Along the way, we hear from former teammates, family members, sportswriters, fans, and especially Lee himself, about the unique life and career that spawned the legend of a ballplayer who will forever be known as simply, the Spaceman.

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[drewm4355]

Just saw it. Good film, great guy.Worth a watch.

[Jean90684]

Great movie on a great basaball player. Bill should be in Cooperstown in a new category: Great ambassador of his sport.