TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME WITH BILL “SPACEMAN” LEE

    I recently caught up with Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Lee at the West Newton Theatre in West Newton, Mass., where he promoted the independent baseball film, Eephus, in which he stars as himself.

    Lee, a left-handed pitcher, is famous for developing the Leephus pitch, a variety of the Eephus pitch.  He used the Leephus pitch in the 1975 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds, which many consider the best match-up ever.

    Lee was on the roster for ten years with the Red Sox and later with the Montreal Expos.  It was clear to me he never tires of the game.  He still plays on various teams, including the lively exhibition team, the Savannah Bananas.

  Although Bill Lee IS baseball, he is so much more.  He makes maple syrup and logs wood on his New England farm, which is manufactured into professional baseball bats in a factory in Massachusetts.

    I found him witty, engaging, and relentlessly kind.  He told me he regularly goes around Vermont picking up trash off the ground.  He is one with Mother Earth.

    Meeting with Lee was a fun way to spend a lazy Sunday morning.  I am honored to present to you this conversation with Bill Lee.