William Francis Lee

Arguably one of the greatest cult figures of Boston sports. Bill "the Spaceman" Lee is notorious for his insight in the game and his memorable quotes that put Yogi Berra to shame. Such include:

Upon being asked how he thought the 1-1 WS against the Reds, "Tied"

"When I am on the mound I like to think about the cosmic snowball theory. That's when the sun expands too much and engulfs the earth in flames and everything just snowballs out of existence. It makes me wonder, how important will me striking out this guy be."

"You give me a team with 25 assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show you the New York Yankees."

"You should enter a ballpark like you enter a church."

"When you use the left side of you body you are using the right side of your brain and the right goes witht he left. It is a scientific fact. So therefore left handed people are the only ones in their right mind."

Of course Bill is not only notorious for his quirky remarks. He was a capable pitcher amoung being an amazing personality. He claims that by eating marijuana with his buckwheat pancakes he would be immune to bus fumes on his jog to Fenway. When Lee left the Red Sox in 1978 he pitched briefly for Montréal. He then went on to run for President of the United States on the Rhinocerous Party Ticket. Unfortunately for Lee and the United States he did not appear on the ballot in any state.