Bill Lee did not get the nickname of "The spaceman" because he made his major league debut on June 25, 1969, or a few days after Neil Armstrong walked on moon.  He earned the nickname because he was a very unusual man, or the kind of professional athlete that would have loved Twitter and other social media outlets.      In the 1970s, college and my first real job took me to Baltimore where I got quickly engaged in AL East rivalries, such as the Yankees, Orioles and Red Sox.      It was great baseball and Bill Lee was always in the middle of it.   He also gave up that 3-run homer to Tony Perez that turned game 7 of the 1975 World Series and the title to Cincinnati.  Lee pitched 10 years for Boston: 94-68 and a 3.74 ERA.  He may have been one of the best lefthanders ever to pitch in Fenway Park. Then he moved to Montreal and retired after 4 seasons.  In one 3-year stretch, he won 51 games for Boston....(Read Full Post)