bean-ball

… The rivals played bean-ball on June 21, 1967, when Boston's Joe Foy took a pitch off the helmet from Thad Tillotson a day after hitting a grand slam that helped beat the Yankees.

The Yankees-Red Sox series 2008

Photo: Hopeful: Fischbacher tells Larry King that Roy gave him the thumbs-up Photo: Bean-town: The much-ballyhooed match-up between Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez and certain Hall of Famer Roger Clemens was almost overshadowed by the bizarre sight of veteran Yankee coach Don Zimmer, 72, bull-charging Martinez during a bean-ball brouhaha.

Newsmakers 2007

The next day, Robinson explained that he had deliberately created the disturbance to force league action on the bean-ball feud before someone really got hurt.

Wait Till Next Year Doris Kearns Goodwin 1997

For weeks reporters had been warning that a dangerous bean-ball feud was under way between the Dodgers and the Giants.

Wait Till Next Year Doris Kearns Goodwin 1997

The next day, Robinson explained that he had deliberately created the disturbance to force league action on the bean-ball feud before someone really got hurt.

Wait Till Next Year Doris Kearns Goodwin 1997

For weeks reporters had been warning that a dangerous bean-ball feud was under way between the Dodgers and the Giants.

Wait Till Next Year Doris Kearns Goodwin 1997

These machismo-driven squabbles usually lead to bean-ball wars, bench-clearing brawls and sometimes injuries, not to mention the obligatory fines and suspensions.

chicagotribune.com - Sports 2010

So a month from now, look for Senator Jim Bunning to throw another bean-ball at the heads of the unfortunate six-plus million people who have been out of work now for more than six months (and the MLB Hall of Fame doesn't think Pete Rose has the moral fiber to be inducted).

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