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  A B & S Fine Interiors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Brushback player, Kevin Hourigan ran against Svetz but was out voted by his BSL peers.
New to the Brushbacks this year, Drew Barlow walked away with the Offensive Player of the Year Award and Rookie of the Year went to Charlie Dolan.
The final award of the evening went to the MVP for the Brushbacks team and that was given to the Ass.
joancrawfordma.tripod.com /brushbacks   (387 words)

  
 Brushback pitch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In baseball, a brushback pitch is one thrown in such a way that the batter must move back to avoid it.
It differs from the beanball in that the intent is not to hit the batter, but to force him to back off the plate, and be wary for the rest of the at bat.
The brushback helps a pitcher to "reclaim" the corners of the plate by forcing the batter to stand farther away.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brushback_pitch   (255 words)

  
 REVIEW OF BRUSHBACK
Known through his short career as the Brushback Kid, Blasco was merciless at throwing at batter's heads.
BRUSHBACK is all about character, and the plot is merely a piece of corkboard for Constantine to thumbtack his creations too.
BRUSHBACK is not a baseball novel that happens to be a mystery.
www.angelfire.com /tx/bookster/BRUSHBACK.html   (536 words)

  
 Brushback Players   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Brushbacks are always striving to make sure we don't "ruin his summer" as he often mutters.
Expected to be a solid contributor this season, the Brushbacks may have another Rookie of the Year candidate in the making.
He has proved that, whether he is in the outfield diving for softballs or at bat whacking the ball, he is a valuable player to the Brushbacks.
joancrawfordma.tripod.com /brushbacks/id9.html   (1829 words)

  
 NetShrine - Ruminations - December 31, 2001
This in hand, Brushback Average (BBA) was calculated for all pitchers with 1,500+ career innings pitched (IP) - - during the years 1900 through 2001.
At this junction, it is significant to again stress that the statistic of BBA should be thought of in terms of a "probability" (or intent) ratio.
Lastly, it seems that a brushback artist (as defined by BBA) was more common place in the periods 1900 to 1929, 1950 to 1969, and 1990 forward.
www.netshrine.com /brushback.html   (1019 words)

  
 Inside edition - pitcher Pedro Martinez Sporting News, The - Find Articles
Throwing a brushback at a batter's head - a beanball - is considered immoral and marginally criminal.
Nobody is sure - except the person throwing the ball - whether the pitch is meant to be a brushback or a beanball.
Batters usually point to the outcome and the situation: a pitch at the head probably was meant to be a beanball, and a pitch at the head immediately after a home run definitely was meant to be a beanball.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_n3_v218/ai_16135332   (913 words)

  
 'Brushback' by K.C. Constantine
Despite his continuing problems, Blasco remained immensely attractive to women, including those he abused, a hero to men who knew him well and a legend in the community for his brief, but successful stint as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
He got his nickname, "Brushback," because as a rookie he threw at Williams' head in batting practice.
That is quite clear in "Brushback," where we have both middle-class and working-class characters, and the focus, once more, is on the strength and destructiveness of family life and on the power of work and money to shape and distort relationships.
www.post-gazette.com /books/reviews/19980405review81.asp   (798 words)

  
 Hogan's Alley weekly sports articles - sports history, sports humor, sports writing.
A brushback pitch is not to be confused with a deliberate knockdown.
Bob Gibson – winner of 251 games, two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League MVP – intimidated many hitters in his 17-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Every so often, his "brushback pitch" hit the poor sap standing in the batter's box.
www.115sports.com /081503.htm   (763 words)

  
 brushback pitch definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
brushback pitch definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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brush·back pitch (plural brush·back pitch·es) or brush·back ball (plural brush·back balls)
encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561535669/brushback_pitch.html   (93 words)

  
 An Unofficial History of the Beanball
The origins of baseball are hardly understood, let alone the genesis of a pitcher's ultimate weapon — the brushback pitch, and its' dirty cousin, the beanball.
Hugh Casey was a tough-as-nails pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and one of the most effective practicioners of the brushback pitch in the 1940s.
In 1980, Kison caused enough stir with his brushback pitches that he caused the normally docile Buddy Bell and Johnny Grubb of the Texas Rangers to challenge him to fights on the mound.
www.thebaseballpage.com /features/2003/beanball_history.htm   (5349 words)

  
 The Brushback - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Brushback is a satirical online newspaper, oriented towards coverage of sporting topics.
Its tagline, "all the sports news that's fit to print", is a reference to the masthead of the New York Times.
On August 29, 2006, a book titled The Brushback Report was released.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Brushback   (89 words)

  
 The Sun Herald | 09/03/2006 | New offerings share depth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Sports fans sometimes take their games too seriously, so it helps to have someone like Dave Saraiva and his newspaper, The Brushback, and his Web site, www.TheBrushback.com, to keep us in line.
This new book compiles The Brushback's greatest hits, reprinting some of its funniest stories and headlines.
As with most satirical rags, The Brushback sometimes goes beyond the bounds of even minimally good taste, creating humor that is offensive.
www.sunherald.com /mld/thesunherald/living/15430112.htm   (1392 words)

  
 The Books: Brushback by K.C. Constantine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Decades before, Bobby Blasco went north to pitch for the Boston Red Sox.
Known as the Brushback Kid, he set records in every league he played-including most hit batmen.
During spring training in 1959 he even threw square to the head of the great Ted Williams.
www.twbookmark.com /jrun/books/32/0892966467/index.html   (493 words)

  
 brushback pitch - Search Results - MSN Encarta
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 Amazon.com: The Brushback Report: All the Sports News That's Unfit to Print: Books: Dave Saraiva   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
For intelligent fans (and by that, we mean those who read books–or at least the back covers) who are fed up with end-zone celebrations, inane sportscasters, luxury boxes, and eleven-dollar bleacher dogs, The Brushback Report will be chin-music to your ears.
From team owners on down to the guy who pirates Wrestlemania off cable TV, nothing or no one is spared the Brushback treatment.
Hilarious and defiantly politically incorrect, The Brushback Report gives us the world of sports in all its demented glory.
www.amazon.com /Brushback-Report-Sports-Thats-Unfit/dp/0345492846   (1376 words)

  
 Only A Game : Feature : The Brushback Report
Neither of these things will happen, of course, and neither will any of the other fictional events Dave Saraiva has chronicled in his new book.
The writing throughout The Brushback Report is at worst funny in a sophomoric, Animal House way, and at best clever on various other levels.
Some of the entries are also pretty blue, meaning that this is probably not the sports book to give your little leaguer.
www.onlyagame.org /features/2006/08/brushback.asp   (213 words)

  
 Pink & White Brushback T-Shirt - Minnesota Twins T-Shirt for Girls
The SECURE Order Form protects Your Credit Card Data, but you may also call with your information.
The Twins TC symbol is screen printed on the center surrounded by brush strokes.
This Brushback Shirt is made of 100% cotton.
www.domeplus.com /minnesotatwins/Youth/brushback_tee.htm   (362 words)

  
 Yanks give brushback to Sox fans on tickets / Boss limiting tickets to Yanks-Red Sox - NYYFans.com Yankees Message Board
The only activity at the yard in the next 11 days will be the Sox grounds crew pondering where to put the World Series logo in the grass behind home plate.
Only the Boston media would turn this into a "brushback".
The content of this page may not be republished or redistributed in any form.
forums.nyyfans.com /showthread.php?postid=1222687   (1549 words)

  
 The Brushback: Patriots put Rex Grossman on Injury report - KFFL Community
The Brushback: Patriots put Rex Grossman on Injury report
HIs aim is to poke fun of the system.
I really hope you didn't need to get to the end of the article to reach that conclusion...
www.kffl.com /forums/showthread.php?threadid=190518   (470 words)

  
 Chris Van Hollen for Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Opponents of allowing selected polling stations to open five days before Election Day reached a milestone in their drive to overturn the measure yesterday, while Democrats intensified their rhetoric in support of the plan.
In baseball, the hurler intimidates the batter with a brushback pitch.
In soccer, the official warns an unruly player by pulling out a yellow card.
www.vanhollen2002.com /articles.asp   (273 words)

  
 Review: The Brushback Report
He's compiled many of the stories into the book, "The Brushback Report," which has plenty of laughs.
References to Johnny Damon as a member of the Boston Red Sox lose a little luster now that he's with the Yankees.
  Overall, "The Brushback Report" works pretty well.
www.homestead.com /sportsbooks/090506.html   (308 words)

  
 Fanwear: MLB Teams Hats
Adjustable MLB Brushback Hat by Nike - $16.99 (100% washed cotton twill hat.)
MLB Brushback Hat by Nike - $16.99 (Adjustable 100% washed cotton twill with relaxed fit and fabric buckle strap closure.)
Logo Hat with Orange SF logo - $12.99 (Adjustable Cotton Twill hat by New Era)
www.fanwear.com /hatsmlb.htm   (799 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Sanders' sad end, brushback for baseball, etiquette and more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
USATODAY.com - Sanders' sad end, brushback for baseball, etiquette and more
Sanders' sad end, brushback for baseball, etiquette and more
Former Detroit Lions running back tries to explain his sudden, unexpected 1999 retirement in his new book, Barry Sanders: Now you see him...
www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/zillgitt/2003-11-16-zillgitt_x.htm   (1049 words)

  
 Welcome to Brushback Sports Collectibles at Brushback.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Brushback Collectibles offers a range of collectible items for sale.
While we specialize in sports memorablia, we also carry glass, paper, music and other collectibles.
Great Mantle card from the 1962 Topps set
www.brushback.com /Default.htm   (33 words)

  
 Only A Game : Show rundown for Saturday, August 26, 2006
There's no more danger of the NFL collapsing than there is of the nation getting its priorities straight and LeBron isn't a Laker.
These reports and lots of other equally unlikely fictional developments are the work of the imagination of Dave Saraiva, the creator of Brushback.com and, more recently, a book "The Brushback Report." Saraiva joins Bill Littlefield in the studio.
» Read Bill's review of "The Brushback Report"
www.onlyagame.org /shows/2006/08/20060826.asp   (333 words)

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