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	Pitch (baseball) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The fastball is the most common pitch in baseball, and all pitchers have some form of a fastball in their arsenal.
		The cut fastball, split-finger fastball and forkball are variations on the fastball with extra movement, which are sometimes called sinking-fastballs because of the trajectories.
		The changeup is the staple off-speed pitch, usually thrown to look like a fastball but arriving much slower to the plate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pitch_(baseball) (284 words)

	Beanball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In baseball, a beanball is a pitch, similar to a brushback pitch but actually intended to hit the batter it is thrown at, often in the head.
		It is rarely used as a strategic weapon, and mostly used to vent anger and frustration; however, batters facing known headhunters or given a reason to fear a beanball may alter their approach to hitting in the interests of self protection, perhaps giving some strategic advantage to the pitcher.
		Because of the hazards of the pitch and the possibility of fights, umpires will often warn teams, after beanballs or fights have occurred, that any pitcher to throw at a batter will be ejected from the game with a mandatory one day suspension for the pitcher's respective manager.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beanball (471 words)

	Fun Facts
		Pitch that moves down, across, or down and across, depending upon the rotation of the ball.
		A pitch thrown by gripping one of the seams on a ball with fingernails and/or knuckles of the forefinger and middle finger with the thumb another fingers underneath the ball.
		Illegal pitch which a foreign substance (most commonly spit or grease) is applied to the ball causing it to react in an unpredictable manner.
	www.diamond-sports.com /funfacts.htm (1772 words)

	Brushback -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In baseball, a brushback pitch is one thrown in such a way that the batter must move back to avoid it.
		The brushback helps a pitcher to "reclaim" the corners of the plate by forcing the batter to stand farther away.
		Most pitchers who make extensive use of brushback are not trying to hit the players, or cause bad feeling, they feel that it is their right to throw balls inside, even off the plate inside.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/24/brushback.html (218 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)

	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.
		The pitch, as supported by members of both teams and the umpires, was nearly a strike, and Chapman had made no effort to clear from its' path.
		Pitching to Piazza for the first time since the July beaning, Clemens was hyped up on the mound in Yankee Stadium.
	www.thebaseballpage.com /features/2003/beanball_history.htm (5349 words)

	Lingo
		It's usually hit by a coach using a "fungo bat," which is longer and thinner than a normal bat.
		jam -- When a hitter gets a pitch near his hands, he is "jammed." Also when a pitcher gets himself in trouble, he is in a "jam." leather -- Refers to how good a player plays defensively or handles the glove.
		Usually a pitch waist-high and over the heart of the plate.
	members.cox.net /safeathome/Lingo.htm (754 words)

	Feminization is hurting game of baseball: 7/19/01
		Occasionally a brushback pitch hit a batter and occasionally benches would empty and pushing and shoving, cursing and wrestling ensued.
		In the face of the home run mentality and the influence of social norms on pitching, nuances once associated with baseball are disappearing.
		It's rare to see a batter hit by a pitch, bunting is a lost art and pitches with ERAs under 3.00 are as rare as snail darters.
	www.s-t.com /daily/07-01/07-19-01/a14op060.htm (659 words)

	brushback pitch definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		brushback pitch definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
		brush·back pitch (plural brush·back pitch·es) or brush·back ball (plural brush·back balls)
		baseball pitch to make batters step back: a pitch deliberately thrown close to a batter's body to make it dangerous for the batter to crowd the plate
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561535669/brushback_pitch.html (93 words)

	NetShrine Discussion Forum - Baseball Lingo
		any deviation of a pitch other than its presumed direction, such as one which tails up, down, left or right before it reaches the batter, so as to fool him to swing at that pitch.
		Joe pitched until he was 43 and Phil until he was 48, with a little help from www.baseball-reference.com.
		Don Sutton was pitching against the Yankees when the TV cameras repeatedly caught him scuffing the ball.
	www.netshrine.com /vbulletin2/printthread.php?t=758 (2869 words)

	Excite - Sports News
		The Rocket could be pitching in the big leagues by June 22 against Minnesota.
		It wouldn't be a Clemens outing without a brushback pitch, and he didn't disappoint.
		Clemens said pitching alongside his son was among the highlights of his illustrious career.
	sports.excite.com /news/06072006/v4844.html (658 words)

	SPORTS AND BREMERTONIANS
		Betancourt doubled the first pitch off the base of the wall down the leftfield line, and Dobbs was nailed at the plate on the relay (7-6-2).
		Lopez took a hard 2-2 pitch and was nailed on the arm or something, but I wouldn't know since the Angel telecast was busy showing a rookie initiation picture instead of using the replay to see where Lopez was beaned.
		Reed bounced the second pitch to second, and Roberts' throw to second was off balance and away from Tejada at second, who had trouble coming up with it, and the Orioles got zero outs instead of at least a sure out at first.
	bremertonians.blogspot.com /2005_09_11_bremertonians_archive.html (16549 words)

	MSGNetwork.com
		Cleveland starter Jason Johnson threw a brushback pitch at Derek Jeter in the fifth inning, and New York catcher Jorge Posada was hit near the elbow by a pitch in the sixth.
		Posada stepped in front of Perez as both benches emptied after Johnson's inside pitch, but no punches were thrown.
		Posada was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh with a sore elbow because he couldn't swing a bat, Torre said.
	www.msgnetwork.com /content_news.jsp?articleID=v919606-15-06-0600CDT&newsgroup=ap.sportsml.baseball.mlb.news&sports=baseball&team=Yankees&league=mlb (539 words)

	Hogan's Alley weekly sports articles - sports history, sports humor, sports writing.
		Every so often, his "brushback pitch" hit the poor sap standing in the batter's box.
		Nowadays, anytime a player is hit by a pitch, it's customary to charge the mound and start a bench-clearing brawl.
		Mays' first pitch hit Chapman on the side of the head.
	www.115sports.com /081503.htm (763 words)

	Cyberslugger Trivia The Ultimate Baseball Trivia Game!! - Baseball Lingo
		Backdoor slider -- A pitch that appears to be out of the strike zone, but then breaks back over the plate.
		Brushback -- A pitch that nearly hits a batter.
		Right down Broadway - A pitch that is delivered in the middle of the strike zone.
	www.cyberslugger.com /baseballlingo.html (1098 words)

	Game 3 debacle sealed legacies of Martinez, Clemens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But what will be etched indelibly on our baseball conscious is Clemens' brushback pitch that never was.
		Problem was, the pitch, though eye-high, was right over the plate.
		Given the circumstances -- a notorious brushback pitcher on the mound following a near melee in the top half of the inning -- that high fastball looks like it's coming right for the batter's head.
	www.uticaod.com /archive/2003/10/14/sports/17454.html (489 words)

	Baseball America - Sally League Brawl Leads to 12 Ejections
		With tensions high from previous beanings when the Tourists and Jackets met in Augusta one week earlier, things got hairier after four Augusta batters were hit by pitches in the early innings.
		Home-plate umpire John Bennett ruled it a foul ball and warned both sides that the next brushback pitch would result in an ejection for the pitcher and his manager.
		We had two players in the stands charting pitches, and the fans were taunting them.
	www.baseballamerica.com /today/minors/030606sallybrawl.html (628 words)

	ESPN.com NY Yankees/Oakland recap
		Despite the popular Yankees' presence and a stellar pitching matchup between Roger Clemens and Tim Hudson, just 24,351 were in attendance.
		John Jaha strained a left thigh muscle in the fifth inning when Clemens threw a pitch two feet over his head, and Jaha's knee buckled as he ducked to avoid it.
		Clemens may have been responding to Hudson's brushback pitch to Brosius one inning earlier.
	espn.go.com /mlb/2001/20010515/recap/nyyoak.html (631 words)

	Nashville Sounds
		-- A pitch that appears to be out of the strike zone, but then breaks back over the plate.
		-- A trick pitch that resembles a lob with movement.
		-- A screwball, a pitch that breaks to the opposite side as a curveball.
	www.nashvillesounds.com /kids/baseballlingo.asp (710 words)

	One of the top five wins this season - By Ben Badler
		Red Sox starter Pedro Martinez, who was the game’s winning pitcher, threw a brushback pitch to Indians catcher Einar Diaz.
		Diaz overreacted to the pitch, and became enraged with Martinez.
		There was good pitching, good defense, timely hitting, bases loaded situations, home runs, untimely errors, Pedro Martinez, a Red Sox-Mets ’86 World Series rematch, and a walk-off two-run double by the third hitter in the Red Sox batting order.
	redsoxbaseball.tripod.com /benbadler/oneofthebest.html (1164 words)

	David Cone \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Cone would credit much of his success to a new pitching attitude born of his departure from the Mets, one which emphasized fewer pitches and cared less about getting batters to swing and miss.
		His last pitch of the game, however, walked home the tying run with two outs in the eighth, and Seattle would go on to win the series in the eleventh inning.
		A visibly angry Cumberland, who was promoted from bullpen coach to pitching coach last month when Joe Kerrigan became manager, said Duquette told him he was being reassigned to the team's training facility in Fort Myers, Fla. ''I'm not going,'' Cumberland said.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Cone_David.stm (4064 words)

	CNNSI.com - MLB Baseball - Roundup: Pedro doesn't expect suspension - Monday May 01, 2000 11:40 PM
		No disciplinary action has been taken since a brushback pitch by Martinez sent Cleveland's Einar Diaz sprawling in the seventh inning of Boston's 2-1 win Sunday.
		In the top of the eighth, Charles Nagy hit Jose Offerman in the side with a pitch.
		It is not known when he might pitch again on rehab assignment.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/2000/05/01/roundup_ap (889 words)

	Sportspages WebLog ::Bring in the Lefty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Running with no outs in the ninth, failing to get down a bunt on a simple pitch in the 12th -- I haven't seen this kind of awful play since...
		Still, he’s a got a three-run lead and his pitch count is down.
		Pitching for more than two months straight is finally catching up to him.
	www.sportspages.com /blog/index.php?p=3474&more=1 (1911 words)

	etc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		BRUSHBACK PITCH: The most striking thing about Tom Daschle's stem-winder on the Senate floor today was how genuinely angry he seemed.
		But then, that strategy might have been a vain hope: The latest indications are that an Iraq vote might not come until mid-October anyway.
		In that way, Daschle's speech was a kind of brushback pitch.
	www.tnr.com /etc.mhtml?pid=16 (150 words)

	The Forum at NYYFans.com - Pedro To Appeal Suspension!
		Martinez was suspended for hitting Indians second baseman Roberto Alomar with a pitch after being warned not to retaliate for an earlier beaning.
		Martinez pitched seven shutout innings in Sunday's game and then was ejected for drilling Alomar with his first pitch of the eighth.
		An inning earlier, Martinez threw a pitch under the chin of catcher Einar Diaz, the No. 9 hitter who had a pair of doubles earlier in the game.
	forums.nyyfans.com /printthread.php?t=901 (1086 words)

	Devil Rays News on Tampa Bay Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Rays' second consecutive victory was a refreshing sight after losing 13 of their previous 17 games and going 1-5 on their recently completed road trip.
		Arrojo had little trouble through five innings before he seemed to hit the wall in the sixth, shortly after his 100th pitch.
		The veteran left-hander pitched a scoreless eighth, including what looked to be a retaliatory brushback pitch to Sexson for a similar message pitch delivered to Boggs by Steve Karsay in the top of the inning.
	tampabayonline.net /rays/wade3000/frigame.htm (368 words)

	NL roundup: Three-run 8th lifts Braves by Dodgers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Jim Bruske sent Klesko tumbling to the ground with a brushback pitch, then struck him out.
		The Milwaukee righthander, who missed a start earlier this season when he forgot what time the game started, had the second-worst pitching performance in club history as San Diego routed the Brewers at County Stadium.
		Thomson walked two and struck out three in his best outing since pitching eight innings of shutout, three-hit ball in his first start April 1.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/bb/98/05/05/national_2-0.html (975 words)

	Baseball Prospectus - Prospectus Triple Play: Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres
		After a first-pitch ball, Thomas fouled off four consecutive pitches, showing a glimpse of the tremendous hand-eye coordination that had once made him the best hitter in the league.
		Pedro followed with a brushback pitch that, while in no real danger of hitting Thomas, drew plenty of oohs and ahhs from the captivated crowd.
		suggested last week that some relievers were being drafted with the intent of converting them to starters, figuring that by pitching in relief they might have avoided heavy workloads.
	www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=2004&mode=print&nocache=1125551639 (2123 words)

	International League: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He said around this time last year that Bonderman was a 20-game winner in the making after Bonderman made him look silly in one of these live hitting sessions.
		Magglio Ordonez received an accidental brushback pitch when no one told him Verlander was starting off with a breaking ball that started inside.
		Wilson may have gotten the best of Zumaya on one pitch, but he wasn't taking anything away from him.
	www.minorleaguebaseball.com /app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060224&content_id=43464&vkey=news_l117&fext=.jsp&sid=l117 (1041 words)

	Solving the Sportsmanship Issue in Baseball, Step 1
		Pitchers are intentionally hitting batters (whatever happened to the Bob Gibson brushback pitch?).
		Pitchers need to use the brushback pitch instead of the beanball — far too many players, like Biggio, Bonds, and Vaughn lean so far over the plate, they can get hit by a strike.
		A batter is out for illegal action when (a) He hits a ball with one or both feet on the ground entirely outside the batter's box.
	www.contractbud.com /?article=apc_sportsmanship (711 words)

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