Words and an alleged
beanball pitch were again factors in a fiery encounter between the Reds and Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 4, 1960.
2) Trandel, White, and Klein buttress their conclusion that moral hazard has little to do with
beanball by emphasizing the greater returns to throwing at an opposing team's star batter rather than at its pitcher and by reporting some data suggesting that National League pitchers are hit by pitches less often than other players are and, hence, tend not to be the targets of retaliation.
Furthermore, the crucial section of The Book that deals with etiquette is still the arbiter of inscrutable ethical dilemmas regarding such weighty matters as
beanball retribution (one of yours for one of ours), excessive celebration (style too long after a home run and expect a fastball in the ribs) and inexcusable piling on (don't bunt with a five-run lead).
That's it," was Youkilis' response to the
beanball after the game.
marks for teenage prowess in those categories belong to the unfortunate Tony Conigliaro, whose career was cut short by the effects of a
beanball incident.
They get
beanballs thrown at their heads by closed-shop (and closed-brained) rivals.
