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- noun Plural form of
beanball .
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Examples
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In baseball, stuff like this real or imagined can lead to purposely placed beanballs.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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If every game were played at temperatures below 60, there would be 1,400 beanballs annually, the authors said.
Week in Ideas Christopher Shea 2011
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In baseball, stuff like this real or imagined can lead to purposely placed beanballs.
Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011
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• Rick Porcello suspended 5 games in 2009 for hitting Kevin Youkilis with a pitch amidst a flurry of beanballs by the Tigers and Red Sox (MLB);
Gabriel A. Feldman: Why FIFA Did Not Suspend Thierry Henry 2010
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shane Victorino and the Philadelphia Phillies struck back with long balls rather than beanballs to move within one win of the World Series.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The two cities, each convinced of its own superiority, craved California bragging rights; and neither distance nor time could eliminate the bad blood, the beanballs, or the history.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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The black players in the league were clearly targeted by pitchers for brush-backs and beanballs.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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In his way, he stood up to his tormentors, the ones who hurled beanballs, black cats and invectives.
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They have a page called “The Unofficial History of the Beanball” that lists several major league deaths and skull fractures resulting from intentional beanballs
Offerman Bat Attack Reaction Misses Important Perspective 2007
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Bench-clearing brawls and beanballs again will be watched closely.
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