these unwritten rules need to be thrown out, especially in the American League where the pitcher never comes to bat. Therefore the AL pitcher is not available to get a pitch thrown at him. This was done back in the day, but the pitcher who threw the bean ball would be the target the next time he came up to bat.
Amanda Reckonwith about 7 years ago
and un real-life, as in, never done. But what would baseball be without all these silly traditions
Linguist about 7 years ago
This has been around almost as long as baseball. The term beanball was first used between 1900-1905.
Players were getting deliberately beaned by pitchers back then – and they didn’t have batting helmets !
Geldhart about 7 years ago
You know, if my kids tried that same logic at school or with each other………
timbob2313 Premium Member about 7 years ago
these unwritten rules need to be thrown out, especially in the American League where the pitcher never comes to bat. Therefore the AL pitcher is not available to get a pitch thrown at him. This was done back in the day, but the pitcher who threw the bean ball would be the target the next time he came up to bat.