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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
I don't think anyone suggested that. They suggested knocking him down by throwing inside, a time-honored baseball practice.
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My memory may be foggy as I saw Gibson and Drysdale pitch when I was 10 and Pedro when I was 40, but I saw pitches from them aimed at the head, and behind the batter's back.
From 1996
http://articles.latimes.com/1996-07-...46_1_bean-ball
Gibson basically says he never aimed at the head, but only at the body, where "nobody gets hurt" [which is BS]. Oh, but he did hit "a few guys in the head" when he was trying to brush them back.
A fine, time honored tradition of baseball indeed.