[clydepepper]

I pitched in high school, college, and semi-pro and never liked this part of the game...as a lefty, I hit enough people without trying to.

When they did get hit, not only did they know it was accidental, they had more pressing things to think about than coming after me.

I never participated in any bean-ball 'wars', nor was I ever asked to.

Toward the end of what would be called my career, I had much better control and probably could have hit someone on purpose, but make it look like an accident, but, to me, it was just adding another baserunner...and who needs that.

I remember when Pendleton stalked off the field in the middle of an inning when a pitcher who only got to pitch about once a month, refused to retaliate for Deion Sanders being hit.

The team captain leaving the field in the middle of an inning!? I lost all respect for Pendleton that day.