11.   U.S. baseball coach Skip Bertman seems like a man who can handle a brushback pitch.

12.   While he was on the topic of brushback pitches and the such, Johnson talked about former Dodgers right-hander Pedro Martinez.

13.   You learn how to slide with your spikes up, the hidden ball trick and how to throw a spitter and the brushback pitch.

14.   Except for a brushback pitch to Kenny Lofton leading off the game, the two clubs completed their three-game series without incident.

15.   For the second night in a row the teams exchanged brushback pitches and trash talk.

16.   In Anaheim, California, Jose Canseco followed a brushback pitch with a two-run homer as the Red Sox prevailed in a beanball duel.

17.   The bad blood continued Wednesday night as the benches emptied after a pair of brushback pitches.

18.   The fight began when Jim Converse threw a pitch behind Mitchell in retaliation for a brushback pitch.

19.   There was also talk about the pace of the game, body armor, brushback pitches and other topics.