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Originally Posted by glenmere14
Not to go too far off topic here, but I've always had trouble believing that brush back pitches made any difference at all to a major league hitter. I just find it difficult to believe that someone could perform at this extreme level of competition while feeling intimidation to any degree.
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Brush back, maybe not. But I think there are reasonably documented cases of diminished performance after being beaned. Some probably due to physical problems (Dickie Thon), but some skittishness after having their head broken. Mike Devereaux in 1994 comes to mind.