“Our relations with China were nearly broken at the plate.

A near-brawl with our Olympic hosts in a baseball game won 9-1 by the U.S. team Monday night resulted in an unexpected outbreak of tension for the international pastime.”

Read more & see the video:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/18/five-american-batters-hit_n_119733.html

Another interesting pitch: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/sports/1114518,2_2_AU19_COUCH_S1.article