Intentionally throwing at a batter

Is there a place for this in amateur baseball?

Wow. What a difficult question to answer. This isn't professional baseball where players have millions of dollars at stake with their careers. This is amateur baseball where it's just one's ego at stake.

Now, during the heat of the battle when a player feels wronged he may resort to a strategy that is so often played out on TV-retaliate by throwing at the batter!

I believe amateur baseball should be immune from this kind of behavior. But, as long as amateurs pretend that they're professionals I think the "beanball" will be a part of baseball.

I would hope that no coach would ask a player to intentionally throw at another player. Quite simply, it would be a recipe for disaster. Amateur players that can't control the strike zone certainly don't want to be throwing at a players torso. If you miss the inside corner you may catch the heart of the plate. If you miss the torso, you may hit the "coconut."

Just one coach's opinion.