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Red Sox Pitcher Papelbon Beans Dropkick Murphys Frontman -- With a Tomato

Redferns | AP

Few things are funnier than someone getting hit in the head with produce. When the victim is the leader of a Celtic punk band and the pelter is a professional baseball player, well, that just makes this even sweeter.

Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey came up on the wrong end of a Jonathan Papelbon fastball, but luckily for the singer/bassist, it was only a tomato that was being tossed, not a hardball.

The incident happened at the band's "Rotten Tomato Karaoke" event in Boston, a charity party held to benefit Dropkick Murphys' Claddagh Fund. Casey was the first up to simultaneously perform and dodge tomatoes when the Red Sox closer hit him with a direct shot to the back of the head, knocking the singer off his feet.

"That was the hardest tomato out of the bunch," Papelbon said to WHDH. "I threw a 4-seam. I hope y'all have it on tape."

Check out the great video below.

Ken Casey Gets Beaned by Jonathan Papelbon


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wlh1923

Utterly unknown group. Utterly.

July 31 2011 at 9:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
duncan

I don't think the mothers in Kenya would understand this waste of valuable food.

July 31 2011 at 8:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Lakergregg

Just answere my own question...Is everyone in Boston a douche?

July 31 2011 at 7:23 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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wlh1923

Yes

July 31 2011 at 9:32 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
lastandtwo

Good thing it was not an heirloom variety. Too expensive to waste, as in shaving cream pie...-- One at store yesterday as $4.99.. Jesse James used a gun when he was robbing>>>>

July 31 2011 at 6:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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JoanneVLavender

Our school had a fundraiser carnival the last week of school The most popular booth was the cream-pie booth. We did not used shaving cream (eye irritant), but used whipped cream.

The whipped cream was $4.99 for the large, store-brand can and the store wouldn't give the school a discount, either. So one of the teachers paid for the whipped cream--total $60.

July 31 2011 at 6:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
damocles97

Who?

July 31 2011 at 6:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
janka51

does anyone besides me think this is stupid ?

July 31 2011 at 5:32 PM Report abuse +7 rate up rate down Reply
laedbac1

Just what the heck is this celtic punk music anyhow?? Some kind of rap crap nonsense. We dont blame the thrower if that is the case. More people should drive those rap crappers off stage so we would no longer be exposed to such garbage. God bless America.

July 31 2011 at 5:28 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
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madkono

hip hop my arse!!! spew your garbage, without asking, or at least, go to youtube!!! thats the problem with this country, no one does their homework any more!!!

July 31 2011 at 6:01 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
Carolyn

ummm they're not rappers... jsyk

July 31 2011 at 6:05 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
JABO

Grainger County Tomato Festival in Rutledge Tn.Tomatoes are furnished for throwing at each other.Check it out at " KnoxNews.com/. Video: Tomato Wars.
He would be a welcom guest.The Festival is held each year.

July 31 2011 at 4:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nihilismz

Papelbon is a jerk.

July 31 2011 at 4:35 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
Mistress Sun

I'm a huge fan of both the Red Sox and the Murphys' and this story made my day!!! TESSIE!!! GO BOSTON!!!

July 31 2011 at 4:17 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply