When Padres pitcher Chris Young took a line-drive to the nose off the bat of Albert Pujols, everyone cringed. The same thing with Nick Blackburn last June, Bryce Florie in 2000 and Fresno’s Tanner Scheppers in 2007.

We’ve just named a few. There are many, many more pitchers who have taken line drives to the face. And it’s never, ever funny.

Unless, of course, that batter is swinging with a garbage can and the pitcher’s tossing a yoga ball. At that point, when the comebacker strikes, it’s freaking hilarious!

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We’ve seen great success so far from Michael Phelps, the USA ballers, and 10-year-old Chinese gymnasts, but below is Beijing’s first performance mishap. And like all things dotted, crossed, and perfect in China, they’ve got “Sign Guys” — probably chosen from birth — to relieve the agony of Hungary’s Janos Baranyai. A caution to those who are squeamish.

(Noteworthy: When did Stewie Griffin begin announcing weightlifting at the Olympics?)