For a couple of teams that don't play all that often, the Marlins and Giants have managed to turn baseball into a contact sport over the years.
There was the dramatic play at the plate to end the 2003 National League Division series when the Giants' J.T. Snow plowed into Marlins catcher Pudge Rodriguez. There was the violent 2011 home plate collision involving Scott Cousins and Buster Posey, which left the Giants' star with a broken leg and prompted a rule change designed to protect catchers.
And it was only last week that a Dan Straily pitch broke the hand of Giants third baseman Evan Longoria.