Ellis had planned to throw the ball at every head, limb or appendage that came up to the plate. Forget the strike zone, he was on a sadistic mission to injure. He apparently was quoted prior to game time as having said, “We gonna get down. We gonna do the do. I’m gonna hit these motherfrs.” Prior to the game Ellis spoke to his catcher Manny Ellis and explained that there was no need for them to do their normal briefing about what batters they’d be facing or what pitches to throw. “I’m just going to mow the line-up down … Don’t even give me no signal … If you can’t catch it, forget it.” He used his fastball to knock down, in succession, the five batters he faced in the first inning