I played baseball for awhile.
Took one in the nose at first base. That bled enough to freak people out.
Then a cross town rival hit a home run and my coach told me to play a little more to the left the next time he came up. I turned to a teammate and said "that sonofabitch can hit anywhere he wants it." And the coach thought I said something derogitory about him. He ended my baseball career.
Shortly thereafter I took up drinking and smokin rag-weed.
I blame it on baseball.