Aphthous stomatitis (Canker sore). shallow ulcer with a white or yellow center and red border; seen on the inner side of the lip and cheeks or on the tongue; it begins with a burning or tingling sensation and slight swelling; painful; usually lasts 7-10 days and heals without a scar. î î î.
It was all a cheap publicity stunt. One of the regulation features of early ballparks, supposedly, was a gigantic billboard advertising Bull Durham tobacco, inevitably located out in left field, near the pitchers' warm-up area. Hence the bullpen was the pen near the Bull. (Which, frankly, sounds like a lot of bull to me.)
The origin of the term wop is often said to derive from with out papers but this is mistaken. The term wop is derived from the Italian word guappo, meaning a swaggerer, pimp, or ruffian. Here is a relatively decent reference that describes both the mistaken origin and the actual origin: [2].