notqualifiedtocomment.com - 10/20/2009
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I don’t know guys, you tell me. If anyone thinks this isn’t a spitball, thats fine. The bottom line is that he looks around to see if anyone is watching, then he spits on the ball. See for yourselves:
I don’t think it would tarnish his legacy or anything, but it ...
Mariano Rivera Spitball: Video Evidence?
halosheaven.com 10/20/2009 — Personally, the video ytou are about to watch is pretty amazing: I would say this is pretty conclusive evidence of why Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera is able to throw only one pitch that has unpredictable, yet precise movement. He has mastered the ...
Did Mariano Rivera throw a spitball?!
hardballtimes.com 10/20/2009 — Check out the video here. I'll hear all evidence to the contrary, but that looks to me like he (a) looks up to see if anyone is watching; and (b) spits right on the damn ball.
Is that the secret to the unhittable cutter?
(thanks to Jason Epstein for the heads up) Read more great baseball ...
Mariano Rivera and the....Spitball of Doom?
puristbleedspinstripes.com 10/20/2009 — SERIOUSLY ? I know thinks are whack in California, but SERIOUSLY ? The Greatest Closer of All Time, and not-quite-mortal, and you think the Panamanian is throwing a spitball ? Sheesh, dude, if you forgot, you won the game yesterday. Yeah, I know, you won in spite of Rivera's 1st-and-3rd, ...
Trivia Tuesday, Part II: 2-0 LCS Edition
noyoureatowel.net 10/20/2009 — Perhaps you've heard the uproar over Mariano Rivera's alleged spitball in Game 3 of the ALCS. How absurd! Intelligent and savvy baseball fans know that G-d fearing Mo would never cheat the game that has given him, his family, and his country of Panama so much. Besides, there's no way Rivera has ...
LT’s Top 10 Posts (10/20/09)
ltsports.net 10/20/2009 — 1. Mariano Rivera Spitball: Video Evidence? – Has the Yanks’ closer committed a no-no? Be the judge.
2. The 10 Commandments Of Sports A** Smacking – It looks like A-Rod likes Jeter a little more than we realized.
3. Alternate Jerseys Released at Open Practice – ...
MLB: Rivera Did Not Spit on Baseball
yanksblog.com 10/20/2009 — Joel Sherman and George King of the Post report that MLB has investigated the alleged Mariano Rivera spitball and have concluded that Mo did not spit on the baseball. I doubt it'll do much to effect the people who believe he did, but it's nice to ...
Gotta go to Mo's....spitball?
subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — So what's the story? Did Mariano Rivera really throw a spitball in Monday's game. Check out my thoughts on it - I wrote a piece for The Faster Times on the issue. I also talked to Met fans about their feelings about a possible Yankees-Phillies World Series. Read the piece to see who Squawker Jon ...
Frame-by-frame: Rivera didn’t throw a spitball, MLB confirms
lennysyankees.com 10/21/2009 — Some Angels fans claimed they saw Mariano Rivera juice up a ball in last night’s game by spitting on it. The MLB has investigated the situation and has cleared Rivera from any wrongdoing . Here is the frame-by-frame (via Halo’s Heaven ): It seems pretty clear to me ...
Mariano Rivera Spitball: Video Evidence?
fullofsports.com 10/21/2009 — Personally, the video ytou are about to watch is pretty amazing: I would say this is pretty conclusive evidence of why Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera is able to throw only one pitch that has unpredictable, yet precise movement. He has mastered the ...
Mariano Rivera Breaks Out The Ol' Spitball
ngngsports.com 10/21/2009 — Gather round old school baseball fans. We just may have found the last pitcher left in the game that throws spitballs. Those of you that were alive in the 1920's remember the spitballs. They were nasty (so I've heard).
Looks like Mariano ...
Joe Girardi Blows and Mariano Rivera Spits?
detroit4lyfe.com 10/21/2009 — What more could we possibly ask for from the first three ALCS games between the Yankees and the Angels?
Racist headlines , spitball conspiracy theories , aggressive teammate butt grabs , and oh yeah, pretty good baseball games.
After the Angels walk-off victory in Game 3, rather than ...
Shanoff's WUC: A-Rod, CC, Greinke, Spitballs
sportingnews.com 10/21/2009 — Today's Calls: A-Rod vs. History, CC Sabathia vs. Zack Greinke, Mariano Rivera vs. the Spitball, Jay Cutler vs. Brady Quinn, Jimmy Clausen vs. Tony Pike, Magic vs. Cavaliers, Jim Tressel vs. Terrelle Pryor and More.
The Opening Pitch: Anyone ...
Halo Headlines - 10/21/09
monkeywithahalo.com 10/21/2009 —
The Story: The MLB commissioner’s office has cleared Mariano Rivera in accusations of throwing a spitball in Game 3 of the ALCS . The Monkey Says: No surprise here, as much as I would like to see the Yankees get busted as cheaters, I never really believed these allegations.
The ...
Was Mariano Rivera throwing a spitball?
bases.nbcsports.com 10/23/2009 — Watch the video here. Call me crazy, but it appears to me like Rivera looks up to see if anyone is watching, then looks down and spits right on the ball. Is that the secret to his cutter? Anyone have an...
On Mariano Rivera —
Sixty Feet, Six Inches
So, there's this video making the round on the internet that appears to show Mariano Rivera preparing a spitball in game 3 of the ALCS. Since spitballs are illegal, this has become all the rage lately. For those you you living in a cave, here's the video: Now, a few things must be addressed ...
Mariano Rivera Saga —
Respect Jeter's Gangster
When I first heard about the Mariano Rivera "spitball" video I thought I was going to see something pretty condeming. The way it was explained to me was that Mariano was caught on video first looking around to see if umpires were watching him, and then once he feels comfortable that no one is ...
Fox Replay Operator Contacts SbB About Rivera —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
Today I was contacted by a Fox-TV replay operator who worked the Angels-Yankees game yesterday, and has examined every possible angle of the Mariano Rivera spitting episode .
(Notice how Rivera held the ball at the precise moment he spit? Why so?)
Because he didn’t want to speak ...
Did Rivera throw a spitball? —
The Yankee Universe
Despite a victory against the Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS yesterday, Angels fans are acting like Mel Gibson did in the film Conspiracy Theory . Today, a group of them are accusing closer Mariano Rivera of throwing a spitball to Erick Aybar during the 10th inning after Phil Hughes had left the ...
Mariano Rivera Spits —
Bats
A video clip spreading all over the Web on Tuesday shows Mariano Rivera holding the ball in his hand in the 10th inning of Game 3 on Monday, and -- gasp -- spitting downward. Major League Baseball investigated the incident and said there was no spitball.
MLB backs Mariano Rivera in 'spitball' controversy —
Projo Sox Blog
The Major League Baseball Commissioner's Office has reviewed a video from yesterday's Angels-Yankees game that showed Yankees closer Mariano Rivera spitting in the general direction of the baseball -- as well as still photography from the incident -- and determined that there is no evidence ...
Mariano Rivera: Spitball King? —
Over the Monster
In news that first broke from our friend Rev at Halos Heaven , it seems as if future Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera used a new pitch last night: a spitball.
Here's the video:
Judge for yourself, Red Sox fans. In my opinion, just by judging how he handles himself (looking around, down at ...
MLB clears Mariano Rivera in alleged spitball incident —
FanIQ Blog
We just posted video of what appeared to be Mariano Rivera spitting on the baseball during game 3 of the ALCS between the Angels and Yankees. According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the league has already looked at it, and is fine with it.
" The Commissioners Office reviewed ...
Video: Mariano Rivera Spits On Baseball In ALCS —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
Screengrab, via HalosHeaven.com, of Mariano Rivera spitting on a baseball before he delivered it to the plate yesterday in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Angels.
Some will argue optical illusion, but what makes it clear to me is the way Rivera is holding the ball. Why else would he be ...
Did Mariano Rivera Use Spitballs? —
Intentional Foul
What would the baseball postseason be without some good ole controversy to get the fans worked up into a lather? Not one worth watching, I say. And as if one cue, we now have the Mariano Rivera spitball incident , courtesy of an Angels in the Outfield crew. One of the ringleaders of the ...
Link: Mariano Rivera Spitball Video —
MetsBlog.com
The following video, on YouTube , claims to show Mariano Rivera spitting on the baseball, moments before pitching to the Angels yesterday.
For more on this “Internet Controversy of the Day,” check out Big League Stew , Deadspin , Halo’s Heaven , the Star-Tribune , and Fack ...
Mariano Rivera and the Case of the Spitball —
The Sporting Blog
It was only a fleeting moment in Monday night's game, and one that the FOX TV crew didn't even acknowledge, but there was Mariano Rivera, looking around and then spitting in the direction of the baseball he was about to throw. Did the spit make contact with the ball? ...
Is Mo Cheating? —
DUELING COUCHES
This certainly looks like he is about to throw a spitball. I hope this isn't true because he is a Yankee I can actually tolerate.
Angels Fans are Whining Babies —
High and Tight.
The Angels Blogosphere is rampant today with claims of Mariano Rivera using a spitball. Many seem to suggest that this is how Rivera has been so successful over the years. This douchebag takes screenshots of the game that suggest that Rivera spit directly on the ball. He goes on to suggest ...
On Mariano Rivera's Spit Ball —
Bleacher Report - MLB
So, there's this video making the rounds on the internet that appears to show Mariano Rivera preparing a spitball in Game Three of the ALCS. Since spitballs are illegal, this has become all the rage lately. For those you living in a cave, here's ...
MLB says Rivera did not throw spitball —
SI.com - MLB
ANAHEIM, California (AP) -- Video that appeared to show New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera spitting on the ball made the Internet rounds on Tuesday, with Major League Baseball saying there was no reason to consider any discipline.
Torre, Mattingly stand up for Rivera —
NY Post: Sports
PHILADELPHIA – Joe Torre had a front row seat for Mariano Rivera for 12 seasons. He said the accusations of the Yankees closer throwing a spitball don't wash with the man he knows.
"I've been around him for 12 years," Torre said. "He's top-notch for ...
Mariano Rivera's "Spitball" —
Bleacher Report - MLB
I don't want to touch this one, but I will.
Mariano Rivera spit near a baseball yesterday. Angels fans are up in arms, saying he throws a spitball.
This. Is. Moronic.
There's a video that clearly depicts Mo spitting near the ball. I ...
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