thebiglead.com - 10/21/2009
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Mariano Rivera spit on a baseball yesterday. Spitballs are illegal. So by spitting on a baseball, Mariano Rivera cheated. Rivera’s spit is quickly becoming the most-dissected loogie in baseball since Keith Hernandez hocked one in the general direction of Newman . Rivera’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mariano Rivera Spitball? No Way Says MLB
babeslovebaseball.com 10/21/2009 — Youtube video has surfaced today which appears to show Mariano Rivera shiftily spitting on the baseball before a pitch. Major League Baseball of course denies the allegations, finding no reason to discipline the New York Yankees closer...
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 ...
Mariano Rivera Spit Ball Video
njfrogman.blogspot.com 10/20/2009 — Yankees closer Mo Rivera bottom of the 10th. Turns away from the home base ump. Checks the the 2nd base ump. Then? More evidence that MLB needs the Yankees in the World Series? Seriously - the...
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MLB: No evidence Rivera was throwing a spitter
hardballtimes.com 10/20/2009 — I suppose this closes the case :
The Commissioners Office reviewed available video and still photography from Mariano Rivera spitting toward a baseball in ALCS Game 3 and “found no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball,” a spokesman for the commissioner told the Post.
The initial ...
The Spitter – You Decide
nybaseballdigest.com 10/20/2009 — I think the whole Mariano Rivera spit ball story has been overblown. If he was going to do such a heinous act why would it be in clear view of the camera? The commissioner’s office has absolved Rivera of any wrong doing, but we all know that doesn’t always translate to innocence. ...
Girardi laughs at allegations Rivera used spit
digitalsportsdaily.com 10/20/2009 — By Travis Duncan
A video has surfaced which shows Yankees closer Mariano Rivera spitting towards the ball during the 10th inning of Monday’s ALCS game against the Anaheim Angels. Before Tuesday night’s game in Anaheim Joe Giardi said he laughed when he heard the allegations.
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Rivera Puts His Money Where His Spit Is
mlb.fanhouse.com 10/21/2009 — by Jeff Fletcher ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mariano Rivera said he was amused by the supposed video proof that he had spit on the baseball , so much so that he offered to buy dinner for all the media in attendance if anything otherwise was proven. "If we ...
Rivera Puts His Money Where His Spit Is —
FanHouse
by Jeff Fletcher ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mariano Rivera said he was amused by the supposed video proof that he had spit on the baseball , so much so that he offered to buy dinner for all the media in attendance if anything otherwise was proven. "If we find a different angle, you will see spit is ...
Mariano Rivera Spits on Ball? —
Empire Sports Now
Videos of Mariano Rivera spitting on a ball are circulating the internet. Yes, it looks like Mo looks around before he spits but he didn’t spit on that ball. Slow the video down and you’ll see the spit misses the ball and drops down past it. Mariano spit to the dirt while ...
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 ...
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.
A spit decision —
The LoHud Yankees Blog
Apparently, Mariano Rivera was labeled as a cheater for a few hours today.
If you haven’t seen the video, check out YouTube for the “evidence” that Rivera spit on a baseball in last night’s game against the Angels. The video caused quite the uproar among Angels fans ...
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 ...
MLB: No evidence Rivera threw spitter —
Full of Sports
The Major League Baseball Commissioners Office reviewed available video and still photography from Mariano Rivera spitting toward a baseball in ALCS Game 3 and “found no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball,” a spokesman for the commissioner told the Post.
The initial reaction by the ...
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 ...
The Video That Everyone Is Talking About Today —
Walkoff Walk
You simply won't believe your eyes when you watch this video of the Cubby Bear bar in Chicago circa 1984. Cubs fans by day! Punk rock slam dancers by night! Shocking nostalgia!
Okay, okay, maybe the video that everyone is talking about today is really the one where Mariano ...
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? ...
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 ...
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.
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