Comment from Curt
Time October 20, 2009 at 11:22 am

You’re an idiot. Spitballs help breaking pitches, not cutters.

Comment from Matt
Time October 20, 2009 at 11:32 am

Curt, you’re an idiot. You must be a Yankees fan.

Comment from Player to be Named Later
Time October 20, 2009 at 11:40 am

The cutter is a fastball that does in fact, break.

Comment from Natalie Dylan
Time October 20, 2009 at 11:52 am

Imprimis, Phil Cuzzi. Then the 2009 World Series DVD Pre-order is up ’starring the New York Yankees’. Thirdly, the Falcons/Bears beat the Phillies/Dodgers NLCS game Sunday night…in Los Angeles.

Then this?

Comment from rex
Time October 20, 2009 at 11:57 am

Settle down Curt.

If it didn’t help, why would he do it? Unless I’m to believe that he spits on everything before he uses it. His fork, his steering wheel, his golf clubs.

Comment from Bob the Builder
Time October 20, 2009 at 12:12 pm

I hate to say it, but obviously none of you actually ever watched Rivera, or you are all complete dumbasses. He has ALWAYS done this between pitches, while looking down. The camera angle simply makes it look like the spit is going on the ball, when, in fact, it’s going straight down in front of him.

Seriously…actually WATCH the game more than once a year, and you’ll pick up on things like this.

Comment from Rule 5 Draftee
Time October 20, 2009 at 12:26 pm

I hate the Yankees but that makes me like Mariano more.

Comment from StevieY19
Time October 20, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Obviously, that spit breaks just before it hits the ball. Rivera only spits one spit and it’s a cutter.

Comment from rex
Time October 20, 2009 at 12:46 pm

Thanks Bob. The camera angle does make it look like he spits in the ball, but I will admit that you’re right, he doesn’t appear to do it upon further review.

I will now watch more games now to pick up on the players spitting habits. When that is completed I will move on to crotch grabs followed by bubble blowing.

Comment from Andy
Time October 20, 2009 at 12:51 pm

probably rubbing a loogie into the ball for more gription, not a true spitter.

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Comment from Bitternutz
Time October 20, 2009 at 1:32 pm

If he was cheating (which is possible, but it was probably just an accident because he does spit on the mound between almost every pitch) then he wasn’t too creative.
Also, if you are bored check this out about the 10 biggest cheaters in baseball history:
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html

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Comment from Ice Man
Time October 21, 2009 at 9:04 am

Not a spitball.
find something else to complain about