Comments on: MARIANO RIVERA IS A SPITTER http://withleather.uproxx.com/2009/10/mariano-rivera-is-a-spitter Sports news and gossip are fun, and your life depends on them Fri, 25 May 2012 04:53:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Larry Dolan should die in a fiery crash http://withleather.uproxx.com/2009/10/mariano-rivera-is-a-spitter/comment-page-1#comment-104584 Larry Dolan should die in a fiery crash Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:48:15 +0000 http://withleather.uproxx.com/?p=23338#comment-104584 Interesting. I always took Rivera to be a swallower. Interesting. I always took Rivera to be a swallower.

]]> By: Keeb13r http://withleather.uproxx.com/2009/10/mariano-rivera-is-a-spitter/comment-page-1#comment-104581 Keeb13r Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:10:32 +0000 http://withleather.uproxx.com/?p=23338#comment-104581 Rivera clearly does not spit on the ball. The video seems to omit key frames that show the spit passing on the ball. You can conclusively see that on the version of the video that ESPN's PTI played. Case closed: http://deadspin.com/5385945/spit-takes-debunking-the-mariano-rivera-loogie-accusations/gallery/ Rivera clearly does not spit on the ball. The video seems to omit key frames that show the spit passing on the ball. You can conclusively see that on the version of the video that ESPN’s PTI played.

Case closed: [deadspin.com]

]]> By: BiggieLaing http://withleather.uproxx.com/2009/10/mariano-rivera-is-a-spitter/comment-page-1#comment-104578 BiggieLaing Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:30:42 +0000 http://withleather.uproxx.com/?p=23338#comment-104578 "From the available video and still photography we have, there is no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball," MLB vice president for public relations Patrick Courtney said to the NY Times. He's the best closer in the history of the game, especially when you take in to count his 0.72 ERA and 36 saves in 39 attempts in the postseason. I hate him because he's a dirty fucking Yankee...but he's the best, spit or no spit. “From the available video and still photography we have, there is no evidence that Rivera spit on the ball,” MLB vice president for public relations Patrick Courtney said to the NY Times.

He’s the best closer in the history of the game, especially when you take in to count his 0.72 ERA and 36 saves in 39 attempts in the postseason. I hate him because he’s a dirty fucking Yankee…but he’s the best, spit or no spit.

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