Mariano Rivera Spitball Evidence

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? I've watched the video ten times, and even checked out these frame-by-frame screen grabs and I still can't tell. ...

Angels fans have lost their freaking minds over the video below, which allegedly catches Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in the act of spitting on a baseball, right there in front of God and Joe Buck and 45,000 fans. The Angels won last night, incidentally, though you wouldn't know it from the vast persecution complex on display among their fan base this morning. Watch the video. Rivera...

Our friends at Not Qualified to Comment found this video from last night’s ALCS. At the start of the 10th innning, the Yankees called on closer Mariano Rivera… And well, I’m not sure what else to say here….because that screen cap is about as damning as you get… And as a Detroiter, I can tell you, [...]

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 Rivera has mastered the art of throwing spitballs. And to Angels' fans, that may explain a lot.Fan of No Guts, No Glory? Subscribe to our...

Video that appeared to show New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera spitting on the ball made the Internet rounds Tuesday, with Major League Baseball saying there was no reason to consider any discipline. A YouTube clip from Fox's broadcast of Monday's Game 3 of the American League championship series between the Yankees and Los Angeles Angels showed Rivera staring at the...

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. “I kind of laughed,” Giardi said. “Mo’s been throwing one pitch (fastball [...]

Five years ago, Mariano Rivera and the Yankees did the unthinkable, blowing a 3-0 lead in the ALCS. With his team one win from another trip to the World Series, Rivera isn't concerned about this year's team suffering the same fate.

Major League Baseball has cleared Mariano Rivera of any wrongdoing after a video circulated around the Internet on Tuesday morning that suggested the Yankees' closer had spit on a ball during Game 3 of the ALCS.

What we have here is video evidence of Mariano Rivera spitting on a baseball in last nights game (in the 10th inning, with the game tied)...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

The Baseball Operations Department of the Commissioners Office is investigating video that shows Mariano Rivera spitting toward a baseball before facing his first batter in the 10th inning of Game 3, the Post has learned. However, the initial reactio...

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. Anyway, here is [...]

Mariano Rivera and the spitball allegations add new meaning to the phrase "non story."

This is Halo Hell. And it's just about frozen over. The terrible weather, the Yankees, the magnificent Mariano Rivera, Mr. A-Rod-tober all were too much to handle for the common-sense-challenged Angels. Now it's back to Southern California for the...

In 1995 they debuted with the Yankees. And now they are on the verge of reaching a seventh World Series. In 1995 they debuted with the Yankees. And now they are on the verge of reaching a seventh World Series.

Joba Chamberlain gives up the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. Mariano Rivera throws away a bunt in the 10th. Alfredo Aceves allows the winning run in the 11th.