Rivera Spitball? (VIDEO)

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Did Mariano Rivera throw a spitball against the Angels last night?  It sure looks that way.

Lots of things are possible in this digital age, but the video below looks fairly conclusive.  Here are the circumstances…

• With the game tied in the bottom of the 10th, the Yankees bring in Rivera.
• After warming up, he has his back to home plate so the home plate ump can’t see his mouth.
• He looks down at the ball, then up to see if the 2nd base ump is watching.
• He then looks back at the ball and appears to spit on it.

So is this a spitball? You be the judge…

UPDATE: “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.”

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