Spitball
A spitball is an illegal baseball pitch in which the ball has been altered by the application of saliva, petroleum jelly, or some other foreign substance.
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Spitball Controversy Takes Flight After Nationals Fall to Orioles in 11 ... - Yahoo! Sports
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Spitball Controversy Takes Flight After Nationals Fall to Orioles in 11 ... Yahoo! Sports But the offense couldn't do much against Jake Arrieta, who posted seven strong innings of his own and drew the attention of manager Davey Johnson, who dropped the word "spitball" after the game. Only a 6 th -inning HR by Ian Desmond knotted the game at ... |
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Texas snaps Mariners' four-game winning streak - The Seattle Times
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Texas snaps Mariners' four-game winning streak The Seattle Times (May 22, 2012, by SpitBall) MORE Just saw this game. We really don't have too many good hitters. Glad we can beat Col... (May 22, 2012, by Bubba Jr) MORE We had 9 baserunners and scored 1 run. Completely unacceptable. And what was Ryan doing. |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:06:07 PM
Plastic Surgeon Sues Patient For Defamation After Negative Online Reviews - The Consumerist
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Plastic Surgeon Sues Patient For Defamation After Negative Online Reviews The Consumerist So in the case of getting cosmetic surgery, a bad review is akin to a huge spitball thrown at a business, which is why an Orlando plastic surgeon is suing one of his former patients for defaming him online. The Orlando Sentinel says the surgeon claims ... |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:06:07 PM
Hard times ahead without Jackson - The Seattle Times
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Hard times ahead without Jackson The Seattle Times Well spitball, it was important enough for you to leave an inane comment..... LJ is... (May 19, 2012, by Ball Hammer) MORE Jackson's absence had nothing to do with this game or the 1st half of the season. Quit... (May 19, 2012, by atlatl) MORE Ann ... |
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Kevin Millwood still looking for first Mariners victory - The Seattle Times
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 The Seattle Times | Kevin Millwood still looking for first Mariners victory The Seattle Times (May 3, 2012, by SpitBall) MORE At least we ade playing competitive baseball right ? we are just about to turn the... (May 3, 2012, by PurpleTidalWave) MORE Not a lot of upside with Millwood, he's old, he's not particularly good and he doesn't. |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:06:07 PM
Free college? We can afford it. - Washington Post
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Free college? We can afford it. Washington Post Student loans set off the latest Washington spitball fight. The House Republican budget called for letting interest rates double on government-subsidized student loans (and for deep cuts in Pell Grants and other student support). |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:06:07 PM
Modern-day baseball nicknames can't match past - San Francisco Chronicle
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Modern-day baseball nicknames can't match past San Francisco Chronicle Imaginative and colorful nicknames for ballplayers, once a baseball staple, are disappearing, going the way of the spitball, the stirrup sock and Sunday doubleheaders. Boston's Big Papi and Seattle's King Felix plus a few others are probably all right, ... |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:06:07 PM
What's It Like to Be a City Bus Driver? - Huffington Post
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What's It Like to Be a City Bus Driver? Huffington Post Just when I thought the worst was over, I watched a large spitball fly out of her mouth and land on the bus driver's face. I rubbed my eyes, bewildered at this scene. This was the 21st century right? The bus driver remained collected and composed, ... |
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For Pete's sake, what are Seahawks up to? - The Seattle Times
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For Pete's sake, what are Seahawks up to? The Seattle Times (April 29, 2012, by husky 33) MORE SpitBall says: Why are you still employed (even part time) you hack? No one cares wh... (April 29, 2012, by cj griffin) MORE Mostly because they're owned by Uncle Paul Allen, by far the coolest billionaire among us, ... |
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 04:06:07 PM
3 Great Dodgers Hall of Famers: Fan's Look - Yahoo! Sports
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3 Great Dodgers Hall of Famers: Fan's Look Yahoo! Sports He was already pitching in 1920 when the spitball was banned, but was exempted from the ban as a veteran pitcher. When he retired in 1934, Grimes was the last of the legal spitball pitchers. In his nine seasons with Brooklyn, Grimes won 158 games and ... |
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