Memphis Closer

[RutherfordBHayes]

Anybody else notice Memphis’ closer spit directly on the ball about three times after he came in from center before he warmed up? He wasn’t hiding it. The ump was standing there.
After a foul ball, I noticed he spit once on the new ball as well.
Now, he rubbed it all in, so he wasn’t loading one side or anything. He was just making the ball stickier for grip. But... is that legal?

 

[Cat Duck]

I have never understood the need for baseball players, or any other men in general, to constantly spit.

(Insert obligatory swallow joke)

 

[The Peeper]

Just wasting that expensive Skoal juice

 

[HomeBoyDawg]

Noticed and wondered the same thing as you (that is, is it legal).

 

[Dawg1979]

I have never understood the need for baseball players, or any other men in general, to constantly spit.

(Insert obligatory swallow joke)

did you ever play a sport? dirt, air, and hustle make your saliva thick and needing to get out! same with adjusting crotch. cups get in the way of the wang. gotta move that thing around so you dont cut something off on a slick ground ball.

 

[Madison Swinger]

did you ever play a sport? dirt, air, and hustle make your saliva thick and needing to get out! same with adjusting crotch. cups get in the way of the wang. gotta move that thing around so you dont cut something off on a slick ground ball.

Cup was never big enough for my wang, had to let it hang

 

[Mjoelner]

If memory serves me right, you're not even supposed to bring your hand to your mouth while you're on the mound much less spit on the ball. Sometimes during cold games, the umps will let the pitchers blow on their fingers while on the mound.

 

[turkish]

They let them lick their fingers constantly.

 

[Choctaw Dawg]

They let them lick their fingers constantly.

They are allowed to lick their fingers as long as they wipe them off before they touch the baseball, odd rule without a doubt.