BalloonKnots

Let me start out by saying I'm a huge baseball fan.

So I was watching a baseball game on TV the other night and for some odd reason I started keeping track of the number of times the pitcher spits on the field! I mean I know baseball players spit a lot but I guess I never realized how much! I counted at least 2-3 spits per pitch (that's not including the number of times they lick or spit on their hand and then apply it to the ball. That's another thing...think about how disgusting that is when the catcher has to hold the same ball with all that saliva on it and throw it back to the pitcher each time! In the real world, if someone spit on their hand and tried to shake my hand afterwards I would give them a disgusted look...so why is that perfectly ok when it happens on a baseball field???

If each player spits that much, the field must be covered with spit throughout the course of the game. Besides the spitting, I noticed that players also snot all over the place. They would hold their finger against one nostril and then blow out a huge snot-booger through the other nostril! All this right on the field of play! I'm not saying I'm the cleanest person out there, but that's just disgusting!!!!

kutulu

You think that's bad? Football players regularly piss their pants. They don't have time to run to the bathroom between plays.

Cross-Over

Ever seen a dugout after a game? There is plenty of saliva, saliva soaked sunflower seed shells, tobacco spit, etc. It definitely isn't the most sanitary place, but doesn't affect me.

paddyjoe

It's just too bad that saliva isn't the only 'juice' that baseball has to worry about.

flstf

Imagine how it was in the not so distant past when most players chewed tobacco. Now most of them just blow bubbles.

alec

man, i need some big league chew, the grape kind. that shit is beyond delicious

Glory's Sun

they do it to keep costs down. the more they spit the cheaper the water bill will be.

dougiefresh

Wow, another reason why Baseball is great: It keeps the germophobes away!

dfings

spitting isnt the biggest problem in basebal steroids are

rival

Hmm, I don't know, that one may be too close to call. I won't get into how much damage they've each done to the game because I don't want to thread jack. You may want to start a new topic where this can be more deeply explored.

soccerchamp76

No threadjacking here......

Every sport isn't so clean. They are not trying to win any beauty contests or "cleanest player" awards at all. During a game, you are hot, tired, and don't give a shit about that kind of stuff. It isn't like the catcher is licking his hands or eating a sandwich between pitches.

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Cowman

hahah..welcome to sports man
its gross
but when youre in the dressing room with the boys, noones worried about sanitation

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Ilow

lol, I was thinking of this thread the other day when the ump actually had to warn David Wells from spitting on his hand and not wiping it off before he pitched. Somebody actually made a comment about jason Varitek having to catch it.

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