The Rivera comment is off-base: the movement on his pitches was because of his particular skill in throwing a cutter, not anything against the rules. I agree b

The Rivera comment is off-base: the movement on his pitches was because of his particular skill in throwing a cutter, not anything against the rules. I agree baseball selectively enforces rules. But I think the spitball has been enforced since the 1980s/Gaylord Perry era. And Joe West is a particularly egregious umpire, probably the worst in the game.