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Noun(1) a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere,an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it(2) a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere(3) an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it

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(1) Do you suppose they've ever lobbed a spitball down a row, or accidentally knocked over their coffee?(2) After getting two strikes on Smith with his spitball , Grimes threw him a fastball, something Smith always handled well.(3) No official explanation was given for banning the spitball , but for years a variety of objections had been made against it.(4) Gaylord Perry succored his Hall of Fame career by often calling upon an illegal spitball pitch.(5) So for someone who spent three years co-writing two series of Spaced in her own blood, sweat and tears, isn't the idea that you can spitball a 100-minute movie on the spot just a little galling?(6) Mitchell was a left-handed spitball pitcher who played for six teams - in 1911 and from 1916 to 1932.(7) It was then that I realised that Kenderson was a sensitive young boy trapped in a bully's body, each spitball and noogie a cry for help.(8) You know, reminds them of those great days when they were first able to get on television and, you know, throw the spitballs around.(9) Kerry needs to knock these spitballs down, of course.(10) They kept throwing pieces of mashed potatoes at her at lunch and throwing spitballs in her hair when a lesson was being taught in the orphanage teaching facilities.(11) And if you want to ride your scooter out to Connecticut to barrage the place with spitballs , I can't stop you.(12) No new spitballers could come up, but those who had been using the pitch previous to the rule change were allowed to continue using it for the life of their career.(13) He caught every type of pitch imaginable, some that are not legal today such as shine balls, spitballs and emery balls, from some of the greatest pitchers of his day.(14) Maybe it's like how they licensed spitballers after banning it for new pitchers in the 1910s.(15) In the fifth inning of a tied 1920 game, New York Yankee spitballer Carl Mays faced Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman, who was crowding the plate.(16) The spectators throw paper airplanes and wads of spitballs at Louis as he walks by because they loathe what they fear.