Report: World Series Baseballs Are Too Slick To Throw A Good Slider
by Chris Thompson from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#36DKM)
Players and coaches on both teams seem pretty certain something is up with the baseballs being used in the World Series, according to this report from Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated. The issue isn't that they might be juiced so much as it is that they're apparently too slick for pitchers to throw a dang slider."