Sticky substances are back in fashion for the postseason, it seems
by Jon Hoefling from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#64PD3)
In a little over a year since MLB enabled umpires to routinely check pitchers for illegal foreign substances, there have been a few ejections, pitchers making scenes by stripping to their undergarments, and above all else, there's been a drastic drop in some pitchers' spin rates.