I think the main problem was he couldn't feel the ball in his fingers. I guess it's cold, and the ball is a little slicker when it's cold, and he really couldn't feel it. Consequently, he starts trying to drop down, different things to try to command the strike zone, and he had trouble commanding the strike zone.
Quotes about slicker (9 Quotes)
After Slicker Than Your Average , if I didn't have a break, I would have been making a record for the wrong reason.
I loved doing Elly May. She was a slice out of my own life. And of course the The Beverly Hillbillies was a story about the American Dream. No matter who tried to slicker us or take advantage of us, we always came out on top. We were never the losers. So the right attitude was important. We set a good examples. The Hillbillies set high standards.
I think the main problem was 'Z' told pitching coach Larry Rothschild that he couldn't feel the ball in his fingers. I guess the ball was cold and a little slicker, and he couldn't feel it. He tried to drop down and do different things. He couldn't command the strike zone today.
Part of it was the snow was slicker than we expected and part of it was Olympic jitters - guys are going for it. I still have one gold, so I'm not mad.
Yeah, a little slicker. I've got it working in the draft now.
For the audience, it would be a much slicker, smoother continuous experience.
You know, if I wrote the arrangements two years from now, they would probably be a lot slicker.
I want to thank my assistant coach Virginia Slicker for being there this season, and I want to thank the All Saints family, the administration and the staff for believing in us.