I hear all the time that baseball is so slow but to me every second builds the anticipation. As a Red Sox Fan We have the Three of the top Five slowest pitches to the plate. Headlining with Dice-k. And all Five are from the AL EAST. The Fastest Is Mark Buehrle. But to think about it, it is not a huge problem since the difference is less than 10 seconds.
One Problem is when one of the two slowest face each other. Beckett and CC. Could this be the reason that the Sox and Yankees play for 4 hours a night.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/pitcher-pace-time-between-pitches/