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The arms race between pitcher and hitter
Every advantage one side of the matchup finds is answered by the other, and the sport's rule changes are mostly attempts to stop that spiral in a particular place.
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The longest season in sport
Baseball plays nearly every day for half a year. That length changes what a win means, what a slump means, and how much any single night can be trusted.
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How bullpens took over the late innings
Nothing in the rulebook says a starting pitcher should leave in the sixth. A chain of small, individually sensible decisions got baseball there anyway.
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The long baseball season still earns its keep
Opinion: a schedule that asks for attendance every single day is out of step with how people watch sport, and it produces something no other league can.
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Pace of play rules changed more than the clock
Opinion: shortening the dead time between pitches also changed what players can do inside a game, and that second effect deserves more discussion than it gets.
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The quiet art of pitch sequencing
Any single pitch can be beaten if a hitter knows it is coming. Sequencing is the discipline of making sure he never quite does.
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Building a bullpen on purpose
A modern relief corps is not leftover pitchers who did not make the rotation. It is a designed unit with defined jobs, and treating it that way changes how teams are assembled.
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Why defensive shifts mattered so much
Moving fielders to where the data said the ball was going was one of baseball's simplest ideas and one of its most disruptive, which is exactly why the rulebook eventually stepped in.
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Reading a ballpark before you read a box score
The same swing produces a home run in one stadium and a routine fly ball in another. Understanding why is the first step to understanding any number baseball gives you.
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