MLB players

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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.