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A Letter to Frank Deford: Baseball’s Length is Its Gift

Posted: 14th May 2010 by Ty Springs in MLB
Dear Mr. Deford, Last week, you wrote an article for SI.com lamenting what you described as the "stultifying sluggishness" that is presently plaguing Major League Baseball.  The article bemoaned the "dreadful strategy" of hitters allowing themselves to see as many pitches as possible in order to tire out the pitcher.  You seem to see this as one tactic among many from ...