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 which teams can choose, a gameplan just like using the hit-and-run or a zone blitz. However, this "virus" that is pushing the game to average lengths nearing three hours is not as quite as simple as a belt-high fastball or a pop-fly to the pitcher.
To be clear, baseball has never been about time. There is nothing in major professiona ...
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