An offseason sampling of classic baseball writing.

Dennis Eckersley was a Hall of Fame closer. But have we been underrating him as a starter?

Step back a century and a half in time and see how America’s national pastime developed.

The pitch is highly utilized but remains hard for hitters to handle.

Little-known pitchers who had remarkable seasons.

Game-used items are going for big bucks. Even the stuff underfoot isn’t dirt cheap.

In other words, baseball gets the glossary it deserves.

Want MLB The Show to be better? Designers need to look to the past, and other games’ present.

A tour through some of baseball’s most extreme climes.

As MLB prepares to crown the MVP, a look back at the award’s early ancestor.