This Week's Topic:

The Science of Baseball

Baseball is more than athletics and it's more than math.   See what Science 2.0 has to say on the most scientific sport.
Smooth Patch Effect: Freddy Garcia Pitch Leads To New Physics Hypothesis

An April 29, 2011, a low split-finger fastball thrown by Yankees right-handed pitcher Freddy Garcia...

Baseball Pitcher's Elbow - The Science

A recent discovery regarding injuries to baseball pitchers’ elbows can be described, in round...

Baseball Blasphemy? Pitching Is Only 25 Percent Of Team Success

Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr., better known as Connie Mack, once said that pitching is 75 percent...

Major League Baseball Umpires Are Racist, Says Economist

The highest paid player in baseball has the last name "Rodriguez" and 3 of the top 10 highest paid...

Moneyball Goes To Hollywood And Beyond

Most baseball general managers live in obscurity most of their careers.  Its their first hire...

Angry Pitchers Retaliate More In The Heat

Last week, the Cubs made a rare visit to Fenway Park to face the Red Sox in a Major League Baseball...

How To Simulate Your Own Baseball Game

Fantasy baseball as fans understand it today began in the 1980s but actual fantasy baseball, beyond...

The Math Of Baseball: Bayes Takes On The World Series

It's playoff time in baseball and the Giants have home field advantage over the Texas Rangers starting...

Science Or Myth? Breaking Curveballs In Baseball

Baseball players will tell you that a fastball can rise - and elementary physics says it can also...

Baseball, Vision And Alcohol: Analyzing The Zito Curve

This article has basically nothing to do with baseball or Barry Zito's curveball so you can stop...

Science Of Baseball Playoffs: Giants To Win LDS, But Don't Bet The House

Is a 52% chance of winning a prediction?   Well, yes and no.Today begins the Major League Baseball...

Baseball Heresy - A Purist Mathematically Argues For The Unthinkable; More Playoffs

Living in California now, I follow my third 'home' team in my life.   Growing up in Vero Beach...

Science 2.0 Promotes Math Literacy With Baseball Predictions

Spring training is just getting underway for Major League Baseball, and that means it's time for...

Does A Curveball In Baseball Really Break?

It's World Series time, which means it's time to talk about physics and baseball once again.  ...

Pythagoras Undone: Baseball Bats Even The Musically Pretentious Can Appreciate

Because I have played guitar some 30 years, I have always been interested in guitar construction...

Evaluate Pitcher Shoulders In Spring Training And Reduce Injuries, Says Study

For a baseball pitcher, control is critical but shoulder strength remains vital to remaining healthy...

Yankee Stadium - The House That Bernoulli Built

Quick, who was the feared hitter that legendary baseball numbers guru Bill James says lost more...

The Science Of Baseball: What Is The Fastest A Pitcher Can Throw?

Unless you are a true baseball fan, you have probably never heard of Bob Feller.   Maybe you...

The Science Of Baseball: What Is The Farthest Home Run (And Did Mickey Mantle Hit It)?

 As I briefly laid out in The Science Of Baseball: Coefficients And Happy Haitians, people...

Baseball Brains - Pitching Into The World Series

With the MLB League Championship Series beginning this week,  Twenty-six teams are wondering...