Archive for January 2017

What are the physics behind some of the best hit balls in the game?

What happens when air decides to get a little pushy?

It’s a top-notch scientific data collection system, but even it has its blind spots.

There’s October baseball at Wrigley Field. There’s also October weather.

How to keep a ballplayer in bronze from tipping over.

If you’re going to hit it hard here’s how to hit it so you hit where you want it.

When fans mistake outfield grass for ocean-side sand.

How do catchers do what they do?

Scaling an outfield wall is even more difficult than it looks.

Making the hot stuff hot, and keeping the cool stuff cool.