Archive for Physics

Fly balls, Lorenzo Cain and moving pigs: all part of the calculations.

Does pitch movement pose as large an obstacle to batter perception for the cut fastball as for other pitches?

You can’t make up for slow foot speed with a big lead

Answering every question you’ve ever had about baseballs dropped from on high.

There are no definitive conclusions to be made just yet, but there is enough data to start thinking critically.

This is one that everyone can wrap their head — and arms — around.

A detailed examination of how easy it is for the ball to get wrapped around Fenway’s Pesky Pole.

With the Giants back in the postseason, it’s an appropriate time to examine how a home run comes to land in McCovey Cove.

A spinning baseball does amazing things, as every good pitcher and frustrated hitter knows.

Using tools, we can see who really did make the best throws.