Popluar Articles

There’s Lots of Physics To Do Now That Hawk-Eye Is Up and Running: The Hardball Times March 16, 2020.
Physics in the On-Deck Circle: The Hardball Times March 2, 2020.
The Physics of COR and Other Measures of Bounciness: The Hardball Times February 5, 2020.
The Physics of the “Seamy” Side of Baseball: The Hardball Times January 17, 2020.
Physics in the Atlantic League – or Not: The Hardball Times December 3, 2019.
It’s Physics: Juiced Balls Don’t Explain the Home Run Explosion: The Hardball Times November 7, 2019.
The Challenge of Explaining the Home Run Explosion: The Hardball Times October 1, 2019.
The Physics of Identical Homers: The Hardball Times September 5, 2019.
The Physics of Throwing a Ball Out of the Yard: The Hardball Times August 1, 2019.
Some Physics of Losing a Fly Ball: The Hardball Times July 8, 2019.
The Physics of Cheating Baseball's Humidors: The Hardball Times June 3, 2019.
The Physics of Humidors: A Case Study at Chase Field: The Hardball Times April 26, 2019.
The Physics of Debunkig the Amazing Batting Trick: The Hardball Times April 2, 2019.
The Physics of Fungos: The Hardball Times March 5, 2019.
Yasiel Puig, Physicist?: The Hardball Times February 5, 2019.
The Physics of a Bad Hop: The Hardball Times January 7, 2019.
The Physics of Being Hit by a Pitch: The Hardball Times December 10, 2018.
The Physics of a Wobbling Fly Ball: The Hardball Times November 12, 2018.
It's Physics - The Batter's Grip Doesn't Matter.: The Hardball Times September 11, 2018.
The Physics of Monsta Shawts: The Hardball Times August 17, 2018.
The Physics of Snapping a Bat Across Your Knee: The Hardball Times July 26, 2018.
Some Physics of Ballpark Demolition: The Hardball Times June 20, 2018.
The Physics of the MLB Report on Home Run Rates: The Hardball Times June 5, 2018.
The Physics of Fielding Grounders: The Hardball Times May 15, 2018.
The Physics of Bryce Harper's Broken Bat Blast: The Hardball Times April 19, 2018.
The Physics of the Home Run Boom: The Hardball Times April 6, 2018.
Some Physics of Humidors: The Hardball Times March 9, 2018.
The Physics of the Rarified Air of Spring Training: The Hardball Times February 20, 2018.
The Physics of Pitching Accuracy: in The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2018.
The Physics of RoboUmp: The Hardball Times January 23, 2018.
The Physics of Carry at Dodger Stadium: The Hardball Times January 3, 2018.
The Physics of the Gyro Pitch: The Hardball Times December 1, 2017.
The Physics of Batting Practice: The Hardball Times November 1, 2017.
The Physics of the Bat Flip: The Hardball Times October 2, 2017.
The Physics of "Late Break": The Hardball Times September 1, 2017.
The Physics of a Rising Fastball: The Hardball Times July 31, 2017.
The Physics of Aaron Judge: Fangraphs June 19, 2017.
Light Up The Night: The Hardball Times June 6, 2017.
The Physics of Choking Up: The Hardball Times May 18, 2017.
The Physics In Two Players' Names: The Hardball Times April 24, 2017.
Physics On The Flight To Spring Training: The Hardball Times March 14, 2017.
The Physics of Coors Field's Higher Fence: The Hardball Times February 3, 2017.
The Physics of Barreled Balls: The Hardball Times January 17, 2017.
The Physics of the Force on Spinning Baseballs: The Hardball Times December 12, 2016.
The Effect of the Marine Layer on Fly Balls: with Chris Mitchell. The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2017,
(Fangraphs & The Hardball Times, 2016), pp.227-234.
The Physics of Statcast Errors: The Hardball Times November 17, 2016.
The Physics of October Baseball in Wrigley: The Hardball Times October 3, 2016.
The Physics of Ballpark Statues: The Hardball Times September 14, 2016.
The Physics of Hard Hit Balls: The Hardball Times August 17, 2016.
The Physics of Beach Balls and Fastballs: The Hardball Times August 3, 2016.
The Physics of Catchers' Knees: The Hardball Times July 21, 2016.
The Physics of Three Great Catches: The Hardball Times June 13, 2016.
The Physics of Ballpark Fare: The Hardball Times May 17, 2016.
The Physics of the Cutoff: Part II: The Hardball Times April 6, 2016.
The Crack-of-the-Bat: The Hardball Times February 10, 2016.
The Physics of Broken Bat Homers: The Hardball Times January 14, 2016.
The Physics of the Most Perfect Game: The Hardball Times December 9, 2015.
The Physics of the Longest Possible Homer: The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2016,
(Fangraphs & The Hardball Times, 2015), pp.228-338.
The Physics of Which Way the Wind Blows: The Hardball Times October 28, 2015.
The Physics of a Souvenir: The Hardball Times October 16, 2015.
The Physics of Wind at the Remodeled Wrigley Field: The Hardball Times September 16, 2015.
The Physics of the Dog Days of Summer: The Hardball Times August 21, 2015.
The Physics of Sound at the Ballpark: The Hardball Times August 17, 2015.
The Physics of Calling Pitches from Your Sofa: The Hardball Times June 15, 2015.
The Physics of Radar Guns: The Hardball Times May 12, 2015.
The Physics of Baseball in Super Slow Motion: The Hardball Times April 21, 2015.
The Physics of Going From First to Third: The Hardball Times March 4, 2015.
The Physics of Fielding: The Hardball Times February 18, 2015.
The Physics of Base Stealing: The Hardball Times January 5, 2015.
The Physics of Falling Baseballs: The Hardball Times December 22, 2014.
The Physics of Pitching in the Wind: The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2015,
(Fangraphs & The Hardball Times, 2014), pp.338-347.
The Physics of the Wave: The Hardball Times November 13, 2014.
The Physics of Pesky's Pole: The Hardball Times October 22, 2014.
The Physics of Splash Hits: The Hardball Times October 14, 2014.
The Physics of the Pop-up: The Hardball Times September 26, 2014.
The Physics of Replay Reviews: The Hardball Times September 4, 2014.
Lost in the Sun: The Physics of Ballpark Orientation: The Hardball Times July 30, 2014.
The Physics of the Bunt: The Hardball Times June 19, 2014.
The Physics of a Foul Down the Line: The Hardball Times May 22, 2014.
The True Origins of Baseball (Scientifically Speaking): The Hardball Times May 8, 2014.
The Physics of the Cutoff: The Hardball Times Apr. 1, 2014.
The Physics of the Curveball - A Short History: The Hardball Times Mar. 3, 2014.
The Physics of the Pitcher's Padded Cap: The Hardball Times Jan. 31, 2014.
It's Game Time: The Hardball Times Jan. 26, 2014.
Taking a dive (into first base): The Hardball Times Dec. 30, 2013.
Why is a sinker "heavy?": The Hardball Times Dec. 3, 2013.

Peer Reviewed Papers

Statcast and the Baseball Trajectory Calculator: The Physics Teacher Vol. 55, 134 (2017). Co-author Alan. M Nathan.
Simplified Models for the Drag Coefficient of a Pitched Baseball: The Physics Teacher Vol. 52, 278 (2014). Co-author Alan. M Nathan.
Stolen Base Physics: The Physics Teacher Vol. 51, 269 (2013).
Breaking Bat: The Physics Teacher Vol. 51, 80 (2013).
The Vibrations in a Rubber Baseball Bat: The Physics Teacher Vol. 49, 588 (2011).
Demonstration of the "Trampoline Effect" in Aluminum Bats: The Physics Teacher Vol. 49, 340 (2011).
A Very Inexpensive Magnus Force Demonstrator: The Physics Teacher Vol. 48, 488 (2010).
What Is the Best Launch Angle To Hit a Home Run?: The Physics Teacher Vol. 48, 250 (2010).
The Anatomy of a Pitch: Doing Physics with PITCHf/x Data: The Physics Teacher Vol. 47, No. 7, 412 (2009).
Here is a collection of famous pitches to study.
The Coefficient of Restitution of Baseballs as a Function of Relative Humidity: The Physics Teacher Vol. 42, No. 6, 330 (2004).
The Effects of Coefficient of Restitution Variations On Long Fly Balls: The American Journal of Physics Vol. 58, 151 (1990).

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