"Much of the subtlety of baseball is derived from the fact that so much of the game is played in the region between de…"

"The maximum Magnus force on a ball spinning at a rate of 1800 rpm is seen to be about one-third of the weight of the …"

"Note that the ball falls at a rather large angle at the end of its flight; the trajectories are not symmetric."

"Almost all of fluid dynamics follows from a differential equation called the Navier-Stokes equation. But this general…"

"Control pitchers hit corners with an uncertainty of about 3". One must be a fairly good shot to shoot a pistol with t…"

"Balls curve as a consequence of asymmetries in the resistance of the air through which they pass."

"Every 3 feet of lead is worth about one-tenth of a second, and a rolling start is worth a good half second. Indeed, t…"

"We not that those players with weaker arms might be better off throwing at a lower angle to get the ball to the plate…"

"To hit a baseball with dispatch, one needs both to step into the ball and to rotate."

"The American ash from which bats are made has an unusually high strength-to-weight ratio. Ash was celebrated in medie…"