Ep7. A new spin on baseball: the science behind breaking balls

<p>2021 is truly an exciting year for baseball! With incredible players such as Shohei Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr., and so many more, everyone's attention is on baseball right now. With the playoffs coming up so soon, there is going to be a big battle between the pitchers and the hitters. Hitters swinging their bats at a breaking ball curving, dropping, and deceiving the hitters - and strike out!&nbsp;</p> <p>Have you ever wondered how pitchers can throw these breaking balls? This week on the Sci'more podcast, Professor of Physics Dr. John Eric Goff joins us to talk about the science behind baseball. We talk about how pitchers can throw crazy pitchers, what affects the number of home runs at different stadiums, and how science can and have helped baseball.</p> <p>------</p> <p>We rely on listeners like you to ask us questions!</p> <p>Submit any questions you have at: <a href="https://anchor.fm/scimore" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/scimore</a>, call us at 443-776-1282, or messages us on Twitter (@ScimoreP), Instagram (@scimore_podcast) or Facebook (@scimorepodcast).</p> <p>Follow our social media to stay up-to-date on the latest episode releases!</p> <p>------</p> <p>Useful information:</p> <p><a href="http://johnericgoff.blogspot.com/">Dr. Goff's blog</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-simone-biles-does-her-most-difficult-gymnastics-moves-11627320600?st=c88vzs3nhranyr1&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink">Dr. Goff's recent work on the Wall Street Journal (about Simone Biles)</a></p> <p>------</p> <p>Music: "Lucky Massive Dangerous" by Speck</p> <p>Editing: Yun-Fei Liu</p> <p>Intro &amp; Outro: Michael Dryzer</p> <p>Interviewer: Chris Seong Yeol An</p> <p>With help from: Emily Han, Sebastian Markert, Michael Xie, and Ashton Omdahl</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scimore/message