News tagged with major league

Digital Baseball: Baseball stats go to the next level

Baseball fans who revel in the statistics surrounding the game, such as batting averages or the clocked speeds of curve balls, have gotten a windfall of data in the past few years thanks to multi-camera filming ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Revolution in golf statistics: Study puts a number on extraordinary dominance of Tiger Woods

When Tiger Woods tees off Thursday at the first major tournament of the year it will mark his return to golf after months of accusations, apologies and absence from the sport. The Masters Tournament is the first step in answering ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 07, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

White favoritism by Major League umps lowers minority pitcher performance, pay

When it comes to Major League Baseball's pitchers, the more strikes, the better. But what if white umpires call strikes more often for white pitchers than for minority pitchers?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Baseball cheaters can't hide from the laws of physics

Some baseball superstitions are accepted as cold, hard truth. But in the world of physics, the most accepted verities are subject to experimentation.

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

New study finds major league pitchers 34 percent more likely to be injured than fielders

Watch out if you are a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher prior to the All-Star break. Pitchers are 34 percent more likely to be injured than fielders, according to a study presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NJIT professor uses math analytics to project 2011 Major League Baseball winners

Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants should win their divisions, while the Atlanta Braves will take the wild card slot in the National League (NL), according to NJIT's baseball guru Bruce Bukiet. ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

A look at Roku's new line of digital media players

Getting video from the Internet to your TV used to be a difficult, costly procedure. That's no longer the case.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Winning record, team longevity, prime-time games influence NFL TV ratings

Legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi once said, "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing." For NFL teams, especially small-market franchises seeking to increase their fan base, winning does ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New film adapts baseball strategy book for the big screen

The new movie "Moneyball" stars Brad Pitt as the general manager of a Major League Baseball team who is compelled to find a new way to put together a winning team because of his shoestring budget.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Statistical analysis debunks the old adage 'Pitching is 75 percent of the game'

Baseball legend Connie Mack famously said pitching is 75 percent of the game. He was wrong -- a new analysis by a University of Delaware professor finds it's just 25 percent.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Review: Baseball scores big with At Bat mobile app

(AP) -- Baseball is back, which means die-hard fans like me are hungry for updates and highlights when we're not near our televisions or computers.

Technology / Software

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0