MLB postseason....Day 3

[ppabart]

Post season MLB:
Straight wagers: 8-4 (+1.60 units)
Parlays: 1-0 (+7.40 units)


Today's card:

Arizona (-180).......Schilling hasnt been himself lately, but he knows that if they don't win today, its bye bye playoffs to the Snakes.

over 7.5 (+100)....More than anything, Chuck Finley should give up about 6 himself. Just hoping that Schilling tosses out a couple of solo blasts like he is prone to doing.

Atlanta (-155).....Millwood has been the real star of this pitching rotation. Maddux and Glavine get all the respect and Millwood just sits there and puts up solid numbers. Look for another solid outing today to get the job done.

over 8 (-115)....Both teams have been hitting the ball fairly well lately. No reason that should change today. Should be a very muggy night in Atlanta tonight with Hurricane Lili nearby. Humidity makes the ball go farther.

 

[layinwood]

ppabart, if I'm wrong I apologize but I'm just trying to help. Isn't it the opposit, the more humidity the less a ball travels. I thought thats why they put the balls in the humidor in Colo.. Again if I'm wrong, sorry. Maybe someone else can chime in.


Layinwood

 

[no all]

best of luck to u

 

[ppabart]

Guess I am just basing things on what I know about golf. In fog (100% humidity) a golf ball travels farther..which is the opposite of what most people think.

 

[Heyward]

ppabart, if I'm wrong I apologize but I'm just trying to help. Isn't it the opposit, the more humidity the less a ball travels. I thought thats why they put the balls in the humidor in Colo.. Again if I'm wrong, sorry. Maybe someone else can chime in.

Layinwood

I'm pretty sure you're right. In Colorado, they did indeed humidify the baseballs to keep them in the park.

 

[ddubs]

All I know is humidity does some nasty things to a knuckleball, but as far as ball travelling further.........not sure. Heat rises which would make fly balls go further, but denser air particles presents more resistance to the baseball. :shrug:

Anyways, good luck today.

 

[ppabart]

I stand corrected....

2. Humidity. Air with high humidity is less dense, or thinner, than dryair. But this effect so slight it it would only account for a long balltraveling a few inches farther on a humid day. There is, however, a significant and unexpected effect of humidity. According to Professor Robert Adair, the dean of baseball physicists, a baseball in a humid environment is actually heavier and less elastic than a dry ball, and, therefore, cannot be hit as far. The exact amount of this effect can only be determined experimentally, but, based on the data we've seen, we estimate a 400 ft shot on a day with average humidity would carry 415 ft on a very dry day with low humidity.

 

[ppabart]

Other weather phenonmena...

1. Pressure. Air under low pressure is less dense, or thinner, than air under high pressure. This is the main reason long balls carry farther in Denver-the atmospheric pressure at that altitude is always about 15% less than sea level pressures. A hit that would have flown 400 ft at sea level would carry to 430 ft in the thin air of Coors Stadium. This permanent effect of Denver's high altitude is duly noted by the oddsmakers, however, resulting in totals typically in the 12-14 range, reducing the opportunity to simply bet OVERS and win most of the time. The day-to-day pressure changes of the atmosphere, however, are not considered by the oddsmakers, but these daily pressure differences at stadiums caused by the meanderings of the high and low pressures depicted on weather charts are very small. On a low pressure day the pressure is only one or two per cent lower than on a normal day, so a 400 ft shot would only carry a whopping 402 ft! Obviously this effect is too small to worry about, especially since there are other atmospheric factors that actually make a big difference-read on

 

[layinwood]

ppabart, i hope you know i wasnt trying to make you be wrong. I just didnt want anyone taking the over based on that. I still thik the game will go over though.
good luck to you today

Layinwood

 

[ppabart]

layin....

No offense taken. I'm not one of those types that gets pissed about being wrong. Glad you clarified..or made me clarify. Still betting the over too

 

[gsp]

High humidity means the bb will absorb moisture where the golf ball won't. The wet bb will not have the spring from the bat that a dry one would. Sorta like hittin a soft ball. Also, the ball won't travel as fast once it hits the ground. Good luck today