Every game in 88 degree heat or warmer went over the total yesterday and every game indoors or cooler than 88 went under the total. We should get lots of scoring at Wrigley, KC, Pro Player, Philly and Texas today.
Totals and heat
- Thread starter JJP
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tb was indoors
it went over
but a good point nonetheless
heat makes the balls fly a little further
heat wears down the pitchers and fielders (more errors)
it went over
but a good point nonetheless
heat makes the balls fly a little further
heat wears down the pitchers and fielders (more errors)
You're right about TB. I do think the fatigue factor comes into play more once in gets over 85 degrees or so, esp. if there is humidity. As for sides, I wonder how a team like the Yankees will react after playing a series in the heat at Texas and they are facing a team (Anaheim) who's been playing under very favorable conditions.
or boston coming to play texas. in favorable conditions at ANA
and now having to come to a much harsher envt. does it
affect them? what about texas having to continually play
in the heat. do they get used to it? or does it take its toll
after a while?
and now having to come to a much harsher envt. does it
affect them? what about texas having to continually play
in the heat. do they get used to it? or does it take its toll
after a while?
JJP, I really like the under in the Yanks game tonight. Here's why:
Washburn is tough as nails and like you said earlier, Anaheim has been playing more under games recently.
Weaver wants to prove to the Yanks that he can pitch as a member of their team. This is probably his last start, cause when Clemens comes back, he's gonna be in long relief. I just think that he needs to prove himself, so in case there is an injury in their staff, Torre has the confidence to put him back in their rotation. Weaver has also pitched pretty well against Anaheim in his career, so we'll see.
I'll take under 9.5 -130
Mr. Wizard
Washburn is tough as nails and like you said earlier, Anaheim has been playing more under games recently.
Weaver wants to prove to the Yanks that he can pitch as a member of their team. This is probably his last start, cause when Clemens comes back, he's gonna be in long relief. I just think that he needs to prove himself, so in case there is an injury in their staff, Torre has the confidence to put him back in their rotation. Weaver has also pitched pretty well against Anaheim in his career, so we'll see.
I'll take under 9.5 -130
Mr. Wizard
how does the heat effect jock itch? does it make you swing harder cauz your in pain or less cauz of the pain? do you hit more homeruns when you gotta take a chit cauz the humidity? just wondering??
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science sez humid-over effect not huge
science sez humid-over effect not huge
link to this article here to view chart in easy to read original form. Doesn't paste too well!.................................http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/howfar3.html
"HOW FAR CAN YOU HIT ONE?" PAGE 3
Density also decreases with a drop in air pressure. As you move to higher altitudes, air pressure decreases significantly -- about 3 percent for every 1000 feet of elevation. So a moving baseball experiences about 16 percent less drag at the 5,000 foot elevation of Denver's "Coors" stadium than at a sea-level stadium like Boston's Fenway Park.
Humidity is a measure of the percentage of water vapor in the air. An increase in humidity has a surprising effect on air density: As humidity increases, air density decreases. In damp air, the large, heavy oxygen and nitrogen molecules are replaced by lighter water molecules, resulting in less density -- in essence, "lighter air." Physicist Paul Doherty explains it this way: "We think of humidity as something that's added to the air on a hot, muggy day. So you might think that a ball would go farther on a dry day than on a humid day. But for every water molecule that we add to the air, we have to remove a heavier nitrogen or oxygen molecule. Since the addition of humidity actually makes the air less dense, a ball will go farther on a humid day than it will on a dry day." The changes in air density related to humidity are not large: Compared to dry air at the same temperature and pressure, there's only about a 1 percent reduction in density for a humidity of 80 percent.
The chart below shows a sample of balls hit at different speeds and angles under different conditions of temperature, humidity, and altitude. Notice that even a 5 percent difference in drag can make the difference between a fly ball and a home run.
Trajectory Number Speed (ft/sec) Angle (deg.) Distance in feet given standard temp (70 degree) and pressure (sea level). Vacuum -10% air density (hot and humid) -5% air density (hot and humid) +5% air density (cold and dry) +10% air density (cold and dry) 'head' wind 'tail' wind
Range in feet
1 161 45 400 812 419 409 391 382 363 434
2 140 35 341 577 354 348 335 329 310 370
3 120 60 236 390 245 241 232 228 186 282
4 100 25 192 239 196 194 190 188 166 216
5 75 55 133 165 136 134 131 130 91 171
Trajectory number:
1 = home run
2 = catchable flyball
3 = catchable flyball
4 =line drive
5 = pop-up Table based on initial figures provided by:
Watts, Robert G., and A. Terry Bahill. Keep Your Eye on the Ball: The Science and Folklore of Baseball. New York: W.H. Freeman and Co., 1990.
science sez humid-over effect not huge
link to this article here to view chart in easy to read original form. Doesn't paste too well!.................................http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/howfar3.html
"HOW FAR CAN YOU HIT ONE?" PAGE 3
Density also decreases with a drop in air pressure. As you move to higher altitudes, air pressure decreases significantly -- about 3 percent for every 1000 feet of elevation. So a moving baseball experiences about 16 percent less drag at the 5,000 foot elevation of Denver's "Coors" stadium than at a sea-level stadium like Boston's Fenway Park.
Humidity is a measure of the percentage of water vapor in the air. An increase in humidity has a surprising effect on air density: As humidity increases, air density decreases. In damp air, the large, heavy oxygen and nitrogen molecules are replaced by lighter water molecules, resulting in less density -- in essence, "lighter air." Physicist Paul Doherty explains it this way: "We think of humidity as something that's added to the air on a hot, muggy day. So you might think that a ball would go farther on a dry day than on a humid day. But for every water molecule that we add to the air, we have to remove a heavier nitrogen or oxygen molecule. Since the addition of humidity actually makes the air less dense, a ball will go farther on a humid day than it will on a dry day." The changes in air density related to humidity are not large: Compared to dry air at the same temperature and pressure, there's only about a 1 percent reduction in density for a humidity of 80 percent.
The chart below shows a sample of balls hit at different speeds and angles under different conditions of temperature, humidity, and altitude. Notice that even a 5 percent difference in drag can make the difference between a fly ball and a home run.
Trajectory Number Speed (ft/sec) Angle (deg.) Distance in feet given standard temp (70 degree) and pressure (sea level). Vacuum -10% air density (hot and humid) -5% air density (hot and humid) +5% air density (cold and dry) +10% air density (cold and dry) 'head' wind 'tail' wind
Range in feet
1 161 45 400 812 419 409 391 382 363 434
2 140 35 341 577 354 348 335 329 310 370
3 120 60 236 390 245 241 232 228 186 282
4 100 25 192 239 196 194 190 188 166 216
5 75 55 133 165 136 134 131 130 91 171
Trajectory number:
1 = home run
2 = catchable flyball
3 = catchable flyball
4 =line drive
5 = pop-up Table based on initial figures provided by:
Watts, Robert G., and A. Terry Bahill. Keep Your Eye on the Ball: The Science and Folklore of Baseball. New York: W.H. Freeman and Co., 1990.
