What Major League Baseball Is Doing To Keep Bats Inside the Diamond
Experts say a seven-game World Series will see three-and-a-half broken bats.
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Numbers Point to a Tigers World Series Victory
Mathematician Bruce Bukiet has good news and bad news for San Francisco Giants fans. The bad news: The…
Hit By a Pitch: Vicarious Punishment in the Batter’s Box
New research finds a substantial minority of baseball fans disregard their own moral views and support the idea of “beaning” a player in retaliation for an earlier incident.
MLB Prediction: Cardinals to Lead NL in Wins
Despite losing manager Tony La Russa and all-star Albert Pujols, mathematician Bruce Bukiet predicts that the St. Louis Cardinals will lead the National League in victories.
In Baseball, Younger Siblings Steal More Bases
Evolutionary theory suggests younger siblings take more risks. New research finds that is true — at least on the baseball diamond.
Professor Predicts Baseball’s Best Teams for 2010
The Yankees look to be the dominant team in baseball for 2010, according to a New Jersey Institute of Technology mathematician (and Mets fan).
Baseball’s Best Teams Are … 2009 Edition
Math professor Bruce Bukiet uses his copyrighted system to predict which Major League Baseball teams will win the most games in the 2009 season.
Race Ball: Our National Pastime?
We look at studies analyzing Major League Baseball's race relations, economics and pop-ups.
Baseball Whiffs When Setting Salaries
As one team after another gets eliminated in the baseball playoffs, no doubt many fans are grousing that…