Podcast appearances and mentions of meredith wills

Meredith Wills has a Ph.D. in solar astrophysics and is a sports data scientist. She's a physicist and a baseball analyst, who happens to also be a world-class knitter. Rumor has it, Lynda Carter wears a Meredith Wills costume for Halloween. Wills' grandfather may or may not have worked at Area 51. Let's see how she weaves these interests into another fascinating episode of "Stories from Real Life."

Blake Murphy is joined by Jonah Birenbaum to recap the win vs. the Orioles. Tanner McGrath explains what he learned while researching hitters who sustain low strikeout rates despite high whiff rates (31:35). In the final segment, Dr. Meredith Wills discusses what she has learned about baseballs through the lens of astrophysics (1:14:08).The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.

Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with a look at the starting pitchers with Top 100-200 overall ADP in January drafts. Rundown1:37 A Quick Breaking News Item (Adalberto Mondesi Traded to Boston)4:20 ADP Tier 3: Robbie Ray, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, Hunter Greene, Luis Severino, Nestor Cortes, Logan Webb, Kyle Wright, Blake Snell, Clayton Kershaw, Nick Lodolo19:50 The Clayton Kershaw 'Problem' 36:58 Lingering Questions About the Ball (Related Reading: https://www.insider.com/mlb-used-two-balls-again-this-year-and-evidence-points-to-a-third-2022-12 - by Bradford William Davis w/research from Dr. Meredith Wills)42:01 ADP Tier 3.5 - Lance Lynn, Joe Ryan, Freddy Peralta, Jesús Luzardo, Lucas Giolito, Chris Bassitt50:05 ADP Tier 4 – Dustin May, Luis Garcia, Pablo López, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Sale, Charlie Morton, Tony Gonsolin1:11:07 ADP Tier 4.5 - Jeffrey Springs, Drew Rasmussen, Brady Singer, Grayson Rodriguez, Jon GrayFollow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRipere-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.comSubscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with a look at the starting pitchers with Top 100-200 overall ADP in January drafts.  Rundown 1:37 A Quick Breaking News Item (Adalberto Mondesi Traded to Boston) 4:20 ADP Tier 3: Robbie Ray, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, Hunter Greene, Luis Severino, Nestor Cortes, Logan Webb, Kyle Wright, Blake Snell, Clayton Kershaw, Nick Lodolo 19:50 The Clayton Kershaw 'Problem'  36:58 Lingering Questions About the Ball (Related Reading: https://www.insider.com/mlb-used-two-balls-again-this-year-and-evidence-points-to-a-third-2022-12 - by Bradford William Davis w/research from Dr. Meredith Wills) 42:01 ADP Tier 3.5 - Lance Lynn, Joe Ryan, Freddy Peralta, Jesús Luzardo, Lucas Giolito, Chris Bassitt 50:05 ADP Tier 4 – Dustin May, Luis Garcia, Pablo López, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Sale, Charlie Morton, Tony Gonsolin 1:11:07 ADP Tier 4.5 - Jeffrey Springs, Drew Rasmussen, Brady Singer, Grayson Rodriguez, Jon Gray Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper e-mail: ratesandbarrels@theathletic.com Subscribe to The Athletic at $2/month for the first year: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suzy had the opportunity to chat w/ the fantastically amazing ladies of the No Crying In Baseball Podcast - Patti and her cohort, Pottymouth. We love a women led baseball podcast, even more so when they highlight organizations like Baseball For All (An organization whose goal is to build gender equity in baseball by providing girls with real opportunities to play, coach, and lead in this sport. On top of it all, they are a support system and a strong community that ensures that no girl or woman in baseball feels alone.) and actual women baseball players such as Olivia Pichardo (the first NCAA Div 1 Baseball player!) They are also the first podcast that interviewed Dr. Meredith Wills , the astrophysicist that uncovered 2 different baseballs' in play during the 2021 season and the THREE different balls being used (including the "Goldilocks" balls) in the 2022 season. Take a listen and enjoy the laughter and ridiculousness that ensues when you mix Suzy + alcohol + the NCIB ladies + more alcohol! LOL. PS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE LISTENS/FOLLOWS!! Please keep sharing and spreading our pod around! You can find us on the socials: Check out our Twitter: BourbonNBball/_shelmiller IG: BourbonAndBaseballPod www.YouTube.com/@bourbonandbaseballpod If you like what you heard, please don't forget to like/share/subscribe RATE and REVIEW! We'd love to hear from you! We are most active on Twitter, so c'mon over! :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/suzy-fulton/support

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin' Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we have Bradford William Davis and Dr. Meredith Wills on the show to discuss their latest findings about the 2022 baseballs reported by Bradford in Insider earlier this month. We talk about the three (yes, three) different baseballs MLB used in 2022, the non-random distribution of the “Goldilocks” (not too dead, not too juiced) ball, the league's response to their findings, and more. We then wrap things up like we always do with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what's making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.  You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin' Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter and Instagram (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can follow both Bradford William Davis (@BWDBWDBWD) and Dr. Meredith Wills (@Bbl_Astrophyscs) on Twitter; you can find Bradford's work at Insider. You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com.  Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don't forget: there's no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meredith Wills talks about her study of the 2022 MLB baseball's. Padre MiLB transactions. Padres spend almost all their international draft money on the top international prospect.

Are we Team Italy now?  Our Royals picks point that way. Pottymouth orders the Italian Breakfast (and former flying monkey) Vinnie Pasquantino and Patti selects Nicky Lopez, who is boots on the ground with his community involvement. Our Pirates guys include a Cleveland favorite, Carlos Santana, and a rookie record-breaker in Oneil Cruz. Dansby Swanson to the Cubs is the last of the top tier shortstop free agents deals this go round, and it gives us a chance to talk about Mallory some more. Pottymouth is taking recent Red Sox decisions as a personal affront, and she may be right. In WBC news Team USA announces more arms, Team Italy announces NCiB boyfriends, and we still can't get tickets for games in Miami. Bradford William Davis and friend of the pod Dr. Meredith Wills tell a tale of three baseballs which just gets curiouser and curiouser (if we may mix Alice and Goldilocks).We say, “MC Hammer pants,” “Day 9, the Waning of the Waft,” and “if you were sliding into third base, your cellphone would probably fall out of your pocket too.” Get boosted, fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith,  and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

In the third hour, Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi were joined by Robert Mays of the Athletic to discuss whether the Bears are any closer to winning a Super Bowl. Mays also reflected on how the Bears' decisions to trade linebacker Roquan Smith to the Ravens for a second- and a fifth-round pick in 2023 and to acquire receiver Chase Claypool from the Steelers for a second-round pick in 2023 have played out. After that, Dr. Meredith Wills, a data scientist who has a PhD in astrophysics and is a baseball composition expert, joined the show to share the findings from her new analysis of more than 200 baseballs used during the 2022 MLB season. Among the findings, Wills discovered there were three different baseballs used this past season. Later, Bernstein and Rahimi reacted to where Bulls players ranked on the Ringers' new list of top 100 NBA players.

Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi were joined by Dr. Meredith Wills, a data scientist who has a PhD in astrophysics and is a baseball composition expert, to share the findings from her new analysis of more than 200 baseballs used during the 2022 MLB season. Among the findings, Wills discovered there were three different baseballs used this past season.

Alex and Bobby banter about the litany of transactions over the last week and do a little discourse about the discourse surrounding contracts, then bring on Insider investigations reporter Bradford Williams Davis to break down his report in partnership with Dr. Meredith Wills regarding MLB's use of three different baseballs in 2022, including how the league tried to discourage cooperation with third party investigations of the ball, why they thought they'd be able to get away with this again, the media's role in this sort of story, and more. Links: Major League Baseball used three types of baseballs in 2022 Transgender sex workers face an acute risk of violence Rob Manfred is willing to waive a relocation fee for the A's Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Songs featured in this episode: 070 Shake — “Nice To Have" • Parquet Courts — “Light Up Gold” • Katy Perry — “Hot N Cold” • Booker T & the M.G.'s — “Green Onions”

Willson Contreras is a Cardinal and while Danny is still doing post-nuptial stuff Sara is joined by Kevin McCaffrey from the Away Games Pod to try and figure out how the Cubs let their best hitter go to their biggest rival on a totally reasonable deal. They also talk about the chances that Hoyer and Co. will actually use the money that ownership is very publicly saying is available to them as the market goes absolutely bananas with an 11 year/$280 million deal that enticed Xander Bogaerts to leave Boston for San Diego. After the break they look at the Cody Bellinger signing and the fact that the Cubs will basically be paying $39.5 million in 2023 to see if they can fix Bellinger's swing while the Dodgers try to do the same for Jason Heyward. They finish up with the latest scandal on the literal baseball as Dr. Meredith Wills' new research on the ball indicates there were not two, but three different balls in 2022 and you will not believe where they wound up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin' Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing the news that Jacob deGrom's simulated game was delayed until Thursday and try to figure out how nervous we should be about it.  Then, we reflect on the first half of the 2022 Mets season. We each give our MVPs and LVPs of the first half and discuss potential trade targets for the Mets, which amazingly enough now includes Juan Soto. Next, we talk about some interesting things Rob Manfred said to the media yesterday, including that he “rejects the premise” that minor leaguers don't make a living wage and disputes Dr. Meredith Wills' research about the two baseballs.  Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what's making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.  You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin' Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com.  Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don't forget: there's no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Meredith Wills joins us to talk about what's up with the dead/mushy/squishy baseball. We learn about her years as the “destroyer of baseballs” to look for changes in construction, materials, anything that makes the ball behave differently from year to year or even game to game. Consider the humidor! Our give the ball to a kid mantra evolves into a more complicated algorithm ending in “send the ball to Meredith.”Patti's birthday wish was granted and Adley Rutschman finally got his call up – hijinks ensue. We say "as a knitter," "frizzy hair solution," and "you can shuffle Juan."Get boosted, fight the man, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Episode 975 On this episode, we chat about the AL West-leading Astros before getting help from an astrophysicist as we try to understand why the baseball continues to act so strangely. To start the show, David Laurila welcomes Julia Morales, reporter for AT&T SportsNet Southwest and the Houston Astros. Morales has been covering the team […]

EP: BLEACHER BLUMS What's going with the baseball?! w/Dr. Meredith Wills Leadoff Lyrics Hot or Not Dr. Meredith Wills What is the story with the baseball??? bleacherblums.com geoffblum.com bluewirepods.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello Seattle Mariners fans! After a ghastly road trip, the Mariners decided to go on spring break instead of play the Rays, and slide into the first game of the series with the Philadelphia Phillies with a resounding 9-0 drubbing. We stumble out the gate to remain composed, but ultimately find the focus to dive deep into the state of the team both literally (in the standings) and mentally (spiraling). Our twitter faithful ponder the meaning of life, joy and suffering as it relates to the Mariners, but also existentially. We collectively try to understand the Mariners through the lens of the new dead baseball and the strange new offensive environment that skews our ability to comprehend the statistics in usual ways. John talks about physicist Dr. Meredith Wills, her research on the changes to the baseball over the past several seasons and the secrecy behind that information. We thank Kevin Cash for his crucial role in snapping the Mariners losing the streak and giving the team a much needed victory. John previews his upcoming article breaking down new, new, new look Jarred? We defend Jarred's base running in the early going, while acknowledging it has not been ideal. We praise Julio who is perfect. We refuse a reunion with Robinson Cano unless it's in the bullpen. Kate and John assess Robbie Ray's early returns and wonder if we have seen the signs that the best is yet to come. Lastly, we assess the mood music choices most befitting the current Mariners squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin' Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we went live on the Amazin' Avenue Facebook page with Dr. Meredith Wills to talk about the 2022 baseballs, which appear deader than ever.  We talk about the effect the humidor might be having on the ball and why it might be causing the inconsistency Chris Bassitt and others seem to be noticing with the balls this year.  We also discuss the differences between the Rawlings baseball used by MLB and the balls used during the Olympics, which players liked better. Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what's making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.  You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin' Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). And you can find Kellyanne Healey in the Amazin' Avenue comments (LaRomaBella). You can follow our guest Dr. Meredith Wills on Twitter (@Bbl_Astrophyscs). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com.  Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don't forget: there's no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin' Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin with a celebration of the Mets' improbable comeback win against the Cardinals and the fact that the Mets very well may be a Good baseball team.  Next, we talk about the odd sequence of events that was the update on Jacob deGrom, which was very Metsy, but culminated in (mostly) good news.  We then discuss the tough choices the Mets will have to make with the roster come May 1 when rosters shrink from 28 to 26. We make the argument that Robinson Canó is not the answer for this team moving forward. In a quick baseball segment this week, we talk about how the baseball is dead again; we will cover that in greater depth next week when we have Dr. Meredith Wills back on the show. We also provide a quick update on Trevor Bauer, who has now sued the woman who accused him of sexual assault. Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what's making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.  You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin' Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). And you can find Kellyanne Healey in the Amazin' Avenue comments (LaRomaBella). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com.  Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don't forget: there's no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the final hour, Dan Bernstein listened and reacted to sound from the Dunker Spot podcast that spotlighted how the simplicity of playoff matchups could lead to the Bulls playing solid defense that's more sustainable. Later, astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills joined the show to discuss what we've learned about the composition of the baseballs that MLB is using this season.

Dr. Meredith Wills was born on a Major League Baseball Opening Day, but it was not a run-of-the-mill Opening Day: It was the day Henry Aaron tied Babe Ruth's home run record. Her father, who grew up watching Aaron play, went out and bought his newborn daughter a baseball bat. “He was absolutely convinced that I was going to be something in the game,” says Dr. Wills. The elder Wills' vision was prescient. Dr. Wills has been busy over the past several years researching and solving the mysteries within a seemingly simple but beloved object: the baseball. The impact of Dr. Wills' research is changing the game of baseball and what we know about MLB operations. Keelin Billue is hosting this new South Side Sox podcast called “Explain It Like I'm 5 (ELI5),” which is focused on simplifying complicated topics in baseball with the experts who understand the issues best. Listen to or watch Episode 1: “The baseball: a semi-chaotic system” to learn about Dr. Wills and the following topics: What do baseball, astrophysics, and knitting have in common? What is the history behind dead and juiced balls? Does MLB purposefully juice and/or deaden balls? How did Dr. Wills find out the MLB used two different balls in 2021? Why did MLB use two different balls in 2021? What is the fallout from using juiced balls? Learn more about Dr. Wills and the articles she mentioned in this episode: Major League Baseball secretly used 2 different types of baseballs last season, Business Insider, Bradford William Davis and Dr. Meredith Willis (2021) Did MLB Use Juiced Balls in 2020?, Sports Illustrated, Stephanie Apstein (2021) “Yes, the baseball is different — again. An astrophysicist examines this year's baseballs and breaks down the changes, The Athletic, Dr. Meredith Wills (2019 SABR Award-Winning article) How one tiny change to the baseball may have led to both the home run surge and the rise in pitcher blisters, The Athletic, Dr. Meredith Wills (2018) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EP: 155 BLEACHER BLUMS Interview with Dr. Meredith Wills Meredith is an Astro Physicist that has been doing research into how the baseball is being impacted and how it has impacted the game. She is a huge fan of the game and took the time to enlighten Tuttle and I to the inside knowledge how the baseball has been manipulated to effect the game itself. Also, the impact of having more women in the game of baseball. bleacherblums.com geoffblum.com bluewirepods.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David, Justin, James & producer Dan draft the pitches they believe will make the biggest impact in 2022. Dr. Meredith Wills explains how the two baseballs were used in 2021. Follow us on Twitter! @ToeingTheSlab @DCone36 @JustinShackil @JamesSmyth621

Urban Meyer is destroying the winning culture of the Jacksonville Jaguars; Major League Baseball used two different balls and lied about it; Buck Showalter is a zombie; follow Meredith Wills on Twitter!

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin' Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we are joined by investigative journalist Bradford William Davis and astrophysicist and baseball construction expert Dr. Meredith Wills to discuss Bradford's recent article for Business Insider on Meredith's study, which revealed that MLB used two different baseballs with two different performance profiles during the 2021 season. We chat with Bradford and Meredith about the data, what it tells us, the reactions of players and others in baseball to this news, its impact on tensions between the league and the players in the context of the current lockout, and so much more. Video of our conversation—where you can see Meredith's demonstrations with actual used game balls—is available on the Amazin' Avenue Facebook page. As we always do, we wrapped things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us, including our guests, talked about what's making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.  You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin' Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow all of our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich), and Kellyanne Healey (@ellarebee). You can follow our guests Bradford William Davis (@BWDBWDBWD) and Dr. Meredith Wills (@Bbl_Astrophyscs). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don't forget: there's no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Patti and the Pottymouth kick off a new round of baseball boyfriends with their picks for the Orioles and Diamondbacks. Pottymouth profiles comeback player of the year Trey Mancini, and homegrown utility player Josh Rojas. Patti finally celebrates Adley Rutschman Day and finds a way to tie it to labor negotiations. She also selects almost-Olympian Seth Beer, because we love our Beer here at NCiB.Advocates for Minor Leaguers announces a steering committee to create a collective voice, and first order of business is support of MLBPA in the lockout. MLB scrubs players' NIL from their site and does that ever prove a point on the player side. The lockout isn't even the biggest scandal this week, as everyone's favorite baseball astrophysicist Meredith Wills' discovery that MLB secretly used two completely different baseballs this season finally breaks. Pottymouth's CPBL Lions add insult to injury, Dominican players give back, and Lobas de Areciebo are crowned champs in Liga de Béisbol Femenino de Puerto Rico. We say “rankling”, “Dusty Baker lit it up”, and “I fact-checked my dad.”Get boosted, fight the man, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about listener responses to their earlier conversation about the proper pluralization of “hit by pitch,” then (11:41) bring on Bradford William Davis and Dr. Meredith Wills to discuss the reporting and research that revealed that two types of baseballs were used during the 2021 MLB regular season, as well […]

MLB already has one issue on their hands with the lockout, but now they've got a situation with their balls. Dr. Meredith Wills, Pete Alonso, Sean Doolittle, and anonymous players blow the lid off of an issue that could rock the sport. #MLB #JoinTheBrigade #BringTheNoise #Phillies

In the second hour, Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi lamented Bears general manager Ryan Pace's lack of leadership and reluctance to speak publicly. They also wondered how they'll feel if the Bears retain him for 2022. After that, data scientist Dr. Meredith Wills joined the show to discuss how MLB used two different baseballs during the 2021 season without letting the teams or players know. She explained how that had a wide-ranging impact. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of Locked On Yankees, co-hosts Stacey and Abbey discuss the latest exposé about MLB using two different balls during the 2021 season and how this "bombshell" may affect labor talks. Bradford William Davis wrote an article for the Insider which featured more research from SABR member and astrophysicist Meredith Wills which proved, once again, that MLB did something with the balls. Sean Doolittle is featured in the articles and Stacey and Abbey talk about the quotes and information from the article and what this means going forward for baseball with the lockout only hours away.The link to the article discussed: https://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-used-two-different-balls-in-2021-2021-11Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Kolsky, Ray Ratto, and Nick Friedell discuss Steph Curry's standing in the G.O.A.T. discussion, hear from callers, and chat with Dr. Meredith Wills about a developing MLB story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's episode of Locked On Yankees, co-hosts Stacey and Abbey discuss the latest exposé about MLB using two different balls during the 2021 season and how this "bombshell" may affect labor talks. Bradford William Davis wrote an article for the Insider which featured more research from SABR member and astrophysicist Meredith Wills which proved, once again, that MLB did something with the balls. Sean Doolittle is featured in the articles and Stacey and Abbey talk about the quotes and information from the article and what this means going forward for baseball with the lockout only hours away. The link to the article discussed: https://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-used-two-different-balls-in-2021-2021-11 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Meredith Wills, who studied the differences between the baseballs used in the 2021 MLB season, joins Matt Kolsky, Ray Ratto, and Nick Friedell to discuss her findings, what it  means for baseball, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi were joined by Dr. Meredith Wills, who has a PhD in astrophysics and is a baseball construction expert, to discuss MLB's ever-changing ball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour, Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi were joined by Dr. Meredith Wills, a data scientist who has a PhD in astrophysics and is a baseball construction expert, to discuss MLB's ever-changing ball and the discoveries she has made on the issue. After that, Bernstein and Rahimi discussed the White Sox's 5-2 win against the Blue Jays on Thursday. Later, they conducted the Midday Midway, taking a look at some of the wildest and most intriguing headlines from around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second hour, Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi were joined by Dr. Meredith Wills, a data scientist who has a PhD in astrophysics and is a baseball construction expert, to discuss MLB's ever-changing ball and the discoveries she has made on the issue. After that, Bernstein and Rahimi discussed the White Sox's 5-2 win against the Blue Jays on Thursday. Later, they conducted the Midday Midway, taking a look at some of the wildest and most intriguing headlines from around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we have Dr. Meredith Wills on the show to recap what was going on with the 2020 baseballs, what’s up with the baseballs this season, and how hitters can adjust in the Year of the Pitcher. We wrap things up, like we always do, with Walk-off Wins where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise.  You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow all of our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich), and Kellyanne Healey (@ellarebee). You can follow Dr. Meredith Wills on Twitter (@Bbl_Astrophyscs). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baseball is back! During the lead-up to this year’s Major League Baseball Season, we stumbled upon some rather earth-shattering news. Recently, MLB sent out a memo to all teams regarding the monitoring of possible “doctoring” of baseballs with substances to increase spin rate. Several questions have arisen - most notably, what are the possible causes for the increase in home runs over the past several seasons? Dr. Meredith Wills, a renowned astrophysicist who's an expert on baseball construction, stops by to discuss her research on the juiced balls with Kazuki and Brandon. She explains how her intrigue in knitting as well as deconstructing the baseball led her to a major discovery that has shaken the whole foundation of the game. Follow Dr. Meredith Wills on Twitter as well as on LinkedIn to keep up with her latest news. Check out this exclusive Sports Illustrated article on Dr. Wills' research on juiced balls: - https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/02/09/mlb-ball-is-live-daily-cover Watch Dr. Wills' SABR presentation on the juiced balls here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKGtxDk3H4o Also, listen to her full interview on Mansplain Baseball Elsewhere podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKGtxDk3H4o Follow us now on Twitter!! We're also on Amazon Music and Audible!!! Please listen to us there as well. For more updates about the show, please check out: https://daylightinteractive.com/ For more of Brandon's work, please see here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theairlineguy/ -- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chris Townsend reacted to the A’s acquisition of Elvis Andrus (3:30), the baseball change in 2021 (27:25), the Rays' new pitching strategy for 2021 (40:30) and the PECOTA projections for 2021 (55:50). He was joined by Elvis Andrus (1:05:30), Jed Lowrie (1:15:50), Shooty Babitt (1:24:00), Ray Fosse (1:45:15), Mike Petriello of MLB.com (2:19:50) and Dr. Meredith Wills (2:34:10).

On the February 12 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the A’s acquisition of Adam Kolarek (4:30), the Rays' new pitching strategy (10:30) and which uniform the Athletics need to bring back (1:13:10). He was joined by A’s president Dave Kaval (27:25), the radio PXP voice of the Padres, Jesse Agler (56:20), Mike Petriello of MLB.com (1:19:20), Roxy Bernstein (1:47:00) and what the baseball could look like in 2021 with Dr. Meredith Wills (2:16:50).

Enjoy this throwback interview with astrophysicist, sports data scientist, and baseball superfan Dr. Meredith Wills! Rhea and Dr. Wills talk about scientific explanations for MLB's historic increase in home runs over recent seasons and the physics of juiced balls. Originally recorded on July 19, 2019. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY BETTER HELP & QUIP: *Get 10% off your first month of Better Help at betterhelp.com/baseball *Get your first Quip refill FREE at getquip.com/baseball SUPPORT THREE SWINGS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/threeswings CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod GET THREE SWINGS MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swings THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/three-swings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The girls chat with Meredith Wills, catch up on baseball news (finally), and talk about adults chasing autographs.

We celebrate our 100th episode with Dr. Meredith Wills and Emily Waldon from The Athletic and Baseball America. They discuss their S.A.B.R. award winning articles. The awareness that their work has brought to fans and the baseball community. We also discuss the damage that contraction of 42 teams will have on the communities, fan growth, and future players.

The baseball astrophysicist Meredith Wills joins Russ to chat about her work on MLB's bouncy 2019 balls and a whole loads of other trends in baseball analytics.

Dr. Meredith Wills joined the program to discuss the way that MLB baseballs have been altered over the past few years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Dale Murphy, Matt Thomas, Mark Willard and Dr. Meredith Wills.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Dale Murphy, Matt Thomas, Mark Willard and Dr. Meredith Wills.

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin with a look at the surprisingly appealing new additions to the Mets coaching staff and share our thoughts on early Mets trade rumors. Then, we welcome back Friend of the Show Dr. Meredith Wills, whose latest piece for The Athletic is a continuation of her incredible work on the construction of the juiced baseballs, this time looking at the truly baffling situation with the baseballs in the 2019 postseason. There is other great reading on this topic from Rob Arthur in Baseball Prospectus, where he first observed that the postseason baseball was dejuiced...and then maybe that it wasn’t, and also from Katie Strang in The Athletic, where she follows a thread unearthed by Dr. Wills that calls into question some of Rawlings’ messaging. We also take a step back to consider how this fits in with the sign-stealing scandal and other threats to baseball’s integrity. And lastly, in what might be baseball’s biggest threat yet, Dr. Wills leads us in an impassioned plea to MLB to save our minor league teams from extinction, a topic our very own Allison McCague has written about in this recent must-read from Baseball Prospectus. Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. And if you missed her the first time around, or just want to refresh your memory of one of our best interviews yet, check out Dr. Wills’s APOTO debut from this past April. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow all of our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the November 15 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the MVP Awards and the Houston Astros sign stealing story. He was joined by Dan Syzmborski of Fangraphs (29:55), Astros Pre and Post Game host, Matt Thomas (54:37, Bob Nightengale (1:21:15), 2x MVP Dale Murphy (1:52:47) and Dr. Meredith Wills (2:18:21).

Chris Townsend discussed the hiring of Gabe Kapler by the San Francisco Giants (:54) and he was joined by Mark Willard of KNBR (26:10), Phillies broadcaster, Kevin Frandsen (41:00), the host of Intentional Talk on the MLB Network, Chris Rose (1:00:15), Reds pitcher, Trevor Bauer (1:13:40), Shooty Babitt (1:27:30), Astros Pre and Post Game host, Matt Thomas to discuss the Astros scandal (1:41:00), Bob Nightengale of USA Today (1:59:36), 2x MVP, Dale Murphy (2:09:50), Dr. Meredith Wills (2:25:10) and the 2019 MVP Award (2:44:07).

On the November 15 edition of A's Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the MVP Awards and the Houston Astros sign stealing story. He was joined by Dan Syzmborski of Fangraphs (29:55), Astros Pre and Post Game host, Matt Thomas (54:37, Bob Nightengale (1:21:15), 2x MVP Dale Murphy (1:52:47) and Dr. Meredith Wills (2:18:21).

Chris Townsend discussed the hiring of Gabe Kapler by the San Francisco Giants (:54) and he was joined by Mark Willard of KNBR (26:10), Phillies broadcaster, Kevin Frandsen (41:00), the host of Intentional Talk on the MLB Network, Chris Rose (1:00:15), Reds pitcher, Trevor Bauer (1:13:40), Shooty Babitt (1:27:30), Astros Pre and Post Game host, Matt Thomas to discuss the Astros scandal (1:41:00), Bob Nightengale of USA Today (1:59:36), 2x MVP, Dale Murphy (2:09:50), Dr. Meredith Wills (2:25:10) and the 2019 MVP Award (2:44:07).

This episode we were pleased to be joined by Dr. Meredith Wills. She is an Astrophysicist, in the MLB Hall of Famer for her knitting, blew the lid on the juiced ball in late 2015 and again in 2019. Probably safe to say knows more about ball construction and effects of ball changes on outcomes than anybody. We discussed everything from the 2019 regular season juiced baseball, to the dejuiced 2019 Postseason baseball. She was an honor to have on for sure. 

With the World Series about to begin, we check in with Dr. Meredith Wills, an astrophysicist, about one of this season's biggest storylines -- the record-setting number of home runs and the allegedly "juiced" baseballs. Wells has been studying MLB balls for years, and she explains her findings. Plus, we check in with The Athletic's Jayson Stark about how the balls used in the World Series might affect the teams involved, and we look at how the Astros and Nationals match up against one another.You can hear more from Jayson Stark every Tuesday on his "Starkville" podcast:https://theathletic.com/podcast/25-starkville/?source=theleadpodcastAnd revisit the 2000 World Series with the latest "Sports Wars" series about the Subway Series: https://wondery.com/shows/sports-wars/

Chris Townsend went back to 1989 on the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1:15). He also discusses the A's starting rotation next year (11:30), the future of the A's young players in Oakland (14:30) and was joined by former Oakland Athletics Jonny Gomes (21:43), Hall of Famer Frank Thomas (32:50), Jarrod Parker (44:00), Nationals bench coach and former Athletics bench coach Chip Hale (54:20), 2019 A's All-Star Liam Hendriks (1:09:13), PXP voice for TBS Brian Anderson (1:21:44), Susan Slusser (1:35:50), Data Scientist Rob Arthur on the postseason baseball (1:53:20), Evan Drellich (2:07:20) and Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills (2:21:50).

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Former Oakland Athletics Jonny Gomes & Nick Swisher, Evan Drellich of the Athletic and Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills.

Chris Townsend went back to 1989 on the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake (1:15). He also discusses the A's starting rotation next year (11:30), the future of the A's young players in Oakland (14:30) and was joined by former Oakland Athletics Jonny Gomes (21:43), Hall of Famer Frank Thomas (32:50), Jarrod Parker (44:00), Nationals bench coach and former Athletics bench coach Chip Hale (54:20), 2019 A's All-Star Liam Hendriks (1:09:13), PXP voice for TBS Brian Anderson (1:21:44), Susan Slusser (1:35:50), Data Scientist Rob Arthur on the postseason baseball (1:53:20), Evan Drellich (2:07:20) and Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills (2:21:50).

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from: Former Oakland Athletics Jonny Gomes & Nick Swisher, Evan Drellich of the Athletic and Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills.

Barstool Sports presents the Starting 9, featuring Jared Carrabis and Dallas Braden - the baseball podcast everyone wants but no one else will give you. This week's first episode features an interview with astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills, who takes Dallas on a journey inside the baseball to discover what's different, why is it different, what we can expect moving forward and much more. Dallas and Jared also get into the signature news of the week - the Red Sox firing of Dave Dombrowski the season following winning the World Series, and the news that Javier Báez is out for the remainder of the regular season. The crew also does a “rundown” of the remaining “relevant” American League teams - Astros, Yankees, Twins, Indians, Athletics and Rays.

In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel…. Move over Moneyball, something new is coming. Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the world of data-driven player development that’s re-shaping baseball today. Featuring Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik, authors of The MVP Machine, and astrophysicist and baseball sleuth Meredith Wills, PhD. Photo Credit: Erik Drost [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

Move over Moneyball, something new is coming. Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the world of data-driven player development that’s re-shaping baseball today. Featuring Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik, authors of The MVP Machine, and astrophysicist and baseball sleuth Meredith Wills, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/building-an-mvp-machine/ Photo Credit: Erik Drost [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

MidSeason Finale Week is here! This week on Might Be News we have Dr. Meredith Wills on the show to answer all of our questions on aliens, space, time travel, parallel universes, faith vs science and more!! Go to www.patreon.com/mbnnetwork for the full TWO HOUR episode, access to exclusive content, network merch, and more!!

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from All-Star RHP Liam Hendriks, CF Ramon Laureano, Dr. Meredith Wills and Daniel Moskos.

Hosted by Chris Townsend, Towny recaps A's Cast Live interviews from All-Star RHP Liam Hendriks, CF Ramon Laureano, Dr. Meredith Wills and Daniel Moskos.

We're back after holiday breaks to discuss the "juiced" ball with sports data scientist, Dr. Meredith Wills. @Bbl_Astrophyscs is an astrophysicist, baseball construction expert, contributor to the @TheAthletic and a knitting designer. Enjoy this excellent discussion on today's baseball.    

Rhea talks to astrophysicist, sports data scientist, and baseball superfan Dr. Meredith Wills! Plus thoughts on the MLB Trade Deadline, Second Half Predictions, Sadness, and Simple Acts of Kindness. Plus #RosinBag questions on Swing Aesthetics and the Tampa Bay Rays' chances in the AL East.THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY CARE/OF:*For 25% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter promo code BASEBALLBUY TICKETS FOR RHEA'S TOUR DATES HERE:https://www.rheabutcher.com/livedatesGET THREE SWINGS MERCHhttps://www.teepublic.com/stores/three-swingsCONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM AND SEND YOUR #ROSINBAG QUESTIONS: https://twitter.com/threeswingspodhttps://www.instagram.com/threeswingspodTHREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttp://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings

This week we finally talk to Dr. Meredith Wills about her bombshell article on the newest Baseball, how it is different than previous balls, and how it has severely effected the game this season! You don't want to miss this!!

On the July 15 edition of A's Cast Live, Chris Townsend returned from his vacation to discuss how Major League Baseball could speed up their games and make extra innings more exciting. He was joined by Rex Hudler, Bryan Price, Sarah Langs, Dan Szymborksi & Dr. Meredith Wills.

On the July 15 edition of A's Cast Live, Chris Townsend returned from his vacation to discuss how Major League Baseball could speed up their games and make extra innings more exciting. He was joined by Rex Hudler, Bryan Price, Sarah Langs, Dan Szymborksi & Dr. Meredith Wills.

Keith Law fills in for Buster and begins by remembering the life of Tyler Skaggs. Then, Keith speaks with sports data scientist Meredith Wills about her controversial work regarding changes to the baseball (3:30). Then, we hear from Rob Manfred (24:20) and Sarah Langs highlights the youth movement across baseball in "Numbers Game" (33:02). Plus, a once-in-a-lifetime ESPYs experience is announced (55:00).

THE Ryan Sullivan Show #11 has dropped and we proudly welcome The Athletic's Dr. Meredith Wills to the Podcast. Link to -> https://theathletic.com/1044790/2019/06/25/yes-the-baseball-is-different-again-an-astrophysicist-examines-this-years-baseballs-and-breaks-down-the-changes/

Chris Townsend discussed why having Major League Baseball play internationally is a good thing (:53) and was joined by Chris Rose of the MLB Network (20:18), Former A's Closer Jason Isringhausen (31:00) & Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills (43:00).

Chris Townsend discussed why having Major League Baseball play internationally is a good thing (:53) and was joined by Chris Rose of the MLB Network (20:18), Former A's Closer Jason Isringhausen (31:00) & Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills (43:00).

On the June 27 edition of A's Cast Live, Chris Townsend broke down the starters for the 2019 MLB All-Star game, the Jason Vargas situation and was joined by Athletics GM, David Forst, Athletics President, Dave Kaval, Mark Langston & Astrophysicist, Dr. Meredith Wills, who discussed if the baseball has indeed changed.

On Episode 298 of Hittin' Season, host John Stolnis breaks down the first three games of the Phillies' series against the woeful New York Mets. Sometimes in life, timing is everything and the Metropolitans were exactly the elixir the Phillies needed to get over their 7-game losing streak. How a new offensive approach has perhaps changed everything for this team, Also, balls are clearly leaving the ballpark at a higher rate than ever before, but why? Astrophysicist and contributor for The Athletic Dr. Meredith Wills joins the show to talk about her scientific study of the baseballs and answers definitively whether the balls are juiced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Meredith Wills discusses her fascinating research on how MLB has changed baseballs over recent history as detailed in The Athletic

Dr. Meredith Wills discusses her fascinating research on how MLB has changed baseballs over recent history as detailed in The Athletic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we try to wrap our minds around the cavalcade of Mets drama, from the Sunday’s locker room throwdown to leaks about Brodie’s backseat managing to bullpen meltdowns. For more reading on this circus, check out former Mets beat writer Marc Carig’s takedown of team leadership and the Post’s brutal take on Callaway’s standing as manager. Next, we look at a related topic: MLB discipline. Both umpires and the league have standards that seem variable and unpredictable and it’s a real problem. Finally, we wrap things up as we always do with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. And a quick update to an earlier show: the brilliant and talented Dr. Meredith Wills has published a follow-up to her work last year on the difference in the baseballs resulting in the home run surge. It’s a must-read! You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow all of our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com.  Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's no secret that home runs are waaaaay up across MLB, but why? Sports data scientist Dr. Meredith Wills tries to answer this question on this episode.

It's no secret that home runs are waaaaay up across MLB, but why? Sports data scientist Dr. Meredith Wills tries to answer this question on this episode.

In this bonus episode, host Matt Moret interviews Dr. Meredith Wills, a sports data scientist and astrophysicist who has spent the last several years tearing MLB baseballs to shreds. Dr. Wills has researched how changes to baseball manufacturing are affecting home run rates and pitch control. For the season finale of Field Study, Moret and Dr. Wills discuss her discoveries and the right way to break a baseball.   Find a full transcript of this episode here: https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/field-study-podcast/mlb-baseball-construction-home-run-boom/

Brian Schlosser and Nate Gilman are joined by "The Hall of Fame Knitter" and Astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills to talk about some of the changes to today's game of baseball - specifically, the rise in home runs in the Launch Angle Revolution.

On the fourth episode of SABRCast, Rob Neyer chats with Dr. Meredith Wills and Rob Arthur to dissect baseball, the ACTUAL baseball, to see how small changes in the ball can add up to a big increase in home runs. And, as always, SABR CEO Scott Bush is here to tell us who won the weekend.  For show notes and extra content, visit the SABRCast website at https://sabr.org/sabrcast

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin’ Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we begin the show with a discussion of the Mets’ pitching woes, offset by how great their offense—specifically Pete Alonso—has been. We also talk about the roster crunch with the return of Todd Frazier imminent. Next, we have an interview with Dr. Meredith Wills—astrophysicist, baseball Hall of Famer, data scientist, knitting designer, and baseball connoisseur. We talk about her work published last summer that revealed what was different about post-2015 baseballs versus pre-2015 baseballs, what she thinks about the current spike in home runs across the game, what it’s like to be a woman in science and baseball, and her latest craft projects. Finally, we wrap things up with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what’s making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin’ Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow all of our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). You can follow our guest, Dr. Meredith Wills on Twitter (@Bbl_Astrophyscs) and read her blog, The Hall of Fame Knitter. You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don’t forget: there’s no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel…. Hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice investigate “HomerGate” alongside baseball data scientist and astrophysicist Meredith Wills, and, get details on what it takes to be a groundbreaker in sports from Justine Siegal, founder of Baseball for All and the first female coach in the MLB. Photo Courtesy of Justine Siegal.

Hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice investigate “HomerGate” with baseball data scientist and astrophysicist Meredith Wills, and find out what it takes to be a groundbreaker in sports from Justine Siegal, the first female coach in the MLB. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Please subscribe to our channels on: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-with-science/id1198280360  TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Podcasts/Playing-with-Science-p952100/  GooglePlay Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iimke5bwpoh2nb25swchmw6kzjq  SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science  Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk/playing-with-science  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2s86W6olMuRwgGJ2cKELkz  NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/all-access/breaking-down-baseball-barriers-with-meredith-wills-and-justine-siegal/ Photo Courtesy of Justine Siegal.

Astrophysicist and sports data scientist Meredith Wills talks about why a subtle change in Major League baseballs may be behind the jump in home runs after 2014.

I meet with Astrophysicist and Baseball Analyst Dr. Meredith Wills to talk: Her start in baseball How she ended up in Astrophysics How she uncovered the cause of the MLB's home run surge How has player tracking changed analytics in baseball What can player tracking do for the NHL

The Fortress interviews Dr. Meredith Wills and we discuss her article in the Athletic, injuries, analytics and the evolution of the game --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rick-antinori/support

Talking about the materials that make up a baseball with Dr. Meredith Wills (https://twitter.com/Bbl_Astrophyscs). We also revisit two-way players, dig into defensive metrics and why they're difficult, and are reminded that everything old is new again. How one tiny change to the baseball may have led to both the home run surge and the rise in pitcher blisters (https://theathletic.com/381544/2018/06/06/how-one-tiny-change-to-the-baseball-may-have-led-to-both-the-home-run-surge-and-the-rise-in-pitcher-blisters/) Angels Live: What to make of ‘Seam Study’ (https://www.foxsports.com/west/video/1252393539925)