{"id":252960,"date":"2023-04-15T10:37:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T08:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=252960"},"modified":"2023-04-15T10:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T08:38:00","slug":"if-global-warming-is-causing-more-homeruns-in-mlb-its-also-causing-more-strikeouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=252960","title":{"rendered":"If Global Warming Is Causing More Homeruns in MLB, It\u2019s Also Causing More Strikeouts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest \u201cJust a bit outside! \u201d by David Middleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After reading Anthony\u2019s excellent takedown<\/a> of the claim that climate change is causing more homeruns in Major League Baseball, one thing really stood out: The authors of the BAMS paper<\/a> didn\u2019t know jack schist about baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the abstract of the BAMS paper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Global warming, home runs, and the future of America\u2019s pastime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Christopher W. Callahan, Nathaniel J. Dominy, Jeremy M. DeSilva, and Justin S. Mankin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online Publication: 07 Apr 2023
DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1175\/BAMS-D-22-0235.1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abstract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Home runs in baseball\u2014fair balls hit out of the field of play\u2014have risen since 1980, driving strategic shifts in gameplay. Myriad factors likely account for these trends, with some speculating that global warming has contributed via a reduction in ballpark air density. Here we use observations from 100,000 Major League Baseball games and 220,000 individual batted balls to show that higher temperatures substantially increase home runs. We isolate human-caused warming with climate models, finding that >500 home runs since 2010 are attributable to historical warming. Several hundred additional home runs per season are projected due to future warming. Adaptations such as building domes on stadiums or shifting day games to night games reduce temperature\u2019s effects on America\u2019s pastime. Our results highlight the myriad ways that a warmer planet will restructure our lives, livelihoods, and recreation, some quantifiable and easily adapted to, as shown here, many others, not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*<\/sup>Corresponding author, Christopher.W.Callahan.GR@dartmouth.edu<\/a>BAMS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Their claim can easily be refuted with baseball statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Inside Baseball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Most of what follows deals with the intricacies of baseball and, more specifically, baseball statistics. If you are unfamiliar with the subject, and you ask nicely, I\u2019ll try to explain the terminology in the comments section. If I tried to explain it in the main body of the post, I\u2019d never finish writing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m fairly certain that Earl Nash isn\u2019t a climastrologist, but he had it figured out 10 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pitching Mound History\u2013balance between pitchers and batters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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By Earl Nash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dec 13, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time MLB made a major rule change for the Pitchers\u2019 mound was 1969.  In 1904 the height of the mound was limited to no more<\/strong> than15 inches higher than the level of the baselines and pitchers were prohibited from soiling a new ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In reaction to the complete dominance of pitching over hitting in 1968, MLB attempted to recalibrate the balance to favor the hitters by lowering the mound 5 inches to a height of 10\u201d inches above baseline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was one change that was part of a general policy to make the game more exciting for fans by increasing the number of hits and runs scored, which later led to the intrusion of the DH rule in 1976.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media consultants told MLB that only purists enjoyed shutouts and close, low-scoring games\u2014\u201cpitchers\u2019 matches\u201d<\/em>\u2014and that the majority of fans wanted to see more scoring and more HRs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Steroid Era arrived and Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were \u201cchasing the Babe,\u201d Commissioner Bud Selig promoted the race and, since it was creating more fan interest and revenues for MLB, he continued to turn a blind eye to the readily apparent used of steroids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to the Steroid Scandal in MLB, most sudden changes in the delicate balance between the pitcher and the batter was attributed to \u201cjuiced\u201d baseballs, \u201ccorked\u201d bats, and the height of the mound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[\u2026]Red Sox News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I love a good pitchers\u2019 duel. I once had the pleasure of seeing Roger Clemens and Nolan Ryan in an awesome pitchers\u2019 duel at the old Arlington Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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