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Rounding the Bases Faster, With Math

Posted by timothy on from the suh-wing-battah-battah-battah dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The fastest route around the bases, mathematicians show, is one that perhaps no major-league ball player has ever run: It swings out a full 18.5 feet from the baseline, nearly forming a full circle. 'I would definitely experiment with it,' says former American Major League Baseball outfielder Doug Glanville, who last played with the Philadelphia Phillies. 'There's no question in my mind that runners could be more efficient.'"

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  1. Most obvious flaw, to me... by Dormann · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is that model presumes that the batter's immediate intention is to round all the bases. That is certainly not the fastest path to run a single.