Imagining Better Baseball (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 18/05/2021

A math major/baseball fan changes the game.  The host for this episode is Dan 'Fig' Leaf.  The guest for this episode is Ross Roley.


Fig talks baseball with Ross Roley, a baseball fanatic who majored in math at the Air Force Academy. Ross analyzed the impact of blown calls on baseball outcomes. He shared his findings in his baseball blog and MLB noticed. The result? The implementation of instant replay reviews of certain calls. Ross will explain what he found and why it matters - and what he thinks of the current use of reviews.


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