Summary of Engineering Baseball: STEM, Management, and the National Pastime - Science Night Live

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This video discusses the history and application of management, engineering, and scientific baseball. It covers the history of sabermetrics and how it is used to improve the game. It also discusses how industrial engineering can be used to improve batter efficiency and market efficiencies.

00:00:00 In his talk, Dr. Richard Poyser will discuss the management of baseball teams, including topics such as earned run average and batting average. He will also discuss the history and significance of baseball.
00:05:00 Industrial engineering is the study of methods for the improvement of systems used in the working world. Its main areas of study are operations research, ergonomic studies, and management within a company. This field is relevant to baseball, as it helps make systems work better and faster, cheaper, and safer.
00:10:00 Industrial engineering is the application of science and mathematics to the design and management of factories and other industrial systems. In the early days of baseball, baseball was played differently than it is today. For example, there were no home runs and the balls were much harder. Today, industrial engineering connects to baseball in a variety of ways, such as looking at how to make things best the first time, improving systems, and managing teams.
00:15:00 This video discusses the history and application of management, engineering, and scientific baseball. Ned Hamlin, a manager in the early days of baseball, is discussed. Scientific baseball, a strategy based on scientific principles, comes to an end in 1920. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx are discussed as key players in the evolution of homeruns. Relief pitching, platooning, and measurement are also mentioned.
00:20:00 Engineering baseball: STEM, management, and the national pastime - Science Night Live covers the history and development of sabermetrics, which is the mathematical study of baseball. Branch Rickey, Jackie Robinson, and Rickey's hiring of statistician Alan Roth are some of the notable moments in the history of sabermetrics. Travis Saul's book, Big Data in Baseball, discusses how the Pirates use big data to improve their game.
00:25:00 Bill James created a statistic called runs created, which measures how effectively a team scores runs and prevents runs. In the 6th inning of the World Series, the Astros were losing 1-0 but came back to win thanks to Justin Verlander and Chris Taylor. The Dodgers did not bunt in this situation, and their strategy reduced their expected number of runs. Win probability added showed that the Dodgers' chances of winning dropped from ~60% to ~0% when they sacrificed bunt and went to one out with runners on second and third.
00:30:00 In this video, engineering baseball experts discuss how statistics such as probability and stress can be used to make better strategic decisions in baseball. They also discuss how ergonomics can be important in preventing injuries to pitchers.
00:35:00 In this video, Rick Peterson, a pitching coach for the Mets in the past, discusses how biomechanics, physiology, and physics play a role in baseball. He also discusses how pitchers like Sandy Koufax and Clayton Kershaw have had successful careers despite having undergone Tommy John surgery.
00:40:00 This YouTube video discusses how industrial engineering can be useful in baseball, and how Joe Girardi, a former New York Yankee manager, holds a degree in industrial engineering. It also mentions how industrial engineering can be used to improve batter efficiency and market efficiencies.
00:45:00 The speaker discusses how analytics can help in understanding the performance of pitchers, and how Clayton Kershaw is a good recent example of a pitcher who has not been as good in the postseason. The speaker also mentions how statistics do not always tell the whole story and how there is still a lot to the psychology of the game.
00:50:00 In this video, a discussion is had about baseball and its future, with particular focus on how technology will change the sport. One example given is that robotic balls and strikes may be a reality in the near future. The host also discusses how baseball is still a viable and interesting career option, even for those who may not have the best numbers.
00:55:00 Engineering baseball can be broken down into three main categories: Science, Management, and the National Pastime. The trend of limiting pitching changes in an inning is a likely result of pitchers' shorter attention spans, and the one thing that baseball managers have to avoid is injury. Variety across the board is necessary to keep the sport interesting, and the Mets' recent string of injuries could be a sign that they didn't take into account the changing environment of baseball.

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This video discusses the importance of baseball and its various aspects, such as its history, the players, and the management. One engineer notes that no team is immune to injury, while others discuss the various aspects of the game. Finally, the video ends with a message of goodnight from all.