http://ballhype.com/mlb/sandy_koufax/ The Web's top Sandy Koufax news, videos, and blogs from BallHype - find more at http://ballhype.com/mlb/sandy_koufax/ en BallHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.ballhype.com/img/ballhype/logo_120x60.png http://ballhype.com/mlb/sandy_koufax/ 120 60 http://ballhype.com/story/physicists_say_headfirst_slide_to_base_faster_maybe/ <p><a href="http://ballhype.com/story/physicists_say_headfirst_slide_to_base_faster_maybe/"><img src="http://images.ballhype.com/uploads/photos_story/2008/09/30/physicists_say_headfirst_slide_to_base_faster_mayb.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right" alt=" Physicists Say Headfirst Slide to Base Faster, Maybe " style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/></a>Headfirst slides are better than feet-first slides, says Washington University physicist and baseball fan David Peters. According to Peters, it's simple physics: As a runner slides headfirst, the body's center of gravity -- and therefore its momentum -- is thrust...</p><p>SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 13 days ago on blog.wired.com <a href="http://ballhype.com/go/3459685/" rel="nofollow">[link]</a></p><p>Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/">MLB</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/pedro_martinez/">Pedro Martinez</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/sandy_koufax/">Sandy Koufax</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/vladimir_guerrero/">Vladimir Guerrero</a>, <a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/roberto_clemente/">Roberto Clemente</a></p> http://ballhype.com/story/physicists_say_headfirst_slide_to_base_faster_maybe/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:55:45 +1900 MLB Pedro Martinez Sandy Koufax Vladimir Guerrero Roberto Clemente