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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
20 years ago, Soldier Field hosted what became known as the Wind Game 🌪️.
Gusts over 40 mph reshaped ball flight, pushed kicks off-course, and held the 49ers to 1 of 13 passing.
💨🏈 A clear example of atmospheric forces impacting the game!
#playthewind
20 years ago, Soldier Field hosted what became known as the Wind Game 🌪️.
Gusts over 40 mph reshaped ball flight, pushed kicks off-course, and held the 49ers to 1 of 13 passing.
💨🏈 A clear example of atmospheric forces impacting the game!
#playthewind
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
20 years ago, Soldier Field hosted what became known as the Wind Game 🌪️.
Gusts over 40 mph reshaped ball flight, pushed kicks off-course, and held the 49ers to 1 of 13 passing.
💨🏈 A clear example of atmospheric forces impacting the game!
#playthewind
20 years ago, Soldier Field hosted what became known as the Wind Game 🌪️.
Gusts over 40 mph reshaped ball flight, pushed kicks off-course, and held the 49ers to 1 of 13 passing.
💨🏈 A clear example of atmospheric forces impacting the game!
#playthewind
Reposted by Ken Arneson
If you're interested in baseball and not yet following Weather Applied Metrics, @weatherapplied.com, you should. And take a look on their blog post about the effect of the atmosphere on home runs.
blog.weatherapplied.com/impact-of-at...
blog.weatherapplied.com/impact-of-at...
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
If you're interested in baseball and not yet following Weather Applied Metrics, @weatherapplied.com, you should. And take a look on their blog post about the effect of the atmosphere on home runs.
blog.weatherapplied.com/impact-of-at...
blog.weatherapplied.com/impact-of-at...
Reposted by Ken Arneson
Two new blogs are live:
🏟️ The first sets the stage for how we will approach quantifying atmospheric effects on a variety of sports
⚾ In the second, we use our technology to apply that approach to a home run shot in baseball
Check out the results!
blog.weatherapplied....
🏟️ The first sets the stage for how we will approach quantifying atmospheric effects on a variety of sports
⚾ In the second, we use our technology to apply that approach to a home run shot in baseball
Check out the results!
blog.weatherapplied....
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Two new blogs are live:
🏟️ The first sets the stage for how we will approach quantifying atmospheric effects on a variety of sports
⚾ In the second, we use our technology to apply that approach to a home run shot in baseball
Check out the results!
blog.weatherapplied....
🏟️ The first sets the stage for how we will approach quantifying atmospheric effects on a variety of sports
⚾ In the second, we use our technology to apply that approach to a home run shot in baseball
Check out the results!
blog.weatherapplied....
I really gonna need a vacation after this
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I really gonna need a vacation after this
Small point about the ball lodging at the bottom of the fence: fields are often sloped for water drainage. The bottom of the OF fence can be about a foot off from the level of home plate. Fences are usually lower, but in some places they're higher. Toronto, however, may be the flattest field in MLB.
November 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Small point about the ball lodging at the bottom of the fence: fields are often sloped for water drainage. The bottom of the OF fence can be about a foot off from the level of home plate. Fences are usually lower, but in some places they're higher. Toronto, however, may be the flattest field in MLB.
I got stuck in a traffic jam the other day because a flock of turkeys were crossing a street against a red light. When I got home I googled "are turkeys colorblind" and found out that turkeys, in fact, have superior color vision to humans. So no excuse, turkeys are just inconsiderate jerks.
October 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I got stuck in a traffic jam the other day because a flock of turkeys were crossing a street against a red light. When I got home I googled "are turkeys colorblind" and found out that turkeys, in fact, have superior color vision to humans. So no excuse, turkeys are just inconsiderate jerks.
Given that it will be in the 40s in Toronto this weekend, the roof will probably be closed for games 6-7. So this is the last game with weather in the 2025 season. Already interesting!
October 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Given that it will be in the 40s in Toronto this weekend, the roof will probably be closed for games 6-7. So this is the last game with weather in the 2025 season. Already interesting!
Players also entitled to a meal break after six hours
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Players also entitled to a meal break after six hours
I’ve been working this game for almost six hours now, I’m entitled to a meal break
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I’ve been working this game for almost six hours now, I’m entitled to a meal break
On 9/11/2011, I woke up to a hole in my tire, very much like Aaron's hole today. It was part of a long series of strange coincidences, which I wrote about here:
ken.arneson.name/2011/09/a-ti...
Since I am no longer an A's fan, I pray that my karma of holes has not now been transferred onto Aaron.
ken.arneson.name/2011/09/a-ti...
Since I am no longer an A's fan, I pray that my karma of holes has not now been transferred onto Aaron.
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
On 9/11/2011, I woke up to a hole in my tire, very much like Aaron's hole today. It was part of a long series of strange coincidences, which I wrote about here:
ken.arneson.name/2011/09/a-ti...
Since I am no longer an A's fan, I pray that my karma of holes has not now been transferred onto Aaron.
ken.arneson.name/2011/09/a-ti...
Since I am no longer an A's fan, I pray that my karma of holes has not now been transferred onto Aaron.
Reposted by Ken Arneson
Divisional Round | Yankee Stadium | Oct 7
Judge hooked one down the left-field line that clanged off the foul pole.
A 17 mph wind blowing out with a gentle push to the right kept it fair. A signature playoff moment with a little help from the 🌬️
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: +4 ft (distance), +𝟭 𝗳𝘁 (𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁)
Judge hooked one down the left-field line that clanged off the foul pole.
A 17 mph wind blowing out with a gentle push to the right kept it fair. A signature playoff moment with a little help from the 🌬️
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: +4 ft (distance), +𝟭 𝗳𝘁 (𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁)
Aaron Judge TIES IT with a three-run homer | 10/07/2025
Aaron Judge belts a three-run home run off of the left-field foul pole, tying the game at 6 apiece in the bottom of the 4th inning
www.mlb.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Divisional Round | Yankee Stadium | Oct 7
Judge hooked one down the left-field line that clanged off the foul pole.
A 17 mph wind blowing out with a gentle push to the right kept it fair. A signature playoff moment with a little help from the 🌬️
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: +4 ft (distance), +𝟭 𝗳𝘁 (𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁)
Judge hooked one down the left-field line that clanged off the foul pole.
A 17 mph wind blowing out with a gentle push to the right kept it fair. A signature playoff moment with a little help from the 🌬️
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: +4 ft (distance), +𝟭 𝗳𝘁 (𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁)
Reposted by Ken Arneson
Wild Card Round | Wrigley Field | Oct 1
Merrill hit a high 170 ft-apex fly ball into a 16 mph wind blowing in from right-center.
Suzuki drifted back, then adjusts to make a routine catch on a ball that was quietly the most wind-impacted play at Wrigley this series.
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: −𝟲𝟳 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁
Merrill hit a high 170 ft-apex fly ball into a 16 mph wind blowing in from right-center.
Suzuki drifted back, then adjusts to make a routine catch on a ball that was quietly the most wind-impacted play at Wrigley this series.
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: −𝟲𝟳 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁
Jackson Merrill flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. | 10/01/2025
Jackson Merrill flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
www.mlb.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Wild Card Round | Wrigley Field | Oct 1
Merrill hit a high 170 ft-apex fly ball into a 16 mph wind blowing in from right-center.
Suzuki drifted back, then adjusts to make a routine catch on a ball that was quietly the most wind-impacted play at Wrigley this series.
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: −𝟲𝟳 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁
Merrill hit a high 170 ft-apex fly ball into a 16 mph wind blowing in from right-center.
Suzuki drifted back, then adjusts to make a routine catch on a ball that was quietly the most wind-impacted play at Wrigley this series.
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: −𝟲𝟳 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁
Reposted by Ken Arneson
Top Weather Impacted Plays of the 2025 MLB #Postseason
As we count down to Game 1 of the #WorldSeries on Friday, we’re highlighting one play from each round of the playoffs that was most shaped by the weather.
First up: the Wild Card Round
As we count down to Game 1 of the #WorldSeries on Friday, we’re highlighting one play from each round of the playoffs that was most shaped by the weather.
First up: the Wild Card Round
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Top Weather Impacted Plays of the 2025 MLB #Postseason
As we count down to Game 1 of the #WorldSeries on Friday, we’re highlighting one play from each round of the playoffs that was most shaped by the weather.
First up: the Wild Card Round
As we count down to Game 1 of the #WorldSeries on Friday, we’re highlighting one play from each round of the playoffs that was most shaped by the weather.
First up: the Wild Card Round
Fingers Blue
Everytime I see Daulton Varsho, I always like to think other kids are named after their dad's teammates, and there may be a VanLandingham Manwaring or a Saltalamacchia Middlebrooks out there somewhere.
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Fingers Blue
It helps that most of these games have been played under a roof or with winds under 5 mph. One of our findings @weatherapplied.com is that outfielders are positioned on average a foot closer to a fly ball’s eventual landing spot indoors vs outdoors.
It seems like every single outfielder this month is positioned perfectly. There’s no place to hit the ball.
October 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
It helps that most of these games have been played under a roof or with winds under 5 mph. One of our findings @weatherapplied.com is that outfielders are positioned on average a foot closer to a fly ball’s eventual landing spot indoors vs outdoors.
The wind was only 12 mph at Wrigley, but most of the time, there's at least some kind of crosswind. For many fly balls a 12 mph wind might work like 6 mph in the direction of the ball. But that was straight into a pure 12 mph headwind headed from the right center gap directly at home plate.
Back on Aug. 20, Suzuki belted a 100+ mph fastball from Misiorowski to nearly the same right-center spot, but at Wrigley. And the wind blew that 22 feet back for a deep flyout, per Statcast (via @slangsonsports.bsky.social).
No wind here with the AmFam roof closed.
No wind here with the AmFam roof closed.
October 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The wind was only 12 mph at Wrigley, but most of the time, there's at least some kind of crosswind. For many fly balls a 12 mph wind might work like 6 mph in the direction of the ball. But that was straight into a pure 12 mph headwind headed from the right center gap directly at home plate.
I flew to Seattle yesterday to replace some equipment at T-Mobile Park before this game. By the time this game is over, I’m going to have to fly to Seattle to perform an end-of-life replacement on the new equipment I installed yesterday.
October 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I flew to Seattle yesterday to replace some equipment at T-Mobile Park before this game. By the time this game is over, I’m going to have to fly to Seattle to perform an end-of-life replacement on the new equipment I installed yesterday.
I'm on data quality duty for @weatherapplied.com for tonight's game, but the roof is closed, so I theoretically shouldn't have much to do.
But I just got a scare because they just showed an old drone shot of an open roof on TV. At least I hope it was an old shot. Don't do that to me, Fox Sports.
But I just got a scare because they just showed an old drone shot of an open roof on TV. At least I hope it was an old shot. Don't do that to me, Fox Sports.
October 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm on data quality duty for @weatherapplied.com for tonight's game, but the roof is closed, so I theoretically shouldn't have much to do.
But I just got a scare because they just showed an old drone shot of an open roof on TV. At least I hope it was an old shot. Don't do that to me, Fox Sports.
But I just got a scare because they just showed an old drone shot of an open roof on TV. At least I hope it was an old shot. Don't do that to me, Fox Sports.
Loved this. Patrick's last paragraph gets at something I've been poking at in my writing for over two decades now: sports analytics correlates everything with wins, or with money, or with money per win, but in the end, the actual purpose of sport is a set of human emotions.
Catch the Game Like Never Before
by Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com)
by Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com)
Catch the Game Like Never Before | Baseball Prospectus
The numbers have to mean something.
www.baseballprospectus.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Loved this. Patrick's last paragraph gets at something I've been poking at in my writing for over two decades now: sports analytics correlates everything with wins, or with money, or with money per win, but in the end, the actual purpose of sport is a set of human emotions.
Hello Seattle! I like your light rail from the airport to the stadiums, very convenient.
October 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hello Seattle! I like your light rail from the airport to the stadiums, very convenient.
Reposted by Ken Arneson
Even with the negative wind impact, this is the 2nd longest HR in MLB this season.
What was #1?
A 493 grand slam by A's rookie Nick Kurtz, aided by the wind adding 14 feet of distance.
Check out the top 10 courtesy of @MLB: www.mlb.com/stories/...
#weatherapplied
#playthewind
What was #1?
A 493 grand slam by A's rookie Nick Kurtz, aided by the wind adding 14 feet of distance.
Check out the top 10 courtesy of @MLB: www.mlb.com/stories/...
#weatherapplied
#playthewind
Longest home runs of the 2025 MLB season
2025's longest HRs | These balls are still traveling
www.mlb.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Even with the negative wind impact, this is the 2nd longest HR in MLB this season.
What was #1?
A 493 grand slam by A's rookie Nick Kurtz, aided by the wind adding 14 feet of distance.
Check out the top 10 courtesy of @MLB: www.mlb.com/stories/...
#weatherapplied
#playthewind
What was #1?
A 493 grand slam by A's rookie Nick Kurtz, aided by the wind adding 14 feet of distance.
Check out the top 10 courtesy of @MLB: www.mlb.com/stories/...
#weatherapplied
#playthewind
Reposted by Ken Arneson
WAM Wind Impact POTW: Coors Field, September 20
Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) hits his 400th career HR with NO help from the wind!
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: -𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝘁
This 485 ft bomb would've measured closer to 👀 510 ft on a calm night in Denver.
Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) hits his 400th career HR with NO help from the wind!
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: -𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝘁
This 485 ft bomb would've measured closer to 👀 510 ft on a calm night in Denver.
Data Viz: Mike Trout's 400th career home run | 09/20/2025
Take a look at Mike Trout's 400th career home run through data visualization
www.mlb.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
WAM Wind Impact POTW: Coors Field, September 20
Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) hits his 400th career HR with NO help from the wind!
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: -𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝘁
This 485 ft bomb would've measured closer to 👀 510 ft on a calm night in Denver.
Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) hits his 400th career HR with NO help from the wind!
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁: -𝟮𝟱 𝗳𝘁
This 485 ft bomb would've measured closer to 👀 510 ft on a calm night in Denver.
My infrequent reminder: awards are celebrations, not measurements.
If you have two people worthy of celebration, and you already celebrated one of them last time, go ahead and celebrate the other person this time.
If you have two people worthy of celebration, and you already celebrated one of them last time, go ahead and celebrate the other person this time.
September 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My infrequent reminder: awards are celebrations, not measurements.
If you have two people worthy of celebration, and you already celebrated one of them last time, go ahead and celebrate the other person this time.
If you have two people worthy of celebration, and you already celebrated one of them last time, go ahead and celebrate the other person this time.
Well that one woke me up earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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September 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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The Oakland Ballers radio announcer giving a "Holy Toledo" when they win the Pioneer League championship was a very nice touch.
September 22, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The Oakland Ballers radio announcer giving a "Holy Toledo" when they win the Pioneer League championship was a very nice touch.