정사각형인데 왜 '다이아몬드'라고 부를까 - 야구장 기하학적 명명의 수수께끼
The baseball infield is called a 'diamond,' yet the shape formed by the bases is a square. Why is a square called a diamond? The answer involves a simple but profound shift in perspective.
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야구 선수는 경기 중 대부분 왼쪽을 향하고 있다 - 우타석·1루 방향·반시계 방향의 구조적 편향
Watch a baseball game from above and you'll notice players spend a disproportionate amount of time facing left. Right-handed batters face left, runners circle counterclockwise, and fielders orient leftward tracking batted balls. Baseball is structurally a leftward-facing sport.
왜 야구 베이스 간격은 27.43미터인가 - 90피트라는 기적의 거리
The distance between bases is 90 feet (27.43 meters), unchanged since the 1840s. One meter longer and infield hits would vanish. One meter shorter and ground-ball outs would nearly disappear. Ninety feet is the miraculous equilibrium where human running speed and throwing speed are perfectly balanced.