This production introduces viewers to the complex physics underlying a simple game of baseball. How gravity, air drag and the Magnus force affect a pitch, the kinetic energy of a hit, how players follow Newton’s laws when running the bases and the p rojectile motion forces influencing the flight of an out of the park home run are explained. Filmmaker Duilio Mariola; host Jacqui Chance. Study guide available. PBS 45 & 49. Closed captioned.