The Physics of Baseball at High Altitude. John Bohn, professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, can discuss the physics of playing baseball in the thin air of Denver. He can talk about why baseballs travel differently when thrown by pitchers or hit by bats at high altitudes rather than at sea level, and how this affects the game. He also can discuss how storing baseballs in a humidor affects the game. His office number is (303) 492-5426 and his e-mail address is john.dirbohn@colorado.edu.
Cost of the Rockies' Success. Professors David Frederick, William Kaempfer or Richard Wobbekind can address the cost of success for the Rockies as the club's young players with three to six years of major league experience become eligible for salary arbitration. In a study, the professors found that players who have not been through the arbitration process, which many Rockies players have not, tend to have wider variances between their final request and the club's final offer than players who have been through the process once. Frederick is an associate professor of accounting in the CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business and can be reached at (303) 492-8372. Kaempfer is associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at CU-Boulder and can be reached at (303) 492-6923. Wobbekind is associate dean for external relations and director of the Business Research Division for the Leeds School and can be reached at (303) 492-1147.