Bill Nye Drops Some Baseball Science Knowledge During Game 7

In the bottom of the third, with the score tied at two apiece, Joe Panik started one of the most impressive 4-6-3 double plays you'll ever see. But it's possible that Eric Hosmer would have been safe at first if he had simply run through the bag instead of diving. Just ask Bill Nye.

World Series Science: don't dive into 1st base. Instant a runner leaves his feet, he slows down. May have cost Royals a run and the game.

- Bill Nye (@TheScienceGuy) October 30, 2014

Here's the play in question: