A Boy, His Robot And More With Charlie Pierce

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April 23, 2011

"Philly Bot" received a poor review from fans, after failing to reach home plate. (AP) — "Philly Bot" received a poor review from fans after failing to reach home plate. (AP)

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed something amazing. "Philly Bot" can not only pitch a baseball up to 40 m.p.h., but can also emotionally withstand the booing of irate Phillies fans. Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce explains baseball’s weird science. Also, Bill and Charlie talk about how the underdog Oklahoma City Thunder may be actually be a real threat in the NBA playoffs.

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This segment aired on April 23, 2011.

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