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Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:34 pm to AUTigLN11
AUTigLN11 can't hit a 80 mph curveball, then he hates baseball.
He can't run down and dive for a ball, like Leon Landry. You would have to be athletic to have a quick bat speed to catch up with 100 mph fastball.
Baseball is a sport just like Football and Chess is a sport.
He can't run down and dive for a ball, like Leon Landry. You would have to be athletic to have a quick bat speed to catch up with 100 mph fastball.
Baseball is a sport just like Football and Chess is a sport.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:34 pm to AUTigLN11
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You're right Cecil Fielder, Prince Fielder, John Kruk, Fernando Valenzuela, C.C. Sabathia etc... are all top notch, well conditioned athletes. Some baseball players are great athletes, but you can definitely excel at baseball when you would be a fat waste of space in any other sport.
The difference is vision.
Studies have been made involving flashing a letter across a black screen at extremely high speeds. Sort of like taking an eye chart test in the doctors office. But at really high speeds.
Of all athletes baseball players are the only ones can identify the letters. So if Cecil is fat and slow he has to have great bat speed and eye recognition.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:35 pm to AUTigLN11
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They couldn't run up and down any field is the thing. They couldn't even finish a game, probably would be doing well to finish a half.
If all they did was play soccer, they could. They just wouldn't be playing at a professional level. They would be in some beer soccer league.
Baseball is just like any other sport. There are positions where you have to run more and be more athletic and positions where you don't. Soccer has some positions where you are running all the time which basically comes down to endurance. However, it has some positions which don't move nearly as much. Goalkeepers don't move around all that much unless the other team is in striking distance. Even then, goalkeeping seems to be as much about reflexes and instincts than anything else.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:36 pm to AUTigLN11
orange slices lol
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:36 pm to LSUnowhas2
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Even then, goalkeeping seems to be as much about reflexes and instincts than anything else.
Jumping. Have to have a good jump.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:40 pm to AUTigLN11
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I don't like baseball
I don't like you. I could compose a list of a bunch of dumb and completely ignorant reasons like you did but I'd rather just say you're a queer and tell you to frick off and to go watch some soccer under a magical rainbow.
This post was edited on 6/15/10 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:40 pm to crazy4lsu
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Jumping. Have to have a good jump.
That goes without saying. Wouldn't part of being a good jumper entail having the reflexes and instincts in that you have to be able to know when to jump, how to time your jump, don't jump in the wrong direction etc.?
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:41 pm to LSUnowhas2
To be a good defensive 1B you have to be able to jump as well. You don't have to be able to jump to be a goalie; you have to be able to jump to be a good goalie.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:44 pm to AUTigLN11
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:44 pm to LSUnowhas2
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Wouldn't part of being a good jumper entail having the reflexes and instincts in that you have to be able to know when to jump, how to time your jump, don't jump in the wrong direction etc.?
My bad, I thought you were saying it didn't take any athleticism.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 5:53 pm to crazy4lsu
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It requires little to no athleticism
This is absolutely wrong, and also just like almost every other sport, baseball players have to run and be in shape. It requires a great deal of skill and athleticism to do just about everything associated with playing baseball on a high level
Posted on 6/15/10 at 6:03 pm to Husky
these little pissing contests are really cute.
everything would be okay if soccer wasn't constantly bombarded with unprovoked criticism. but an idiot evangelist* like zach, (who, despite being geriatric, has the personality of the current young generation of wanting to submit every little pube of an opinion,) inflames the worst in both pro- and anti-soccer parties by stirring shite.
"oooh back in my day this is what soccer was like! youre all hopeless idiots! dumdshitdumbshitdumbshit, etc. "
*let me know if you need clarification on anything, zach
everything would be okay if soccer wasn't constantly bombarded with unprovoked criticism. but an idiot evangelist* like zach, (who, despite being geriatric, has the personality of the current young generation of wanting to submit every little pube of an opinion,) inflames the worst in both pro- and anti-soccer parties by stirring shite.
"oooh back in my day this is what soccer was like! youre all hopeless idiots! dumdshitdumbshitdumbshit, etc. "
*let me know if you need clarification on anything, zach
This post was edited on 6/15/10 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 6/15/10 at 6:09 pm to crazy4lsu
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Wouldn't part of being a good jumper entail having the reflexes and instincts in that you have to be able to know when to jump, how to time your jump, don't jump in the wrong direction etc.?
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My bad, I thought you were saying it didn't take any athleticism.
Do you think Lebron or Kobe would be good goalies?
Posted on 6/15/10 at 6:25 pm to bomber77
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Do you think Lebron or Kobe would be good goalies?
Probably, just based on their size and athleticism. Could they play goalie on a team currently? No. Goalkeeping in the modern game is as much an offensive position as a defensive position. The best goalkeepers start attacks from the back with superb distribution.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 6:29 pm to AUTigLN11
Jordan played baseball, so Kobe >>>>> MJ.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 8:44 pm to Louie T
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So you don't want people to say stupid things about soccer but you say and believe stupid things about baseball? Got it
Like I said, I would never randomly start a thread about how gay baseball is or how tons of big lazy lards play baseball etc... I'm simply illustrating how stupid the constant soccer bashing threads are. Again, I respect the game and it's history and tradition, it's just not the game for me. Soccer may not be the game for you and that's fine, but that doesn't mean everyone who plays/likes soccer is an orange slice eating nancy who can't play any other sport.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 9:40 pm to AUTigLN11
Baseball is a sport which combines physical talent along with mental apptitude. Truly cerebral people appreciate the Grandness of the game.
Posted on 6/15/10 at 10:47 pm to BayouBuster
The hard mental part is keeping your head in the game despite not being a part of it 95% of the time. Kidding (kinda)
This post was edited on 6/15/10 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 6/15/10 at 11:04 pm to AUTigLN11
First of all lets go over a few things....
Um how far have you advanced in baseball outside of your little league team.lol. Ask the THOUSANDS of Minor League players past/present how hard it is to make it to the BIGS and STAY there.
How many pitches have you thrown??? I can remember when the Cards played the Mets earlier this year they had some players (Mather and Lopez) that don't normally pitch come in and try to pitch and they couldn't pitch worth shite. You're not throwing pussy lil underhand pitches like in softball. A pitcher can ruin their arm if they don't get rest. Look up the word Tommy Johen Surgery...Here's some things from Wiki about it
The ulnar collateral ligament can become stretched, frayed, or torn through the repetitive stress of the throwing motion. The risk of injury to the throwing athlete's UCL of the elbow is thought to be extremely high as the amount of stress through this structure approaches its ultimate tensile strength during each and every hard throw[3].
The types of pitches thrown showed a smaller effect; throwing a slider was associated with an 86% increased chance of elbow injury, while throwing a curve ball was associated with an increase in shoulder pain. There was only a weak correlation between throwing mechanics perceived as bad and injury. Thus, although there is a large body of other evidence that suggests mistakes in throwing mechanics increase the likelihood of injury[5] it seems that the greater risk lies in the volume of throwing in total. Research into the area of throwing injuries in young athletes has led to age-based recommendations for pitch limits for young athletes[6].
Ok now tough guy explain pitching to me and WHY they have to take time off.
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It requires little to no athleticism and you can completley out of shape and excel.
Um how far have you advanced in baseball outside of your little league team.lol. Ask the THOUSANDS of Minor League players past/present how hard it is to make it to the BIGS and STAY there.
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Pitchers have to take nearly a week off after throwing half a games worth of pitches
How many pitches have you thrown??? I can remember when the Cards played the Mets earlier this year they had some players (Mather and Lopez) that don't normally pitch come in and try to pitch and they couldn't pitch worth shite. You're not throwing pussy lil underhand pitches like in softball. A pitcher can ruin their arm if they don't get rest. Look up the word Tommy Johen Surgery...Here's some things from Wiki about it
The ulnar collateral ligament can become stretched, frayed, or torn through the repetitive stress of the throwing motion. The risk of injury to the throwing athlete's UCL of the elbow is thought to be extremely high as the amount of stress through this structure approaches its ultimate tensile strength during each and every hard throw[3].
The types of pitches thrown showed a smaller effect; throwing a slider was associated with an 86% increased chance of elbow injury, while throwing a curve ball was associated with an increase in shoulder pain. There was only a weak correlation between throwing mechanics perceived as bad and injury. Thus, although there is a large body of other evidence that suggests mistakes in throwing mechanics increase the likelihood of injury[5] it seems that the greater risk lies in the volume of throwing in total. Research into the area of throwing injuries in young athletes has led to age-based recommendations for pitch limits for young athletes[6].
Ok now tough guy explain pitching to me and WHY they have to take time off.
This post was edited on 6/15/10 at 11:20 pm
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