I played soccer, rugby, basketball and used to swin... a lot
Training: from hardest to easiest for the body / stamina / what the you call it that is not skills. 1. Swimming 2. Soccer 3. Rugby and 4. Basketball
Compe ion: 1. rugby and this is not even close (this sport is ing crazy, 2x40 mn of actions non stop) 2. Soccer 3. basketball 4. Swin
Now for the nerves/brain whatever you want to call it
Training: 1. Swimming and it's not even close, swimming during hours against yourself, no games, no scoring, no fun 2. the others
Compe ion: 1. Swimming.... it is wait, do your stuff, wait, do your stuff, more wait... a day of compe ion is awfully long
I think beisbol is in same category than swimming for nerves/brain part... tough, very tough
Also I don't get the obsession of americans with the scoring and being entertained
Americans soccer haters don't get it and will never get it, it is simply impossible... it's like trying to convince most of planet earth that baseball is interesting... simply impossible
It is too much linked with culture both ways... you can get into NFL tbh I used to hate that game filled with 8 mn of playing time and 72 mn of adds but little by little I'm enjoying it. I will never ever enjoy baseball tho
Popular opinion is not on my side when I think Justin Bieber is a artist, as well.
What's entertaining about baseball?
Tension. And it's uniqueness in the sporting landscape.
"Oh boy. Another sport where a bunch of guys run around a field or court and try to put a ball in a goal!"
Basketball, soccer, hockey, and football are all spins on the same tired concept. I need to watch another goal sport like a need a hole in the head. Baseball's gameplay is completely different. There's no clock. Ball doesn't change possession after one team scores, which turns every inning into a defacto 4th quarter. Large scoring variation (you can score 1,2,3,4 runs on one play). Unpredictable scoring. You never know if a baseball game is going to end 1-0 or 15-14. Your great sport of soccer ends 1-0 50% of the time.
I don't need to see "stuff moving around" to be entertained.
If you count halftime which you can just skip and go get food or take a or whatever, out of 105 minutes, probably close to 75%. Without halftime, closer to 90%. Injuries, post-goal celebrations, the occasional lull where the ball gets stuck in the midfield.What's the return on time you get for soccer games that end in a tie or in PKs
Shut tha up and deal with the fact his ass got stretched and ed...oops my bad I meant waived and stretched....
Good luck in the lottery Kool .....
Why post the individual pictures of two guys to try to make a point in this argument? That's kindergarten level debating skills.You do know there's 3 throwing events in the decathlon?
The baseball squad would win by 10x the points (I've seen how pathetic soccer players are when they throw out the first pitch at a baseball game).
This is where you think the soccer players would make up ground in the sprint and jump events. Your misconception is that you think every team's bottom of the roster is filled with Bartolo Colon types, and you and the soccer crew still haven't gotten it throw your thick skulls that Bartolo, Sandoval, etc are not typical players. As I stated before, the average BMI of a baseball team is only 1 point less than that of a soccer team in the EPL.
Most position players in baseball can hit 18mph+ top speed (beating out throws is a pretty important part of the game), with the fastest topping out faster than any floptrot player in history. Leaping ability is also important for robbing hits. This leaves the soccer squad having to make up a load of ground in the 1500, and sorry, but running a good mile time isn't all that hard to do.
This guy:
Against this guy in a decathlon:
"Wide ass margin."
You know how easy is for me to pick the photo of one of the many overweight or old as MLB players and compare it to a ripped soccer player? Wouldn't mean though, but it would be easy.
On a MLB roster of about 30 players, a little less than half are pitchers. That's a huge handicap. And then you have the Davids Ortiz and Pablos Sandoval.
Let's check the decathlon's compe ions:
100 metres - The fastest MLB player might be faster than the fastest soccer player but the many big liabilities that you can encounter in a MLB roster would bring their average way down. Winner: Soccer.
Long jump - idem. Winner: Soccer.
Shot put - I reckon this should be a compe ion MLB players should dominate. Winner: Baseball.
High jump - idem 1 and 2. Soccer.
400 metres - lol. Soccer.
110 metres hurdles - double lol. Soccer
Discus throw - Baseball
Pole vault - Poles would probably break on MLB players attempts
Javelin throw - I'm giving all the throwing to baseball although this and throwing a baseball aren't very similar, tbh. Baseball
1500 metres - yeah well, you know
Soccer 7 - Baseball 3
Pretty clean kill, tbh. I don't know how you are going to do to try to spin this more than reasonable assumptions but I'm sure you will give it a try. Afterall, you are the only guy I know arguing that baseball players are more athletic than soccer players.
Back fire !!!!!!!!
This guy:
Against this guy in a decathlon:
Omg baby stretch me, me, waive me
Good luck in the lottery Kool
Gee thanks Mid!!!!!!
That's why those players aren't very good.
Sandoval is on the DL. CC was in rehab, and below replacement level. Prince is a replacement level player. Colon has been below replacement level for the past 4 seasons. Other than a few outliers, the average size of an MLB player is 6'2" 190, so I don't get the "fatball" designation. It's like calling soccer "midgetball" because a few players are 5'3".
I would also argue that while being obese is never an advantage in baseball, being "thick" like David Ortiz or Miguel Cabrera is an advantage for a power hitter.
Also, people, primarily soccer fans, do think the NFL is a "joke" because there are specific positions where being obese is an advantage. I think their argument is in' stupid, but I don't fetishize shredded men
That's funny you say that because tension is a significant ingredient in soccer... the fact a lot of games end with 1/0 makes watching a game very tense because scoring is rare so release of tension is huge when your team score and tension skyrocket when your team takes one.
The Spurs Pimped A Hoe..... ed him....Stretched him....and then Kicked his hoe ass out on the streets
out getting plowed while Kobe will be honored tonight at the Espy's..... went out like a ...on his knees with a bag of peanuts....the white man ed that raw...gave em what he wanted....
I'm ing all you es in this thread
All but one of Nickelback's albums have gone platinum, Call of Duty sells a load of copies every year, and the umpteenth boring sequel to a sequel from Marvel will still make bank at the box office. Floptrot is popular in many parts of the world because it's simple enough for the lowest common denominator to grasp, not because it's better than real sports like baseball.
I don't refuse to accept the possibility. To each his own, tbh.
All but one of Nickelback's albums have gone platinum, Call of Duty sells a load of copies every year, and the umpteenth boring sequel to a sequel from Marvel will still make bank at the box office. Floptrot is popular in many parts of the world because it's simple enough for the lowest common denominator to grasp, not because it's better than real sports like baseball.
All but one of Nickelback's albums have gone platinum, Call of Duty sells a load of copies every year, and the umpteenth boring sequel to a sequel from Marvel will still make bank at the box office. Floptrot is popular in many parts of the world because it's simple enough for the lowest common denominator to grasp, not because it's better than real sports like baseball.
How does my ass taste you ing simp
FTR, I find both sports equally unappealing.
You're still coming up with your predictions based on your silly idea that there's 5 Bartolo Colons on every team.Why post the individual pictures of two guys to try to make a point in this argument? That's kindergarten level debating skills.
You know how easy is for me to pick the photo of one of the many overweight or old as MLB players and compare it to a ripped soccer player? Wouldn't mean though, but it would be easy.
On a MLB roster of about 30 players, a little less than half are pitchers. That's a huge handicap. And then you have the Davids Ortiz and Pablos Sandoval.
Let's check the decathlon's compe ions:
100 metres - The fastest MLB player might be faster than the fastest soccer player but the many big liabilities that you can encounter in a MLB roster would bring their average way down. Winner: Soccer.
Long jump - idem. Winner: Soccer.
Shot put - I reckon this should be a compe ion MLB players should dominate. Winner: Baseball.
High jump - idem 1 and 2. Soccer.
400 metres - lol. Soccer.
110 metres hurdles - double lol. Soccer
Discus throw - Baseball
Pole vault - Poles would probably break on MLB players attempts
Javelin throw - I'm giving all the throwing to baseball although this and throwing a baseball aren't very similar, tbh. Baseball
1500 metres - yeah well, you know
Soccer 7 - Baseball 3
Pretty clean kill, tbh. I don't know how you are going to do to try to spin this more than reasonable assumptions but I'm sure you will give it a try. Afterall, you are the only guy I know arguing that baseball players are more athletic than soccer players.
Average height/weight of an MLB player: 6'2" 190lb.
Greatest decathlete the world has ever seen (Aston Eaton): 6'1" 185.
Fun fact: You need muscle mass for explosiveness. So your idea of the "fatties" dragging down the top baseball athletes can easily be applied to the midgets and twigs dragging down the soccer squad.
Another fun fact: MLB teams want position players running a 6.9 second 60 yard dash. We know Ronaldo runs 82 feet in 3.61 seconds. Do the math.
Quit thinking MLB rosters have a bunch of Colons and Sandovals on the team.
The KC Royals would absolutely murder the most athletic soccer team on the planet. You got 4 guys on that team that would rate in the top ten fastest soccer player list.
But they all can play it son. They try to qualify for it and .
Regarding the first part: teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid are more stacked than any NT team, yet when the Spanish champion is crowned they don't go around calling themselves World Champions.
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