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David Ortiz isn't really all that fat either.... there's a do entary on him chronicling the 2013 season, and the guy puts in work in the weight room.That is just a bad picture of him...Here is another photo... As one can see he is quite svelte...
The athleticism and physical competence required for soccer/futbol comparatively to baseball is on a another level. And I understand it's extremely hard to hit a 100 MPH ball, from what I've heard the average team hits somewhere around the mid .200's, a little lower I think. But it's all reaction/hand-eye coordination coupled with the occasional sprint. Which all of these are incorporated in all major sports. Granted, not at the same level in short bursts, but there is an all around aspect that severely lacks in Baseball that makes it loose it's credibility in terms of raw athleticism. And this is coming from a guy who doesn't really care for either sport. Futbol/soccer is boring, but baseball is the absolute worst in terms of being watchable, and in terms of the athlete that it attracts more often than not.
David Ortiz isn't really all that fat either.... there's a do entary on him chronicling the 2013 season, and the guy puts in work in the weight room.That is just a bad picture of him...Here is another photo... As one can see he is quite svelte...
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And what level is this? Any fat ass could pick any ball up in a random rec league.
Most of those walruses would probably die after 15 mins of running around in soccer. Hitting is hard but so is swinging a golf club. Like HH said there is like 8 minutes of actual action in the average beisbol game...the rest is 4 hrs of chewing sunflower seeds, ball scratching and spitting tbh.
photoshop doin workThat is just a bad picture of him...Here is another photo... As one can see he is quite svelte...
Baseball: Of all the stats tracked in baseball, average running distance isn't one of them. Some New Yorkers walk a greater distance to work each day than the average player runs during a game, which is likely less than half a mile even for multiple home run hitters and fielders. The bases are only 90 feet apart after all, Gizmodo notes.
Soccer: Long games, a massive field and a constantly moving ball add up to serious distance for soccer players. STATS puts the average at 7 miles per game depending on position, and as much as 9.5 miles for some players (not including goalies, of course).
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Just ing embarrassing tbh.
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^Dumb argument. A combination of athleticism and skill makes a great athlete. In beisbol you can be fat and slow and still be an elite beisbol player.
Athleticism helps make a great athlete? go figure
Apparently a lack of it doesn't stop beisbol players from being elite though.
What's your definition of athleticism
I hope he made his own music video for wrecking ballThat is just a bad picture of him...Here is another photo... As one can see he is quite svelte...
Same one as everyone else's? Speed, quickness, vertical, endurance, strength, etc. Coordination with a baseball/soccer ball/basketball/etc is more skill-oriented imo.
What about coordination in swinging a bat? Or catching a fly ball? Or a grounder?
Baseball is a sport that emphasizes skill more than athleticism. Comparing soccer/futbol to baseball is like comparing tennis to golf. Both are sports but require different skill sets in order to be successful. If were going to say soccer players are more "athletic" than baseball players because their sport requires greater endurance and agility, than we have to say that tennis players are greater athletes than soccer players because tennis players require great endurance and agility plus great eye hand coordination.
^^Tennis requires a ton of athleticism, tbh, why would anybody think otherwise?
Baseball takes an extreme level of skill to play, but I don't know how anybody can deny that it doesn't require notable athleticism in relation to other pro sports
Athleticism is a huge advantage in the field and on the basepaths, tbh. Before the steroid era, the best teams used to load up on fast and athletic players so that they could play small-ball and shutdown defense. Basically how the Royals are built now.^^Tennis requires a ton of athleticism, tbh, why would anybody think otherwise?
Baseball takes an extreme level of skill to play, but I don't know how anybody can deny that it doesn't require notable athleticism in relation to other pro sports
The only really non-athletic guys are pitchers, DH, and 1B.
I don't think anyone can say that this isn't athletic:
soccer and baseball shouldnt be in the same discussion, baseball is an embarrassment to humanity.
I was just going to make a comment about Ozzie Smith, who was actually my favorite baseball player growing up.
Dude, I find baseball boring, but it actually takes more mental skill to play baseball than soccer, which I played both in HS.
Try grounding a ball coming at you at a 100 mph and throw a pin perfect pass across your body. Like I said, try hitting a 90+ mph fast/curve ball. Try throwing a ball 90+ mph and let's see how accurate of a pitcher you are, if you can have a high % of those pitches landing in the strike zone.
Soccer requires much more stamina, but as far as skill, baseball acquire a lot more. Because in soccer, you can dictate how the ball interacts with your feet. Unless your a pitcher, you have to guess and react on almost every ball coming your way and its going much faster than a soccer ball is traveling.
You have to lift a lot of food to get that baseball physique.
Please film a video of you walking (not running, not dribbling, not dribbling between opposing players trying to get the ball off you) just walking all alone with the ball on your feet to let us all laugh at how awkward you will look.
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