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re: Twittter user says baseball is hardest sport to play because elite athletes “struggle” ?
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:13 am to TackySweater
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:13 am to TackySweater
quote:He's not wrong. But its not because an NFL QB throws like he's never held a baseball before.
Twittter user says baseball is hardest sport to play because elite athletes “struggle” ?
Most pro athletes in other sports probably wouldn't look too terrible in baseball out in the field. But 95% of them would be made to look silly taking batting practice against a good high school or JUCO pitcher.
But you could take a college or pro baseball player and odds are pretty good that he could join in some practice drills with a college teams in other sports and at least be halfway decent.
The hand eye coordination needed to hit 80+ mph pitches that have movement on them is unlike anything else in sports. Not easy for even the best of athletes to pick up on if they haven't been baseball players for a long time. What else in sports can you be considered one of the best players in the game and still only succeed less than 30% of the time?
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:33 am to Tiger Prawn
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Most pro athletes in other sports probably wouldn't look too terrible in baseball out in the field. But 95% of them would be made to look silly taking batting practice against a good high school or JUCO pitcher.
But you could take a college or pro baseball player and odds are pretty good that he could join in some practice drills with a college teams in other sports and at least be halfway decent.
Well this "translation" argument ends up being similar to the NFL one.
Even within your example, 99% (maybe more) of MLB players could likely look better as an amateur on the basketball court, but would never, ever have the ability to play an NBA game. The NBA has, THEORETICALLY, more guys who could translate to the MLB.
There's a bit of projection in the discussion, but it's the same one at the end of the day.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:29 am to Tiger Prawn
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Most pro athletes in other sports probably wouldn't look too terrible in baseball out in the field. But 95% of them would be made to look silly taking batting practice against a good high school or JUCO pitcher.
But you could take a college or pro baseball player and odds are pretty good that he could join in some practice drills with a college teams in other sports and at least be halfway decent.
college and high-level 6a basketball players are a lot better than you are giving them credit for
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