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re: Twittter user says baseball is hardest sport to play because elite athletes “struggle” ?
Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:38 am to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:38 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:There's a whole bunch of athletic MLB players that are the same height as an NBA point guard.
The minimum height/athleticism standards for the NBA basically eliminate almost all (if not 100% all) of the MLB from consideration. There is no such bar the other way.
If we're making that argument, then a 7' tall NBA player build would absolutely be at a disadvantage trying to play in the MLB. Gives the pitcher an advantage with a bigger strike zone. Hitter has a bigger zone to protect. Long arms take longer to get the head of the bat around on a swing. Their body size limits what positions they can play defensively. 7' guys don't generally run well, so makes it tough to cover ground in the outfield. And fielding ground balls is harder when you have that far to crouch down.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 12:45 pm to Tiger Prawn
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If we're making that argument, then a 7' tall NBA player build would absolutely be at a disadvantage trying to play in the MLB.
Sure. Nobody is arguing otherwise.
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There's a whole bunch of athletic MLB players that are the same height as an NBA point guard.
How many are 6-2 without shoes? Or we can go 6-1 without shoes to make it more expansive. That's your only population that can be considered for the NBA.
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7' guys don't generally run well, so makes it tough to cover ground in the outfield.
Well this is where the NBA becomes a freakshow. Now not all of them can, but a lot can. Imagine a the fastest CF you've seen at 7-0 and there are a chunk of guys in the NBA like that
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