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Why baseball is the best sport.

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Nobody.
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Yes, I am really doing this right now.
(For all of you that hate on baseball.)

First off, a high school baseball coach once said, "I can teach you how to play football in a week, but if you want to make the baseball team, you better have been playing since you were a kid."
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1. It is the hardest sport to play, (Hardest thing to do in sports: Hit a round ball with a round bat)
2. Only sport where the winning team can't run out the clock, (Pussy move anyway)
3. You have to be the best, and prove it, there are 162 games in a baseball season, 16 in the NFL, 82 in the NHL, and 82 in the NBA.
4. There is no time constraint, each inning has no set time, it can go for hours on end, 162 times a year.
5. You can fail 7 out of 10 times and be considered very good, 4 out of 10, gets you labeled "legend"
6. History is made EVERY season, undoubtedly a player will reach a milestone every season.

Last of all, and most importantly; those who say baseball is boring, you are only saying that for the mere fact that you...can't succeed at it.

That will be all, thank you (:
Mar 13 2011 11:37PM
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thelizards
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I like this thread
Mar 14 2011 10:10PM
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Whifazoo
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Im just going to leave this here, for all you talking about how baseball is phyically demanding and mentaly demanding, try playing ultimate, sprint all out and read a disk flying at you, catch it. then become the Qb of your team, throw and repeat until a point is scored, its like football but you dont get a break until you get a touchdown. hardest sport i have ever played. plus its sick because there are no refs.

Mar 14 2011 10:19PM
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Cufe.
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agree. I dont wanna see guys in tight pants while sitting in bleachers for 4 hours.
Mar 15 2011 1:28AM
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tall_pants
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Watching baseball and playing baseball is like watching paint dry
Mar 15 2011 1:38AM
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ktd619
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its hard to play basketball i wont deny that (i used to play) but its just so boring to watch.
Mar 15 2011 7:02AM
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Whifazoo
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no trollololol, but i get that recation alot, i guess you have to play at a high levle to understand how difficult if really is
Mar 16 2011 12:21AM
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Whifazoo
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no trollololol, but i get that recation alot, i guess you have to play at a high levle to understand how difficult if really is
Mar 16 2011 12:22AM
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californiagrown
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there is no high level, because no high level athletes play it...because there is no money in it.
Mar 16 2011 1:11AM
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Whifazoo
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are you fucking kidding me, there is obviously a high level if there are worlds.. there doesnt have to be alot of money in a sport for there to be a high levle, look at skiing..
Mar 16 2011 1:20AM
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bakedpow
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Fuck you. It may be hard to hit a baseball with a round bat, but how the fuck does that justify it as the best sport? Or the hardest? You do absolutely nothing, you don't play in the rain, snow, hail, or any weather that doesn't suite the players. Ya 162 games, i wonder how many of those players could play one full length soccer game in the Premier league, let alone even Americas measly MLS. If you think baseball is fun/ fun to watch you need to get some new hobbies man, explore a bit you will find that baseball is probably THE most boring sport out there with the exception of a few (i'm looking at you curling). I just don't understand why everybody thinks baseball is so fucking sweet, and why there is a need to make this thread over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. You get my point yet?
Mar 16 2011 1:26AM
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skier_boy26
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Didn't you read it? Soccer is obviously the coolest sport because they run so much.
Mar 16 2011 1:29AM
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bakedpow
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I used it as an example.... i don't play soccer, i am a fat lazy ass who sits at home all day and likes to rage on little kids through the interwebz.
Mar 16 2011 1:31AM
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bakedpow
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REPOST
Mar 16 2011 1:34AM
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Funnel
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I hear they're the toughest athletes around...
Mar 16 2011 1:35AM
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feihlination
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well you could argue that its as "tough" as basketball is
Mar 16 2011 5:45AM
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TijmenDal
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You're a fucking moron.
You got karma raped
Mar 16 2011 7:47AM
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Travapple.
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this.
Mar 16 2011 11:13AM
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funkmasterFLEX
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golf is far more mentally demanding than baseball
Mar 16 2011 11:31AM
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funkmasterFLEX
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im tired of this thread and all of its macho head games
Mar 16 2011 11:33AM
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Kapital
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I like you.

And yes baseball is not even close to as demanding on the body compared to lacrosse football hockey. Maybe demanding time wise but not skill wise. Try throwing a lacrosse ball from a stick with a net attached to it all the way to a player sprinting across the field 40 yards away with out getting your head taken off.
Mar 16 2011 11:39AM
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Gary_Busey
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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say if you can pack a big ass chaw while playing the whole game, it's probably not the most athletic, awesome, hardest, etc., game ever.

Just saying, how many other sports can you play with a huge dip in?
Mar 16 2011 5:32PM
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Steezyiott
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this.

and every sport is mentally demanding in different ways

Mar 18 2011 1:28PM
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Steezyiott
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you're fucking dumb, the whole point of this thread was to rant and put down other sports by saying that bbaseball is the best. just bcause someone doesnt agree with the initial dumbass rant doesnt mean you should cry about it.
Mar 18 2011 1:30PM
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ImNotARacist
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Try catching a hanging fly ball with a wind.

This could go on for days.




EVERY SPORT HAS SOME SORT OF DIFFICULTY TO IT, WHETHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL.



EXCEPT GOLF, ITS LAME AS FUCK.
Mar 18 2011 1:32PM
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Steezyiott
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no one mentioned volleyball, i get told that it isnt a sport frequently which is annoying but i deal with it. yes it isnt as dmanding when it comes to cardio, but you still need a vert and need to be fast. mental game comes into play big time too. i could go on and on about why its a great sport but im not going to. im sure everyone could about any sport thats why this argument will neveer be resolved because every sport is awsome...just different
Mar 18 2011 1:35PM
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ImNotARacist
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Totally agree, Mens volleyball just isn't a very big sport in most places.

Beach volleyball harder than any high school sport IMO
Mar 18 2011 1:36PM
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Steezyiott
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lmao i agree with everything except for golf. yes its lame but id say proabbly the most difficult sport ever. i dont play very often but i scream and get so pissed. so unbelieveably hard
Mar 18 2011 1:37PM
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Steezyiott
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ask the person who started this thread so fuck you! lol
Mar 18 2011 1:51PM
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ImNotARacist
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Ha yeah thats why I said it lame. I love the driving range but the rest of really hard and really fucking boring.
Mar 18 2011 1:52PM
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PJS.
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I think you may be clinically retarded
Mar 18 2011 2:06PM
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TheRightCoast
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Yeah MLB is kinda boring and has some fat people but for college you have to be just as fit as in any other sport. Where my brother played even the pitchers had to run under a 6 minute mile and usually have to work out 1 to 2 times a day also with having only about .25 seconds to react and hit the ball its not that easy...
Mar 18 2011 5:10PM
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californiagrown
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PITCHERS ARE IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE THAN ANYONE WLSE ON THE TEAM. THEY RUN A LOT. CATCHERS ARE ALSO IN GOOD SHAPE. THE CARDIO FITNESS AND OVERALL STRENGTH REQUIRED FOR BASEBALL IS STILL NOTHING COMPARED TO MOST OTHER SPORTS.

BUT MORE COORIDINATION IS REQUIRED IN BASEBALL THAN ANY OTHER SPORT.
Mar 18 2011 5:25PM
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Petersaurusrex
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OP you are a fucking idiot...

If you have to have played a sport to enjoy watching it then clearly the sport is boring as fuck.

I know people enjoy baseball who don't play it but I just had to say that that's the dumbest fucking argument I have ever heard.

That being said, I hate watching baseball. The only reason I ever go to baseball games is for the atmosphere.
Mar 18 2011 5:35PM
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Sean...M
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Dear baseball,

Would you rather have your balls hit or cradled?

Sincerely, lacrosse.
Mar 18 2011 5:41PM
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Petersaurusrex
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Sorry for the double post but no.

1: Clearly you haven't seen all the pictures of the fat ass pitchers who have been posted.

2: Baseball definitly does NOT require the most coordination out of any sport. I'm not saying these sports are any "better" or anything but think about this: In baseball, you get to look at the ball the entire time from when it is pitched to when it hits your bat. In soccer, you have to have the coordination to know EXACTLY where the ball is at all times while looking down the field for open players. In lacrosse, a goalie has to be able to stop a ball going at him at 80mph and up REPEATEDLY and he doesn't have the option to only stop it 40% of the time.

3: Turn your capslock off you fucking retard.

And yes, I know my avatar is the Pirates logo. No, I don't play soccer, but I do play lacrosse.
Mar 18 2011 5:46PM
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Petersaurusrex
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I never said baseball was terrible (although I don't exactly enjoy it).

I accept that it is physically and mentally challenging.

I just disagree with the opinion that it is one of the hardest sports in any aspect.
Mar 18 2011 5:50PM
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californiagrown
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HEY YOU,

SOCCER REQUIRES A FEEL FOR THE GAME, THATS NOT THE SAME AS COORDINATION. LACROSSE GOALIES HAVE A BIG ASS NET ON THEIR STICK, AND HOW OFTEN DO THEY CATCH THE BALL CLEANLY, AND NOT HAVE IT HIT THEM OR ALLOW A REBOUND?

BASEBALL PLAYERS HAVE A ROUND SKINNY STICK THAT WEIGHS MORE THAN TWO POUNDS, THAT THEY USE TO HIT A BALL COMING 90MPH+ THAT IS MOVING IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS. THEY MAKE CONTACT MORE THAN 90% OPF THE TIME, BUT THEY ONLY GET A HIT 30% OF THE TIME.

i CAN TELL YOU NEVER PLAYED A HIGH LEVEL OF BASEBALL.


OH AND I HAVE TO USE CAPS AT WORK BECAUSE MY COMP PROGRAM USES IT. SO YOU COULD SAY THAT MY CAPS LOCK IS STUCK...


Mar 18 2011 5:58PM
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Yinzer
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Right because a ball players swing isn't also entirely muscle memory...

and stop telling people what they did and didn't do and what they can and can't do, who do you think you are? Get over yourself

"What's the greatest sport is the stupidest arguement ever. First you can't argue something that is personal opinion, ever. Second, best AT WHAT you retard you can't just say "Best" you need to specify something to compare upon. Popularity maybe, which btw soccer roasts you. When your talking the entire world, which I'm assuming 'best' covers, soccer's got you beat
Mar 22 2011 3:16PM
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SolMi
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haha whtever you have to tell yourself to stay awake during those 4 hour boring as fuck games. web jems are nice other than that fuck baseball
Mar 22 2011 4:24PM
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TylerMacDonald
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Baseball games on average only have approx. 10 minutes of actual action time.  Just sayin
Mar 22 2011 4:47PM
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Petersaurusrex
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So soccer players require no coordination at all? That's bullshit.

And hitting a ball with a bat is 50% skill, 40% muscle memory, and 10% luck.
Mar 22 2011 4:51PM
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fujarome
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and NFL games only have 11 minutes of actual play.



and here's an actual source.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Study-NFL-games-only-have-11-minutes-of-action?urn=nfl-213941
Mar 22 2011 4:53PM
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scratchproteen
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Atleast you don't have the owners and players bitching at each other and locking out a season.

I don't understand where the argument of fat guys playing is coming from...for every "fat" guy there are 50 in good atheltic shape guys.

Mar 22 2011 4:58PM
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TylerMacDonald
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and thats why i dont watch either.

Mar 22 2011 5:02PM
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californiagrown
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never said that or implied that. someone said that having to know where the ball is at at all times requires coordination, which i disagreed with.

I just really dont think the levels of coordination involved in soccer compare to that of baseball. And i am speaking in generalities, looking at the average professional player.

there is no doubt that baseball requires you to be in the worst shape of any major sport(excluding golf), but it also requires the most coordination.

I love watching baseball because i played it at a semi pro level and appreciate the little things, and how good the pros are. i also enjoy watching it because it is a perfect game for lazy summer days where you want to kick back, drink some brews, smoke some bud, eat some food, and watch a game. being a fan in most other sports involves raging hard, getting angry, and being super intense and agro over everything. there is a time and place for that(football), but baseball is a cool game to watch if you are in a mellow mood.
Mar 22 2011 6:15PM
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broto
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okay, so you can stand with your bat 60 feet away from mariano rivera and have him throw some balls at you. once you "memorize" the speed of a fastball and can react in .2 seconds to find out if a) it's going to be a ball or strike and b) where to swing the bat, then he'll throw a change up, curveball, or sinker and make you look like an ass-clown.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2003-03-02-ten-hardest-hitting-baseball_x.htm#expert

please come back to this thread when somebody throws a rock solid sphere at your dome traveling at 85 mph that you hope will curve into the strikezone and you don't flinch or drop to the floor.

straight from the article i just posted up there ^^

"Consider that a fastball thrown at 95-100 mph reaches home plate in about 0.4 seconds. Adair notes in his book that it takes 0.15 seconds for humans to voluntarily blink their eyes in response to visual signals. When a big-league fastball is on the way, you must do far more than just blink. You must swing the bat to precisely the right spot at precisely the right time."
Mar 22 2011 6:23PM
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powderdrunkie
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I feel like pole vaulting over 15 feet is harder than hitting a hundred mile-an-hour baseball.

I could close my eye's and hit a hundred mile-an-hour fastball sooner or later. There is NO way I could accidentally pole vault over 15 feet.

so I don't agree that it is the most difficult sport.

not to mention there's more standing around in baseball than any other sport. Golfers walk further.




 
Mar 22 2011 6:35PM
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squibble
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crochet is hard on the hands, and wool has to be bought at stores, so you have to get there. it could be a long walk or bus, probably more effort than baseball
Mar 22 2011 6:40PM
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californiagrown
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through the snow, uphill...both ways.
Mar 22 2011 6:41PM
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