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Proof that baseball players are true athletes.

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theBearJew
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I'm just kidding this guys retarded.



Here's an article.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/19/graham-taylor-slide-video_n_931654.html
Aug 19 2011 10:59PM
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Mr_Orange
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You obviously have never played baseball and are too dumb and ignorant to see that baseball is probably one of the most strategic and team oriented sports there is. I played hockey, basketball, volleyball, and baseball and all I have to say is herrrrpuuuduurrrrddd you're a downey clown, don't have a clue and should shut your fucking cum guzzling trap. bitch
Aug 21 2011 12:50AM
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skijunkiedtm
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quality thread.
Aug 21 2011 1:23AM
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CarRamRod
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Fuck you i didnt read any more past you but you sir are a retard. You hated a red sox yankee game? youre fucking retarded one of the greatest rivalries in sports and you hated it? fuck you. Also maybe if you paid attention and wasnt high or drunk you would recognize the team work and strategy. First and second no outs down by one and the batter puts down the perfect sacrifice to put the runner in scoring position, next guy comes up, base hit, game tied. There is strategy you fucktard. Teamwork? double play ball, tagging up, sacrifice...weird that sounds like team work to me. I bet when the ball came your way you were standing up trying to catch it. you you suck, go fuck yourself, go smoke your weed and continue to waste away your life you piece of shit.

P.S. There is nothing more exciting in this world than celebrating a walk-off 2 run home run with your team, crowding around home plate.
Aug 21 2011 3:05AM
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liukangkid
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But could they play better baseball ??????????
Aug 21 2011 3:08AM
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CarRamRod
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Aug 21 2011 3:28AM
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Static
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^Wonderful example, the MLB's top plays..... yet none of the outfield catches can hold a flame to this young girl,
Aug 21 2011 4:22AM
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CassiusClay
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Don't worry, this guy knows his shit. Trust him. lol.
Aug 21 2011 4:28AM
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onenerdykid
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I wish I had the link, but last summer during the World Cup, Sports Center (of all things) scientifically showed based on distance, ball velocity, reaction time, possible ball placement scenarios, etc that stopping a penalty kick in soccer is actually more difficult than hitting a baseball.

And honestly, for any sport to claim it is has the "most difficult task in sports" is completely arrogant and unfounded.
Aug 21 2011 6:06AM
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Boooshank
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Jesus. Thats so sick. Like ridiculously sick. If this was done by a actual team player. Everyone would know who he was just by this catch.

My 2 cents....

First game i ever went to was the last game of the season @ San Francisco vs Milwaukee a few years ago, maybe?

Honestly, i like the game of baseball. But by god its boring. Growing up in england their are just other sports to care about. Most of the games allot more fast paced. The game was possibly one of the boring sporting events i've ever been too. 10 innings, only one person actually hit a ball (that i can remember). Highlight of the day was not knowing what a 7th inning stretch was. Soon as the 7th inning turned up, the whole stadium stood up. Me and my boys honestly thought it was a bomb scare. Untill every one sat back down of course.

Like watching it on TV, but will probably only go to a live game again if asked and theres a load of people going. Would no doubt have a blast but because of the people, not for the boring as game of rounders.

Cool game to play, lame game to watch live.
Aug 21 2011 7:56AM
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fujarome
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that's also an unaired gatorade commercial...
Aug 21 2011 8:48AM
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broto
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which is fake. lol nice try fella
Aug 21 2011 12:52PM
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Mike-O
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Yeah, a dreadfully yawn-inducing sport. Maybe it's just the hometown spirit that keeps people coming.
Aug 21 2011 12:55PM
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.frenchy
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Pretty much this..

From someone who has played baseball all their life, baseball is dope. f u haters.

Aug 21 2011 1:00PM
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MACAQUE
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Ok so lets make it 100 pitches, compared to a hundred tries to drill crossbar on a soccer field from 70 yards. That's more fair of a comparison.
Aug 21 2011 1:02PM
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broto
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you'd be more likely to hit the crossbar out of pure luck.
Aug 21 2011 2:23PM
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Boooshank
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Nah, hiiting a crossbar out of luck from 70 yards is ridiculous. Lucky?! No. Theoretically, you could swing the bat and be more lucky making contact with a baseball than kicking a football 70 yards! No luck involved with that. Thats like me luckily thorwing a 70 yard football. Again, no luck involved with that.

Swinging is swinging, chances are you'll hit at least one maybe in 100. No way in hundred tries would you ever get close to 70 yards just by swinging your foot and hoping for the best.
Aug 21 2011 4:48PM
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Anathema
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it's been said before that one of the hardest things for an untrained individual to do in any sport is hit a 98mph fastball.

i would tend to disagree, because i don't think anybody could ever come close to pole vaulting several meters in the air without extensive training and practice, but hitting a fastball is definitely up there..

regardless, you don't have to be in the best of shape to be a good ball player, but it certainly helps. roy halladay is probably the best pitcher in baseball and has been for some time, and he's a 6'6 monster whose strong as fuck, lean, and in his spare time plays sudoku and little mind games to help him focus and keep his mind sharp. that's the definition of an athlete right there.

oh, and to everybody arguing about which sport demands more "athleticism" and shit, read the title of the thread. there's no comparison in there. it doesn't say "proof that baseball players are the BETTER athletes" it's simply saying that they are true athletes (even if it were just as a joke). and lots of baseball players are true athletes. you have your occasional fat ass who gets paid to smash the ball a mile, but for the most part these guys can run like the wind, are jacked as fuck, play the game EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK and still manage to stay sharp, healthy, study the opposing players, etc.
Aug 21 2011 5:03PM
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Alpine3
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to the P.S., are you serious?? uhh winning an olympic gold in mens 4X400m relay???
Aug 21 2011 5:03PM
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theBearJew
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Im just tired of hearing the SAME arguemnt of why baseball is hard. Hitting a baseball is hard yes. Maybe one of the hardest things in sports, blah blah blah.

But if thats the only argument for baseball being a tough sport, you fail. One element, thats it?
Aug 21 2011 5:05PM
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Piste.Off
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ever tried making a diving catch at full speed? or how about making a diving stop on a ground ball and throwing the runner out?
Aug 21 2011 5:14PM
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.frenchy
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What sports do you play sir?
Aug 21 2011 5:16PM
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MACAQUE
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No, you wouldn't. You have to be essentially pro to even kick a ball 70 yards (exaggeration, but you get my point).
Aug 21 2011 5:17PM
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easy.steezy
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now i didn't read this whole thread, but there were some things that really irked me.  now i respect basically every sport for how hard it is, so don't think i'm just biased because i play baseball.  but whoever said hitting a ball is a skill and doesn't take any athletic ability is 50% right.  yes, connecting with the ball is a skill.  but it takes specific muscles and a lot of strength to hit it hard, and a lot of coordination to hit it in the right spot. 

for example, i noticed the right fielder was playing shallow and was hugging the line for some stupid reason, and i'm a righty and the center fielder was playing left.  after playing baseball my entire life, i had the ability to angle my swing and hit the ball at the exact right moment to hit it in the gap, and the strength to hit a line drive to the fence for the game winning run.

everyone who says baseball players aren't athletics can really suck a dick.  i don't fucking care who you are, take the "fattest" not pitcher in the game, either prince fielder or big papi, and race them.  THEY'D DESTROY YOU.  every single professional sports player is extremely athletic.  and saying that just because a baseball player looks fat doesn't meant that he's not athletic.  that's like saying a 300 pound NFL linemen isn't athletic.  it's not true.  and as goes for pitchers, they still have to be strong and athletic.  throwing a 98 mph fastball?  gift from motherfucking god, but that doesn't mean they didn't work their asses off for it.  pitchers have to have extremely strong legs, because all their power has to come from the waist down when they're pushing off the rubber. 

i feel like all this hate towards baseball and calling 70% of our professional athletes "fat fucks" just comes from ignorance and misguided information.  now i don't know everything about baseball, but i know enough to tell you that you're fucking stupid if you think baseball players aren't athletes.  and also, i'm not arrogant enough to bash on another sport that i honestly barely know anything about.  you don't see me bash lacrosse just because i don't like it and don't play it.  i have something called respect, especially for hardworking athletes, which make up every single professional sport. 


Aug 21 2011 5:18PM
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skijunkiedtm
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Lets just end it on this.
Aug 21 2011 5:22PM
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broto
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after you swing the bat and "hit" the ball which would probably be a little slow roller, you're forgetting that hitting involves getting the baseball past NINE different fielders. i seriously doubt any of you could do that in 100 pitches.
Aug 21 2011 5:29PM
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Boooshank
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Hold on. I seemed to think that we are just comparing the actual "Hitting" of a baseball, not knocking out the park! I completely understand that smashing it for a homer is a next echelon of hitting a ball and actually knowing what your doing.

I get that from posts that people are justifying no one could with pure luck hit a 99mph fastball. No way could it be luck for a homer, in the same way it wouldn't be luck hitting a crossbar from 70 yards. I know. I've played hours and hours of Crossbar since i could walk. I lived opposite a set of nets for 22 years.

I swung a bat for the first time at a little kiddies carnival game at The Great America park in San Jose last week. I know this is a kiddie's game but still, the ball was only at like 40 (i asked the attendent.) not knowing what i was doing swung away, winnng a little san jose shark ball on the first swing for getting it some 1ft circle at the back of the cage, I didn't hit the ball all the other tries but still, shows that luck plays a part of just swinging bat. Yes, i know every one on NS could hit a shitty 40mph basketball. Didnt grow up playing Baseball so whatever. Gimme a football (yes, soccer) ball over any ball sport.

Since then, have been talking about going to a batting cage to get my head blown off by a baseball for the first time. I' wont be leaving untill i make contact with a high mph ball to prove to myself that i could hit one. (Hit = just contact, not beating NINE different fielders.) Might take more than 100 but luck doesn't really have a number.
Aug 21 2011 5:57PM
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Lax_Bro40
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You have clearly never seen a pro lineman, or division 1 for that matter. They are like a fridge. They aren't fat, and probably have a faster 40 time than you do.
Aug 21 2011 5:57PM
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broto
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to be considered a "hit" in baseball, you have to make it to at least first base without the field making any errors.

and to lax bro 40, i'm sure the pitchers in baseball are the exact same, they could probably run a 40 much quicker than you too.
Aug 21 2011 6:02PM
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Lax_Bro40
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Your fucking stupid to compare a pro to a regular kid. Compare the fastest guy in the MLB to the fastest soccer, football, lacrosse player and they will get SMOKED.
Aug 21 2011 6:03PM
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Lax_Bro40
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A pro pitcher? ya probably, hes professional for a reason. You cant compare a professional to an amatuer it is illogical and doesnt make sense. I could beat you in a 40 i know that.
Aug 21 2011 6:05PM
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broto
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you just compared a professional (or division 1 lolz) to me, saying that i couldn't run a 40 quicker than a pro or D1 lineman. don't be hypocritical
Aug 21 2011 6:06PM
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Lax_Bro40
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Because you said "What about fat fuck lineman" i was simply stating they aren't fat fuckings and are actually quite fast.
Aug 21 2011 6:09PM
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broto
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because a lot of people in here (not looking back to see if you did or not) have been saying a lot of pitchers are fat fucks. don't be hypocritical.
Aug 21 2011 6:10PM
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Lax_Bro40
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If i didnt say it, how am i being hypocritical?
Aug 21 2011 6:13PM
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broto
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sorry, i realized i shouldn't have put that in there. lol, but a lot of people have called them fat fucks so they shouldn't be angered when i call a linemen a fat fuck.
Aug 21 2011 6:14PM
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Lax_Bro40
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Well there are alot of fat pitchers, there arent many fat lineman.
Aug 21 2011 6:15PM
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theBearJew
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Football, Soccer, Rugby. I dabble in volleyball.
Aug 21 2011 6:15PM
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Lax_Bro40
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making you more athletic than anyone who plays baseball. And tougher. I like you.
Aug 21 2011 6:16PM
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theBearJew
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Chose rugby over lax cus it was cheaper.

And to the kid who said the fattest pitcher could "DISTROY" me or anyone on here in a race. I doubt that. I would bet I could beat alot of first basemen and some catchers, given they are slower. But I would also bet half of NS could beat most pitchers in a race and a good number of catchers.
Aug 21 2011 6:19PM
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broto
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see, there are less fat pitchers than you think. most are fit, there are some very slightly overweight, and very few are just plain fat. you can't just make assumptions like that without knowing the sport.
Aug 21 2011 6:19PM
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zues
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you've clearly never played baseball and if you did you'd get owned.

once again i bet you suck at golf.
Aug 21 2011 6:33PM
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Lax_Bro40
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No part of baseball do you ever get "owned". Its for kids who are to delicate to take a little contact and collision.
Aug 21 2011 6:36PM
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broto
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once again, i play soccer which has plenty of contact and collision. i used to play basketball as well until skiing took priority. baseball players aren't the huge pussies you think they are.
Aug 21 2011 6:37PM
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easy.steezy
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I have never outright called somebody arrogant, stupid, and an asshole on this site(except TheClap once, but I have since revised my thinking), even KangBang, but Lax Bro and whoever, you are extremely ignorant and very very arrogant.  The fastest baseball player in a race against the fastest lax, soccer or whatever, well who would win?  Who fucking knows!  Because you obviously have never watched the MLB if you think any of them are slow.  Big Papi is "fat" and "slow", but I have no doubt that he could outrun you and 99% of this site.  Go to an MLB game and see just how fucking fast baseball players really are.

Your ignorance to say that most pitchers are fat is obscene, they're professional athletes and very in shape.  Granted, a few are slightly overweight, but have the leg strength of a bull and their arm endurance is unmatched in most sports.  You have no respect for baseball, which means you have no respect for some of the greatest athletes to have ever lived.  Did I say they were the best?  No, because if God made a list of the 10 most athletic professional sports players of all time, they would most likely be from different sports.  I at least have the decency to defend baseball without bashing another sport.  You sir, are just ridiculously uninformed.
Aug 21 2011 6:51PM
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.frenchy
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You like boys.

OBVIOUS IN A LAX PLAYER LIEK OMG...

you see thats like baseball players are not athletic. Stupid fucking assumtions like that. And btw i'm kidding about you liking boys haha.

Aug 21 2011 7:03PM
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Lax_Bro40
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its not an assumption, the least athletic kids I out of my friends all played varsity baseball. They wouldnt of made freshman lax or football
Aug 21 2011 7:08PM
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theBearJew
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I hope you are not referring to me... maybe it was a bit much to say that 50 percent of NS could beat pitchers in a race... I do understand that outfielders other positions are usually pretty fast because they have to cover so much field. But I still think that I could beat a good number of pitchers in a footrace. Not because they are overweight and fat, but because they are pitchers and focus on throwing not running. It is the same reason pitchers usually are not good hitters. They tend to focus on their skill, pitching.
Aug 21 2011 7:26PM
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maxwell666
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How is it that no one has compared baseball to a real fucking sport, everyone is saying

"blah blah blah soccer/hockey/lacross/basketball blah blah blah"

when the most obvious comparison for people on a [b]SKIING[/b] forum should be skiing, how is hitting a baseball the hardest thing if hundreds can do it when less than 15 people can triple cork?
Aug 21 2011 7:35PM
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easy.steezy
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Yeah maybe you're not arrogant, that's your opinion. But pitchers have insane leg strength and most are pretty fast. I see what you're saying though, it's lax bro's ignorance and arrogance that really bothers me.
Aug 21 2011 7:40PM
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dinner_roll900
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dude, if there's 10 percent of fat shits in professional baseball then it can't be hard. how many fat shits do you see in any other REAL sport? baseball is an overblown game that takes less physical activity than dodge ball... i think that makes dodge ball more of a sport.

we should settle this by having a team of baseball players wear heart monitors along a team of soccer players and we will see who works harder during a game.

oh and those lists are done by jackasses who have a hard on for baseball... if you haven't noticed by the absurd amount of coverage they give it.
Aug 21 2011 7:40PM
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