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Originally Posted by Archaea
Baseball players are too lazy to do what I do through work.
Hitting a curveball is not the result solely of work, but a kinesthetic ability which I cannot acquire and have no desire to acquire.
I much prefer the hand eye coordination of tennis players or hockey players who incorporate both hand eye coordination and fitness.
I detest the lack of fitness in baseball. Any sport that could have Fernando Valenzuela as a star is no sport.
Sprinters are fun to watch but not much to admire. They don't have to work, as I mostly admire people who must work for what they have, but not those who only rely upon God's gift to them.
Now, Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens have long careers because they work hard. That does not represent the bulk of baseball players.
Just because God gave you unnatural hand-eye coordination, I'm supposed to be impressed.
Look at a tennis player, they have incredible moving hand eye coordination but have to be able to move. Or a hockey player also needs fitness and physical toughness.
Baseball players who employ fitness routines will go further because so many rely simply upon natural abilities and don't have to work hard. So a sport that rewards loafers is not my cup of tea.
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Archaea, Archaea, Archaea.....
You have no idea how hard baseball players work to get where they are. If they don't spend hours and hours and hours in a batting cage to hit; if they don't spend hours and hours and hours fielding balls; if they don't spend hours and hours and hours in the weight room; (all this is done during the off season) they will not be in the major leagues, because there is someone waiting in the wings to take their place.
As for tennis players and eye-hand coordination, I like to see them swing at the tennis ball with a round bat that has about the same circumference as the baseball, rather than a flat surface that is several times larger than a tennis ball.
Yes, there are a lot of baseball players who look out of shape, but they still do what it takes to get to and remain at the top level.
As for fat guys, using your thoughts, how can anyone possibly respect or admire the fat-asses that play on the offensive line in the NFL? They get rewarded for being lazy as well, don't they?
It's ok to not like baseball, but don't disparage what they do until you try it and do better.