I used to dip and run at the same time, does that mean running isn't a sport?
Baseball is a sport. People always say all they do is stand around, but try and tell me that you honestly believe Derek Jeter, Edgar Renteria, Jose Reyes, Hanley Rameriez, Mark DeRosa, Rafeal Furcal, A-Rod, Cal Ripken, Ozzie Smith, that none of these guys were athletes.
And where does this "fat out of shape" stereotype come from. Thats an argument soccer players in highschool use against baseball players. Yeah, there may be a few David Wells or Bob Wickman type of guys out there, but the majority of baseball players are in VERY good shape. Maybe they can't run a 5:05 mile like most posters on letsrun can, but I promise you they are in shape. Even big guys like Brad Penny are in much better shape then you would think.