The vast majority of game goers are simply there to attend a social event. Kind of like church.
The vast majority of game goers are simply there to attend a social event. Kind of like church.
it is tailored to look like the players are athletic monsters but in reality are just regular guys. not fun at all
It's not suppose to be. ?
insight giver wrote:
The vast majority of game goers are simply there to attend a social event. Kind of like church.
Coming from someone on a site devoted to running, this is priceless.
Most difficult coordination activity in all sports is to hit a round baseball with a round wooden bat. Fastball: as fast as 104 mph. Slider: as fast as 90 plus mph. Curve ball: app. 70 mph. Change-up, app. 80 mph.
I hated playing baseball. Very anxiety inducing to play infield. I enjoy watching it now on TV. Good for taking a nap like watching golf.
most difficult coordination wrote:
Most difficult coordination activity in all sports is to hit a round baseball with a round wooden bat. Fastball: as fast as 104 mph. Slider: as fast as 90 plus mph. Curve ball: app. 70 mph. Change-up, app. 80 mph.
Agree it's amongst the most difficult but I'd put the pole vault as the most difficult.
big man on campus wrote:
it is tailored to look like the players are athletic monsters but in reality are just regular guys. not fun at all
I hate baseball, but at high levels they are some serious freaking athletes. No joke.
Baseball is group loitering.
It was invented by accident. The guy had just invented rosin bags and needed an excuse to throw them on the ground.
Pole vaulters sure are athletes. I put hitting a baseball, ballet/point, classical violin and any sport involving ice skating in their own special category. One has to start all four by age five to do well. We can find examples of Am. football players and basketball players taking up their sport once an athlete became big at age 16. I am guessing one can excel at pole vault by starting somewhere between ages 12 to 16?
Requires good hand-eye coordination, but then so do video games.
Requires little to no athletic conditioning at all. Mostly standing around or sitting on a bench.
insight giver wrote:
The vast majority of game goers are simply there to attend a social event. Kind of like church.
Yeah well you play ball like a girl!
I'm not defending England, but if your umpire is going to yell "strike" then there should have been something there actually struck by the ball. And if they are going to yell "ball" then there should be times when the pitcher throws something other than a ball, like a banana.
Bad Wigins wrote:
I'm not defending England, but if your umpire is going to yell "strike" then there should have been something there actually struck by the ball. And if they are going to yell "ball" then there should be times when the pitcher throws something other than a ball, like a banana.
Nice. You guys are funny...?
How wrong you are
I actually thought the last World Series and even the NL Championship series were pretty exciting. There have certainly been exciting players in my lifetime -- Koufax, Gibson, Mays, Bonds, Doc Gooden, Maury Wills (yes), Manny Ramirez (seriously), Pedro Martinez, Mariano Rivera.
But I'm not alone in thinking the game should be faster. Batters should be required to get ready in the batters' box and pitchers need to get rid of the ball in less time. And stadium designs don't always help. They are one reason you see far fewer triples now. Triples were pretty exciting. I don't know what the stats are for stolen bases, but no one even mentions stolen bases anymore.
most difficult coordination wrote:
Most difficult coordination activity in all sports is to hit a round baseball with a round wooden bat. Fastball: as fast as 104 mph. Slider: as fast as 90 plus mph. Curve ball: app. 70 mph. Change-up, app. 80 mph.
It's not intrinsically hard. It completely depends on the relative skill levels of the pitcher and batter.
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most difficult coordination wrote:
Most difficult coordination activity in all sports is to hit a round baseball with a round wooden bat. Fastball: as fast as 104 mph. Slider: as fast as 90 plus mph. Curve ball: app. 70 mph. Change-up, app. 80 mph.
It's not intrinsically hard. It completely depends on the relative skill levels of the pitcher and batter.
I'm going to push back on your, IMO simple logic. The ophthalmologists and optometrists can help me out here with the science. When one catches a football, catches a soccer ball (goalie), catches a baseball and most certainly when one attempts to hit a baseball, one is making thousands of visual snapshots of the ball's flight path, then estimating the path of future location of ball. The brain and eyes have to train over and over for years to develop skill from hitting 40 mph coach pitch pre-Little League to 104 mph MLB fastball. Pitching is different. One has to be an active athlete to throw a ball hard. Throwing a ball hard in one sport may translate. I have seen a youth soccer goalie, used to throwing a soccer ball hard, switch to baseball and pitch very hard immediately. I saw Kareem Abdul Jabbar say he was able to throw a baseball over 90 mph in high school. I do not believe he played high school baseball. Often, MLB pitchers were not pitchers in their youth. Often youth pitchers ruin their throwing arm and quit baseball after Little League. Batters must start extremely early in life. Pitchers, not necessarily.
Baseball is more enjoyable without the commentators blather. It's best to be there live; second best is to watch games on mlb.tv with only the "park" sounds on a big screen. Nice to see A-rod and Jessica tonight flapping their gums and not having to listen to a thing they are disgorging.
Yes, off-topic. So is this entire thread.
insight giver wrote:
The vast majority of game goers are simply there to attend a social event. Kind of like church.
Scott Skiles once said, "Basketball is like church. Many people attend, but few understand."