Why Aren't Baseball Players Be Athletic?

[theBruiser500]

Um, for situations like this.

"Wakefield is one of a few pitchers in the the entire majors that pitches a knucklebal"

Varitek and Wakefield are both on the same team, so this statement is besides the point.

[ThaSaltCracka]

when you consider Wakefield pitches once every 5 games, and Varitek is a catcher, it is very likely that Varitek takes a day off when Wakefield pitches and they let Mirabelli(who catches Wakefield in practice) catch that game. This makes perfect sense.

[Boris]

Baseball players are the best athletes on average compared to any other sport. Just look at that average expected earnings of a baseball player with at least 5 years in the Big Show. It's no wonder why all those two sport athletes try to make it in baseball before going to plan B (football).

[scrub]

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Why should he waste practice time on that, when some scrub back up catcher can catch him instead.

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Especially since the Sox have the luxury of a backup catcher who isn't even close to a scrub. He's been very productive at the plate this season despite only playing on Wakefield days.

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[mikech]

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One of the reasons I don't like baseball is because they are so unimpressive to me as athletes

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I really hate this line of argument from some people who don't like baseball. Here's a question for you, Bruiser: was Michael Jordan "athletic"? Jordan was probably one of the greatest "athletes" of our lifetimes, yet he failed at baseball. What's your definition of "athletic"? Speed? Jumping ability? If so, then track stars are the most purely "athletic" individuals. Different sports require different sets of skills and different kinds of "athleticism." The ability to hit a curveball is a kind of athleticism that I appreciate; maybe you don't share that appreciation, but don't belittle that rare ability, because Michael Jordan, for one, certainly didn't possess it.

[sublime]

Varitek and Wakefield are both on the same team, so this statement is besides the point.

Varitek is one of the best catchers in the game, and usually doesnt catch Wakefield (mirrabelli does, like tha cracka said)

I have drawn one conclusion in my 25 years on this earth, most moronic statements(like this one) are made as the result of ignorance. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[sublime]

[GuyOnTilt]

most moronic statements(like this one) are made as the result of ignorance.

But hey, at least he's seemed to have mastered the English language pretty well...

GoT

[sublime]

But hey, at least he's seemed to have mastered the English language pretty well...

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LOL, I just put 2+2 together. Its 3am, I needed a minute [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

ahahahaha, good one GoT [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[kyro]

varitek spent the entire night trying to catch hard throwers like pedro/timlin/embree. Then all of a sudden, after playing 12 innings the night before and playing 9/10 straight innings that night, they give him wakefield who throws 20 mph slower and allows the ball to dance like a mofo. no wonder he couldn't catch it.

and don't you try to tell me that slide by ortiz when he was stealing second wasn't athletic.