Wry Catcher
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Its actually only 2 things - skill and instinct.neat post and insults, etc. and all.....Why Baseball is just a game, not a sport
If you
a. ever learn to read, and
b. develop an intellect....
I recommend Sexton's tome
"Baseball as a Road to God: Seeing Beyond the Game"
Well...you'd probably need
c. ....to be a baseball fan as well.
its still not a sport
when you can be a chubby fatfuck who is not a lineman(their job is to BE a wall)....then youve no business calling yourself an athlete.
in baseball, a player is doing physical activity, AT ALL, like what...10% of the time if you're not a pitcher?
thats why many a slovenly baseball player can still be successful....because its more a skilled game than an athletic sport.
You have no a clue. It's been said the hardest thing to do in sports is to hit a major league pitcher. Pablo did well in that, until he had a ham on his back, a metaphor for all those who no longer have the fire in their belly. Baseball is a five skill game, all of which require strength, agility, fast twitch muscle, study, consistency and desire (practice, practice, practice). It is that and also a game of chess, best understood by the non verbal communication between the pitcher and the catcher.
Some of the greatest hitters of all time played: OBESE.
Babe Ruth was obese, he was a great pitcher whose eyesight was described in a book I read long ago as so good he could read the numbers on a license plate the average 20-20 person could not identify the colors. As I stated above, you have no clue. Skill can be developed, human beings do not have instincts, per se. We have reflexes, reactions but mostly learned behaviors.