tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709327.post1834705944569101125..comments2023-09-18T02:20:53.534-05:00Comments on this page intentionally left blank: and in further baseball news...twifferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07019975906761715327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709327.post-56238638098949605922007-05-13T11:35:00.000-05:002007-05-13T11:35:00.000-05:00golf does take a lot of skill. but, well, it's go...golf does take a lot of skill. but, well, it's golf.twifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019975906761715327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709327.post-90358110353632494962007-05-12T18:44:00.000-05:002007-05-12T18:44:00.000-05:00what about golf as a skil sport? must be athletic...what about golf as a skil sport? must be athletic, at least these days with tiger eatin' all the comptetiion, and must be skilled, amateur, nuke tour. . .Andres, JCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898354087782485776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709327.post-75954158426750054582007-05-09T21:04:00.000-05:002007-05-09T21:04:00.000-05:00actually, it's 50 rounds. so, even duller!actually, it's 50 rounds. so, even duller!twifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019975906761715327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709327.post-66781311274049886902007-05-09T14:27:00.000-05:002007-05-09T14:27:00.000-05:00And isn't the baseball draft like 10 rounds long?And isn't the baseball draft like 10 rounds long?Moderatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02318879290010704973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709327.post-12131396497174913022007-05-08T08:14:00.000-05:002007-05-08T08:14:00.000-05:00well, i think the unspoken and oft-forgotten aspec...well, i think the unspoken and oft-forgotten aspect is that one must be extraordinarily skilled and talented to be a pro in any sport.<BR/><BR/>but, consider the difference in skill needed to throw a football and to throw a baseball. <BR/><BR/>a quarterback really only needs to know one grip. the rest is accuracy. yes, one also needs to read a defense and react quickly. one also, however, has the benefit of someone trying to catch what you've thrown. accuracy still has to be very good, but if you're off by half and inch or so, not really a big deal (unless one throws into, say, triple coverage).<BR/><BR/>hitting gets that reputation because if you get a hit in 30% of your at bats, you're considered great. whereas in any other sport if you were sucessful only 30% of the time you attempted one of your most important skills, you'd, well, not last long as a pro.<BR/><BR/>there are few guys who get stuck in AAA ball because there is someone else at their position. often they get traded. many, however, never even get past AA ball.twifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019975906761715327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16709327.post-72064470407464606732007-05-07T16:29:00.000-05:002007-05-07T16:29:00.000-05:00Hockey's got a pretty robust minor league too. (O...Hockey's got a pretty robust minor league too. (Or at least they did back when I still followed it.)<BR/><BR/>I'm always a little suspicious of "skills" arguments among sports geeks, partly because it's sort of like asking if the Hulk could beat Superman in a fight, and partly because there's a sort of defensiveness about it. Baseball fans seem to be the worst offenders (the hardest skill is hitting a round ball blah blah blah). <BR/><BR/>Maybe they just have more pro-level players than other sports? How old are these guys when they retire? Or maybe it's a game that de-emphasizes physical skills over mental ones to some extent.Keifushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287358319899471490noreply@blogger.com