I think the main point that can be brought to the table when comparing the two is that:
A) Any ability baseball requires - speed, hand/eye (or foot/eye) coordination, agility - football also requires. However, the added ability that football requires (endurance) is not required by baseball.
B) All football players require all these abilities (save the keeper, who is otherwise generally the most agile guy on the pitch with the best reflexes) - but not all baseball players do, thanks to the specialization of positions and the bastardization of the game with the use of the DH.
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