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Borla · 07-13-2009, 09:14 PM

It is often said that the hardest single activity in sports is to hit a baseball thrown by a good MLB pitcher.

I think, as many have said, the comparison as a whole between baseball and soccer is very much apples and oranges. Obviously soccer takes much more overall conditioning. The physical exertion by most players is going to be much higher in soccer (maybe the pitcher in baseball and the goalie in soccer are exceptions to the rule on either side). I think the hand-eye coordination required in baseball is a bit more difficult. Another factor to be considered is that MLB players play basically every day for six months straight, traveling back and forth across the country every 3-4 days. Soccer matches are much more spread out, with much more time to recuperate, travel, etc.

07-13-2009, 09:14 PM	#42 (permalink)
Borla Junkie	It is often said that the hardest single activity in sports is to hit a baseball thrown by a good MLB pitcher. I think, as many have said, the comparison as a whole between baseball and soccer is very much apples and oranges. Obviously soccer takes much more overall conditioning. The physical exertion by most players is going to be much higher in soccer (maybe the pitcher in baseball and the goalie in soccer are exceptions to the rule on either side). I think the hand-eye coordination required in baseball is a bit more difficult. Another factor to be considered is that MLB players play basically every day for six months straight, traveling back and forth across the country every 3-4 days. Soccer matches are much more spread out, with much more time to recuperate, travel, etc. __________________ Coimhéad fearg fhear na foighde!!!!