"Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in all of sports."

[buddyboy]

i thought the hardest thing to do in all of sports was figuring out a way to pay your steroid dealer without leaving a trail.

top 10 list of the hardest things to do in all of sports:

10. keeping +50% of your money after the divorce
9. rape accquital
8. keeping DUI out of newspaper
7. turning down blow jobs at strip club
6. getting a bet down during a game
5. getting a game official to reverse a call in your favor
4. visiting the childrens burn unit on your day off
3. hearing your bookie say "I have a little favor to ask"
2. pawning championship ring
1. getting rid of the HIV

 

[HerzvanRentle]

Bunting a baseball is so hard compared to landing a triple lutz, triple salko, triple toe loop combination in lycra pants.

 

[schmeinz]

you know how difficult it is to throw a dart in that little area at the highest level. tennis, golf and bb have nothing on darts

haha darts i get drunk and hit the bullseye, i cant get drunk and hit an 80 mph curveball that just dropped from my waist to my ankles after i just saw an 96 mph fastball

worse post ever in my opinion

the environment never changes the dart board is always the same distance away and the board is always the same size, that can be done with repitition and practice.

in hitting a baseball the angles, speed, visibility, weather never are all the same as the last time. and also you have to guess what pitch is coming its not like the batting cages where they just throw you meatballs at 80 mph you can face a 95 mph pitch high inside then a curveball going 80 that starts out like its going to hit you and ends up in the middle of the strike zone.

hitting the baseball is by far the hardest with all the variables added in/

NO CONTEST.

 

[AllInAintNothin']

That 3 out of 10 is total bs, its 3 out of 10 without somebody throwing you out at first, hitting a baseball is easy. Jim Courier and Agassi hitting ball further than lots of MEts with bp at Shea. Aaron KRickstein was hitting all line drives in 90mph cage.

This comparison doesn't work, because the same can be said for golf. Anyone can hit a golf ball but to hit it straight is another thing. Just like anyone can hit a baseball but getting a hit is another thing.

Also there is no chance a tennis player is hitting BP balls further than a lot of Mets. Unless the Mets were doing bunting drills.

Senior Citizens can hit a stationary golf ball but there is no chance that a lot of them could hit a 90 MPH fastball.

Getting a hit is the same thing as hitting a drive straight. Or hitting a serve in. People in Tennis and Golf hit a lot more fairways, get a lot more serves in, and hit a lot more greens than baseball players get hits.

 

[GoSooners]

Getting a hit is the same thing as hitting a drive straight. Or hitting a serve in. People in Tennis and Golf hit a lot more fairways, get a lot more serves in, and hit a lot more greens than baseball players get hits.

You obviously haven't seen my golf game.:lol:

 

[quantumleap]

I think some of you are missing the point. Certainly some sports are more difficult than baseball but that's not the point being addressed here. It's the actual act of hitting a baseball straight.

How many times does a tennis player hit the ball out of bounds or miss the ball completely when the ball is in their strike zone? Not very many times at all.

This is why the actual act of hitting a baseball straight is so difficult.

 

[whalewager]

you guys couldnt get a loud foul off a mlb pitcher

go bowl and throw the pigskin around with your 3 year old....

 

[DennizdaMenace]

 

[woodog22]

There are differences in athleticism in dropping every pool ball in order vs a balance beam routine vs throwing 35 yards into your receivers chest while both running.

In the act of pitching, a pitcher faces a minimum of 27 batters and gets @6 strikeouts, the rest are hit into play. Most batters swing through balls out of the zone, the rest make contact when its over the plate.

 

[WorldNumberOne]

No. Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to in all of sports.

That was the best tennis match I've ever seen, though. Amazing.

i agree with illini.. you have to hit a tennis ball that has just been hit at you anywhere from 90 to 140 mph .

oh , and when you hit it back it better have something on it or else it will be rammed down your throat...

granted , you have to hit a baseball that has been thrown 80 to 95 mph, but it aint coming back to hit again.. and again and again..

oh , and you will be running full speed as you try and hit it sometimes...

what a match.. ranks up there with nicklaus 86 masters and secretariat

 

[WorldNumberOne]

you guys couldnt get a loud foul off a mlb pitcher

go bowl and throw the pigskin around with your 3 year old....

and you couldnt get a racket on federer's serve..

 

[MrJ]

I think some of you are missing the point.

I'm not, as I'm assuming to 'hit' it means to hit it properly. I did admit it was tough, but it is certainly not the toughest thing to do in sports, and as Levi pointed out the saying could be applied to any sport. Hitting a baseball properly simply means playing at a high level, or getting lucky. It's no harder than hitting a golf ball like a pro. And if it really was the toughest thing, there wouldn't be so many people that can do it. I also imagine I have a much greater chance at getting a hit off an MLB pitcher than throwing a strike against an MLB batter.

 

[TheKinz]

 

[quantumleap]

I'm not, as I'm assuming to 'hit' it means to hit it properly. I did admit it was tough, but it is certainly not the toughest thing to do in sports, and as Levi pointed out the saying could be applied to any sport. Hitting a baseball properly simply means playing at a high level, or getting lucky. It's no harder than hitting a golf ball like a pro. And if it really was the toughest thing, there wouldn't be so many people that can do it. I also imagine I have a much greater chance at getting a hit off an MLB pitcher than throwing a strike against an MLB batter.

I was using frequency of success to determine which was most difficult. Certainly many people get a hit. Again, that's not the point. The point is at what frequency?

Golfers hit the fairway at a rather high %. Tennis players return the ball at a rather high %. Baseball hitters hit the ball in play at a rather low % because it's more difficult. If it were as easy as the rest they would be hitting at a much higher %.

 

[Icemantbi]

Hitting a baseball on the pro level is the hardest thing to do in sports....by a landslide

Unless the pitcher is Adam Eaton :nohead:

 

[WorldNumberOne]

I was using frequency of success to determine which was most difficult. Certainly many people get a hit. Again, that's not the point. The point is at what frequency?

Golfers hit the fairway at a rather high %. Tennis players return the ball at a rather high %. Baseball hitters hit the ball in play at a rather low % because it's more difficult. If it were as easy as the rest they would be hitting at a much higher %.

just returning it is meaningless .. they have to hit it back with something on it or place it deep enough that the point is started without their return getting smashed back at them for a winner .

 

[drosecrans]

R u guys kidding golf is for sure the hardest sport.

 

[JohnnyMac]

In tennis, the baselines are 78 feet apart, 18 feet further than the mound/plate in baseball. So the difference in speed between a serve and a fastball is substantially mitigated. Also, the size of the racket's sweet spot is a huge factor.

But, the hardest thing is sports is explaining to your wife why SHE needs a penicillin shot for YOUR kidney infection.

 

[BigPIG19]

The difference in golf and baseball is in golf you must chase your fould balls. Golf is the hardest sports to be good at in all of the world.

 

[MrJ]

I was using frequency of success to determine which was most difficult. Certainly many people get a hit. Again, that's not the point. The point is at what frequency?
.

I already addressed that in an earlier post. In terms of success rate it may be tough (although I'm sure there are actions that allow for even less of a success rate), but that is just one way of interpreting the line.

In tennis, the baselines are 78 feet apart, 18 feet further than the mound/plate in baseball. So the difference in speed between a serve and a fastball is substantially mitigated

I'd rather swing at a 95mph pitch than return a 170km/h (a good amount faster than 95mph) forehand in full stride.