What is harder softball for men, or baseball for men

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cam93

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Mar 24, 2010 10:06 PM
my friend thinks softball is tougher than baseball and i want to know everyones opinion
Mar 24, 2010 10:06pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:09 PM
I think your friend is an idiot.
Mar 24, 2010 10:09pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:10 PM
^ Agree!!
Mar 24, 2010 10:10pm
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charliehustle14

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Mar 24, 2010 10:10 PM
lmao seriously?
Mar 24, 2010 10:10pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:10 PM
justincredible wrote: I think your friend is an idiot.
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Mar 24, 2010 10:10pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:12 PM
justincredible wrote: I think your friend is an idiot.
Fab1b wrote: ^ Agree!!
charliehustle14 wrote: lmao seriously?
ernest_t_bass wrote:
justincredible wrote: I think your friend is an idiot.
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All of these.
Mar 24, 2010 10:12pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:14 PM
I assume you are talking about fast pitch.
Fast pitch softball I found very hard to hit. I was not accustomed to hitting a pitch from an underhand thrower. The ball moves defferently and they are much closer. After a while I got the hang of it. Only played one season.
Mar 24, 2010 10:14pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:16 PM
I can see how someone would think that. Hitting a softball is like hitting a rock. The thing doesnt go anywhere. Connect with a baseball and you can hit it a mile and hit it at a much higher velocity.
Mar 24, 2010 10:16pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:24 PM
Baseball by Far
Mar 24, 2010 10:24pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:27 PM
ccrunner609 wrote: running a marathon
That's not the question track fag
Mar 24, 2010 10:27pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:32 PM
Until we're talking REALLY fast softball this isn't even a question.
Mar 24, 2010 10:32pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:32 PM
ccrunner609 wrote: why debate whats harder between 2 things that arent hard.
no one gives a shit about track, start your own thread if you want to talk about that!
Mar 24, 2010 10:32pm
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Mar 24, 2010 10:33 PM
ccrunner609 wrote: running a marathon
Easiest thing Ive done in sports. I was able to train for one in 2 months and finish without problems.
Mar 24, 2010 10:33pm
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Mar 25, 2010 8:51 AM
Depends...

If you are talking slow pitch softball then your friend is an idiot.

If you are talking fast pitch softball then the two are REALLY close but even as a guy who played baseball into college, I'd say fastpitch softball is harder than fastpitch baseball due to the hitting.

As for running a marathon...please, any decent athlete can train for a couple months and run a marathon without much problem.

No way you could one train like that and in the end hit an 80 MPH curve ball if you just don't have the hand eye coordination for baseball.
Mar 25, 2010 8:51am
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Mar 25, 2010 8:56 AM
I've hit tons of HR's during softball. I hit 2 in baseball in HS.

Baseball wins...
Mar 25, 2010 8:56am
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Mar 25, 2010 9:05 AM
I got into this argument with a 40-some year old man when I was about 13. He said "slow pitch softball is much more difficult...it's an 'art form." I said "it's a pussy sport for a bunch of baseball 'has beens' who want to relive their glory days and drink beer." Try hitting a 90 mph fastball or a slider that drops off the table vs an egg tossed, grapefruit sized sphere.
Mar 25, 2010 9:05am
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Mar 25, 2010 9:07 AM
HighRoller74 wrote:
justincredible wrote: I think your friend is an idiot.
Fab1b wrote: ^ Agree!!
charliehustle14 wrote: lmao seriously?
ernest_t_bass wrote:
justincredible wrote: I think your friend is an idiot.
/thread
All of these.
THEZE!
Mar 25, 2010 9:07am
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Mar 25, 2010 9:08 AM
I play softball.

If I played baseball, I'd drop dead.
Mar 25, 2010 9:08am
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Mar 25, 2010 9:37 AM
I find that baseball players struggle hitting softball because the timing mechanisms they use to hit actually hurt in softball.

Hitting a good fastpitch softball pitcher is guess work, you essentially have to shorten your stroke to the point it is hard to generate power. It becomes all hands no lower body.

That being said, you have to have extremely quick hands to hit. Most women don't this is why softball games seem to end up 1-0 when a good pitcher is on the mound. Great pitching in baseball still rarely yields 1-0 games.
The mound in fastpitch is probably a little too close for competition to occur at the highest levels. Its more like bowling with the pitcher hitting spots and the batter serving only to occasionally reach base via the walk or an error.
Mar 25, 2010 9:37am
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Mar 25, 2010 11:46 AM
Eating a sandwich is harder than softball for men...Seriously.

I played in my first men's adult league last year...Never again...Bunch of 25-50 year olds still living in their parents basement reliving their high school baseball days and playing each game like it's game 7 of the world series (arguing included). Don't get me wrong, it seemed like 10% of the league was decent/cool people, but the other 90% can easily ruin it.

I'm 6 years out of high school varsity baseball, and that is obviously much more difficult.
Mar 25, 2010 11:46am
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Mar 25, 2010 12:41 PM
golfing 18 holes and staying sober.
Mar 25, 2010 12:41pm
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Mar 25, 2010 12:45 PM
There's no comparison between slow pitch and baseball, but anyone who thinks men's fastpitch softball is "easier" than baseball probably has not played both games. The games are 'different'(as others have alluded to) but comparable in difficulty. One thing that has not been touched on is infield defense, which may actually be tougher in softball. (90 feet to throw someone out is a comparitive luxury). Again I'm talking about competitive fastpitch...not church/beer leagues.
Mar 25, 2010 12:45pm
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Mar 25, 2010 12:55 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/2003-03-02-ten-hardest-hitting-baseball_x.htm

Obviously this is opinion, but having played baseball, I'd have to agree that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. Goin against a guy who throws one chin high at 90mph for strike 2 then breaking off a nasty curve will buckle your knees and make you look like a fool for strike 3.

They also ranked running a marathon as 7th hardest thing to do in sports...just sayin.
Mar 25, 2010 12:55pm
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Mar 25, 2010 12:56 PM
^^^ agree ^^^
Mar 25, 2010 12:56pm
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Mar 25, 2010 12:58 PM
HitsRus wrote: There's no comparison between slow pitch and baseball, but anyone who thinks men's fastpitch softball is "easier" than baseball probably has not played both games. The games are 'different'(as others have alluded to) but comparable in difficulty. One thing that has not been touched on is infield defense, which may actually be tougher in softball. (90 feet to throw someone out is a comparitive luxury). Again I'm talking about competitive fastpitch...not church/beer leagues.
This is why I do not play 3rd base in softball. Its called the "hot corner" for a reason...
Mar 25, 2010 12:58pm