Why do baseball players look so unathletic?

[Flash Thunderton]

Especially the pitchers, shyt is so



They look like everyday people for the most part(obviously a lot stronger and shyt).


Muhfukkas be pitching a ball with all their strength 100 times a game.


Muhfukkas be hitting the ball literally hundreds of feet


Muhfukkas running and diving and catching like they some God damn top receiver



I don't get it brehs.... They really look like the most unathletic athletes for the most part.

 

[Arris]

Outfielders arent fat. Some don't look defined but that's fine. Middle infielders usually aren't fat. If they are they typically don't have much range and that hurts the defense.

3rd, first, catchers,and pitchers though

they don't need range or superior quickness so they can get fat And nothing much will change in performance.

Baseball takes a sharp eye, good reflexes, skill, and great mechanics

all the athletic ability in the world doesn't matter if you can't properly judge the ball coming at you at 90+ for batting and 100+in the field

I mean have you ever thought about how hard it is to be as accurate as baseball players are

They have to be insanely accurate from at least 3 throwing angles.

-overhand
-sidearm
-lowerside arm

It's VERY rare for someone outta highschool or college to immediately contribute. Players take years to develop.
you can't get away with just athletic ability in baseball you have to actually be good

 

[The Jewnited States]

Baseball players are highly underrated as athletes. Footwork, eye hand coordination, agility are all super important.


Look at a dude like puig and say he ain't a beast of an athlete

 

[Amare's Right Hook]

Because they got that in house pusssssssss-y

 

[DPG4Life]

because they aint allowed to roid no more

 

[Amphibious]

Athletic definition:

physically strong, fit, and active.

They seem strong to me

 

[Point Blank]

 

[Versa]

LMAO

 

[DeVanteSwing]

Mechanics > athleticism

 

[CACarot]

cause it aint a sport

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

Especially the pitchers, shyt is so



They look like everyday people for the most part(obviously a lot stronger and shyt).


Muhfukkas be pitching a ball with all their strength 100 times a game.


Muhfukkas be hitting the ball literally hundreds of feet


Muhfukkas running and diving and catching like they some God damn top receiver



I don't get it brehs.... They really look like the most unathletic athletes for the most part.

I feel you. Many of them LOOK cumbersome and clumsy and out of shape to me as well.

But I know that that's just how they LOOK, that's not how they actually are

They are some of the most athletic cut of athlete any of the major sports can produce.

The hand eye coordination, having to able to go from 0-100 full sprint in a split second's notice - and doing it too, those diving plays, the reflexes...and with some of those things they are unparalleled by any other athlete out there..

 

[kingofnyc]

just notice the cake