Jackie Manuel’s Posse

This is nice, but you could say the same thing about they physical layout of many sports. Mostly this reason is on very un-solid ground. The rules have changed in baseball. Designated hitters, smaller strike zones, raised mounds, etc.

Second: the game does not give unusua1 preference or advantage to special physical types, e.g., to tall men as in basketball. All sorts of abilities can find a place somewhere, the tall and the short etc. can enjoy the game together in different positions.

Even shakier. Size matters a lot in baseball. For every David Eckstein there is a Mugsy Bougues. Neither of those players were Great though. You need to be big and strong in almost all sports and certain physical types do have advantages.

Third: the game uses all parts of the body: the arms to throw, the legs to run, and to swing the bat, etc.; per contra soccer where you can’t touch the ball. It calls upon speed, accuracy of throw, gifts of sight for batting, shrewdness for pitchers and catchers, etc. And there are all kinds of strategies.

You use all parts of your body in every sport. Anyone who has played these sports knows that.

I think baseball is amazing but I’m very weary of those who would argue that one sport is better than the other. Most of those people are really not experts on anything but that one sport. Rawl’s last three reasons are spot on. I also agree with Rawl’s Original Position (I’m a pragmatist).

Good Day, Posse.