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Jul 21, 2017
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Hotty-Toddy-Reb
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Given the fact that a big percentage of the US is obese, it has to be football.
Since half the roster is made up of fat guys.
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POLL: Of the big three US sports, which do you think is the easiest to reach the pro level?
byujacob
7/21/17 11:20am
My build? Easy. NFL and NBA are too reliant on measurables, I'd have to put up
fbguru
7/21/17 11:22am
Well baseball has many more levels than simply the MLB....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 11:25am
Hmmm... interesting.
byujacob
7/21/17 11:26am
Doubt that. NBA has the fewest players and smallest rosters.
Paco
7/21/17 11:29am
He specifies major league in the main poll post.
Eddie
7/21/17 11:30am
For anyone under 6' and without elite sprinter speed, MLB by a landslide
Paco
7/21/17 11:31am
Baseball requires a much higher level of specialized skill....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 12:01pm
Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing, period? Really?
Paco
7/21/17 12:28pm
You're wrong....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 12:35pm
That's just baseball elitism. "My sport is the best."
Paco
7/21/17 1:04pm
No it isn't....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 1:29pm
There are thousands upon thousands of guys who can do it.
Paco
7/21/17 1:39pm
For the record, I found the little league pitch nearly unhittable
Paco
7/21/17 1:43pm
Not sure, but I'm thinking of the size of team rosters...football
Preppy
7/21/17 11:25am
Exactly, There are 32 NFL Teams with 53 players each, 30 MLB teams with 25
Cosmodiar
7/21/17 11:27am
Plus, you are competing against a larger talent pool in baseball, since Latin
chilango
7/21/17 11:30am
Keep in mind there are more than double the number of football players
fbguru
7/21/17 11:50am
OK, but how many kids play baseball in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto
chilango
7/21/17 11:56am
the problem with your numbers there....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 12:04pm
NBA actually has 15 on the active roster although only 13 suit per game....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 12:02pm
Depends on height. If 6'8" or taller, then definitely basketball. If normal-
chilango
7/21/17 11:26am
Answer
Preppy
7/21/17 11:27am
Not good.
byujacob
7/21/17 11:28am
Hockey
Preppy
7/21/17 11:31am
Your link doesn't work
byujacob
7/21/17 11:32am
I'm guessing it's the article from a few years ago
fbguru
7/21/17 11:34am
Trying again....sorry, on my phone with fat fingers
Preppy
7/21/17 11:40am
But those baseball #s are misleading in terms of drafting and ever playing in
byujacob
7/21/17 11:43am
You only said "reach" major league..not contribute
Preppy
7/21/17 11:44am
How do you interpret each one?
byujacob
7/21/17 11:47am
Reach = drafted, ride the bench, back up, starter, on the roster, getting paid
Preppy
7/21/17 11:49am
If you're on a major league roster and swing a bat or throw a pitch, I'd call
byujacob
7/21/17 11:50am
I stand corrected. All I did was Google "probability of becoming a pro athlete"
Preppy
7/21/17 12:04pm
Most of the players drafted by MLB end up on minor league affiliates...
Eddie
7/21/17 11:54am
that's true....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 12:11pm
I think those percentages back up my original point....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 12:09pm
Given the fact that a big percentage of the US is obese, it has to be football.
Hotty-Toddy-Reb
7/21/17 11:29am
doesn't the data say it's MLB?
ag4cougs
7/21/17 11:32am
Someone find the number of debut pro athletes in each sport each year?
Paco
7/21/17 11:46am
Do minor/D leagues count as pro? If so, baseball. No question.
BertoChavez
7/21/17 11:52am
Size of rosters is a major factor imo.
spugeddy24
7/21/17 12:00pm
based on number of guys drafted to number of guys that actually play at the....
CoachSpeak
7/21/17 12:15pm
I've heard the hardest is baseball.
idacoug
7/21/17 2:29pm
How? There are several times more professional (paid) baseball players than
BertoChavez
7/21/17 2:37pm
Hey - that's what Ted Williams said.
Eddie
7/21/17 2:48pm
who has time to read the actual post?
BertoChavez
7/21/17 3:07pm
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