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Any NFL player, except those wussy "former soccer" kickers, is more then enough man to play any physical sport in the world. Those guys are HUGE and are amazingly athletic. There are men in the NFL, many of them weighing over 300 pounds, that can run a 4.9 or less 40yd dash. Now imagine a 300 pound man hitting you full force and moving about 20 mph.
They're all "snot knockers".
The reason they wear so much padding is to protect themselves from each other. Plus those guys are a valuable commodity. We don't want them getting hurt you know. They're expensive to replace. 🙂
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Originally posted by wibI believe they prefer the politically correct term "phlegm relocation specialists".
Any NFL player, except those wussy "former soccer" kickers, is more then enough man to play any physical sport in the world. Those guys are HUGE and are amazingly athletic. There are men in the NFL, many of them weighing over 300 pounds, th ...[text shortened]... hem getting hurt you know. They're expensive to replace. 🙂
You don't want to anger them.
Originally posted by dylThere is one case where a football (soccer) goalkeeper played in an FA cup final (I think) with a broken neck.
In Rugby League I’ve seen players stay on the field with broken fingers, arms, necks*,
But it was back in the 50s or something and I think he was German.
Sorry for the vagueness but I am not a big football fan, to say the least.
Originally posted by VargBert Trautman the Manchester City goalkeeper who played in the 1956 FA Cup final with a broken neck for the last 15 minutes.
There is one case where a football (soccer) goalkeeper played in an FA cup final (I think) with a broken neck.
But it was back in the 50s or something and I think he was German.
Sorry for the vagueness but I am not a big football fan, to say the least.
Originally posted by XanthosNZI just don't believe this can be true. I've seen players like Jonty Rhodes catch full powered hits at close fielding positions which must be travelling over 100 miles an hour in cricket matches. I msyelf have taken catches that admitedly hurt like hell from shots hit with great zeal and at close range, but correct catching technique can avoid damage. The use of gloves is not to protect, but to aid catching. Now I'm not saying cricketers are better at catching than baseball players (is there a collective noun?), I'm just saying that even looking at the design of the baseball glove, it is obviously made to make catching easier. If baseball players took their gloves off, they would learn to catch without them I'm sure and they wouldn't break their hands all the time. Alright, it would happen occasionally, it does in cricket, but it is hardly a matter for concern.
Broken fingers would abound I would guess.
Originally posted by ianpickeringPlease see rwingett's earlier post. American baseball was originally played without gloves. And yes everyone is comparing apples and oranges in this thread
Anyone answer the question I posed earlier? Would it be impossible for the fielders in baseball (barring of course the catcher) to play witout gloves?
Originally posted by CliffLandinI'm in no way trying to compare all facets of the two sports. All I'm saying is the fielding aspects can definately be compared.
This simply isn't true, first of all anyone that does woodwork will tell you that ash or maple are much harder than willow. And anyone that studies physics will tell you that a bat swung from over the shoulder, oh never mind....
Maybe you should go to a batting cage an take a shot from a baseball at 70mph and then tell me that baseball players are wu ...[text shortened]... ill be comparing apples to oranges, fencing to tennis and boules to bowling. Be sure to tune in.
The whole design of a cricket bat is to make sure the ball travels at the fastest speed possible from the point of impact. A cricket bat is not only constructed of willow, that would be silly. The bats are made of much harder but pliable wood on the outside (I'm really not sure what is used). A cricket bat feels like a solid piece of wood when you touch it. On the inside compressed willow is used to give the bat a 'sweet spot' or spring effect, meaning the ball travels very hard off the face of the bat.
If you read all the other posts you would see that bowlers today can bowl at almost the same speeds as pitchers and helmets are broken regularly actually.
The ball also travels at the same speed to fielders. The only difference is baseball hitters need to swing harder to get the same power whereas batsmen in cricket have help from a good bat and just need to make sure the bat and ball connect in the right place (sweet spot).
The rest of the two games are not really comparable as I said before and I agree with you, different skills are needed when batting.
The whole reason the bat is flat is to get more control over where the ball is hit. Cricket is much more about finding gaps past fielders than about brute strength.
Let me rephrase then: Baseball fielders are wussies. Take off your gloves and catch the ball like a man!