Why does weather kill baseball but not football?

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Baseball players are pussies, football players are not.

I dare you to say that to Randy Johnson. To his FACE.

Sure why not, what is he like 50 now?

Sorry to burst your bubble, but baseball players really are viewed as total pussies. Talk to any hockey player - they're just overpaid, steroid loving punchlines to them.

Hockey? That's rich. Talk to any baseball player - they are just immature, bar-brawling rednecks to them. And the Big Unit could still kick all their asses.

"I was at a fight once and a hockey game broke out!" - Rodney Dangerfield

 

[Maestro]

I'm sorry, but any hockey player in the NHL, KHL, or D1 NCAA could take Randy Johnson any day of the week. Mike Frattin from UND cross checked a Minnesota player so hard in the Final Five last season that it broke the UM player's shoulder. Randy Johnson is a pussy compared to Frattin. Hell, he's a pussy compared to Alex Kangass who had the balls to come right out of net and cross check Frattin back with his goalie stick.

The guys in the NHL may be red-necks to the MLB'ers, but in the end, they'll kick their asses so hard they wouldn't know what hit them.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ Yeah, takes a big man to have to wield a STICK to fight, eh?

its because americans don't do sport proper. They should be playing Scandinavian Ice Cricket

Or, more to the point, Brockian Ultra Cricket.

 

[Maestro]

I guarantee you that it wasn't the cross part of the cross check that broke the UM player's shoulder. It was the impact from the force of the check that did it. And as for Alex Kangass, well, I'll bet if Frattin cross checked Randy Johnson, one of Johnson's steroid enraged characatures of a human being would probably come after him with a baseball bat.

 

[briankohler]

Is there something I'm not getting (which would be normal )? I have always wondered why football can be played in even the most unbelievable weather conditions, but baseball gets put on hold when it just rains. What makes baseball so much more dependent on the weather than football?

Because baseball is basically a pussy sport.

Oops, watch out for that flying bat.

 

[gblews]

Is there something I'm not getting (which would be normal )? I have always wondered why football can be played in even the most unbelievable weather conditions, but baseball gets put on hold when it just rains. What makes baseball so much more dependent on the weather than football?

Because baseball is basically a pussy sport.

Oops, watch out for that flying bat.

Typical of baseball - throwing something from a distance. It's safer that way.

 

[Timby]

Hockey? That's rich. Talk to any baseball player - they are just immature, bar-brawling rednecks to them. And the Big Unit could still kick all their asses.

"I was at a fight once and a hockey game broke out!" - Rodney Dangerfield

Have you even watched a dozen NHL games in your life?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ I used to go to Blues games in St. Louis, yes.

 

[Timby]

Then you know that hockey is a game of incredible athleticism and unbelievable skill, with some intense physical demands, and not a sport played by "immature, bar-brawling rednecks."

And I've never known a baseball player who would say such a thing. Hell, I played baseball until ripping my knee to shreds, and while I doubt a great hockey winger could pitch seven innings of scoreless baseball, I also doubt a great pitcher could intercept a pass in the neutral zone, spin past a defenseman and deke a goalie out of his pads before wristing the puck in through the five-hole.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

Hockey? That's rich. Talk to any baseball player - they are just immature, bar-brawling rednecks to them. And the Big Unit could still kick all their asses.

What color is the sky in your world? I'd believe that Nolan Ryan in his prime could hang with a hockey player, just ask Robin Ventura, but the majority wouldn't stand a chance.

ESPN says that hockey is the second toughest sport after boxing, with baseball coming in 9th.

Next time you go running or to the gym, do this:

run like hell for :45
walk for 1:30
repeat as many times as you can.

That's the physical effort of a hockey game. That's without being checked.

... could intercept a pass in the neutral zone, spin past a defenseman and deke a goalie out of his pads before wristing the puck in through the five-hole.

That might be one of the most beautiful things you've ever written.

Although, you left out Clark, the canadian hockey goalie. He made the transition to baseball.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdf4GeT4ELA[/yt]

 

[Davros]

Is there something I'm not getting (which would be normal )? I have always wondered why football can be played in even the most unbelievable weather conditions, but baseball gets put on hold when it just rains. What makes baseball so much more dependent on the weather than football?

Because baseball is basically a pussy sport.

You wouldn't say that to Ty Cobb. Especially if he had a bat in his hand.

I would just meet his bat with my .45.

 

[IndyJones]

When you have 162 games in a season each individual game isn't that important. When you have 16? Uh, yeah, just a bit.

 

[RevDMV]

Well this was sort of like a, "My Dad can be up your Dad", argument.

But Ty Cobb was both tough, and an ass.

 

[Canadave]

Then you know that hockey is a game of incredible athleticism and unbelievable skill, with some intense physical demands, and not a sport played by "immature, bar-brawling rednecks."

And I've never known a baseball player who would say such a thing. Hell, I played baseball until ripping my knee to shreds, and while I doubt a great hockey winger could pitch seven innings of scoreless baseball, I also doubt a great pitcher could intercept a pass in the neutral zone, spin past a defenseman and deke a goalie out of his pads before wristing the puck in through the five-hole.

Well said. I love baseball, but it really doesn't compare to hockey in terms of the sheer athleticism and skill that it requires. Take this video (which admittedly is a highlight real of, IMO, the greatest player to ever lace up a pair of skates) and tell me what baseball player could begin to match the three clips that start at the 1:58 mark.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGoGEjvvWrQ[/yt]

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

When you have 162 games in a season each individual game isn't that important. When you have 16? Uh, yeah, just a bit.

I didn't even think of that. I'm so used to watching a new game almost every day, I honestly had no idea that pro football had so few games per season.

 

[Trekker4747]

The games, and the entire season, is also fairly tightly scheduled and with TV stuff factored in too. It's play or forfeit, we're not messing up the entire season for you and your rain.