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Haha, so true.
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Baseball V Cricket?
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cricman
International 12th Man
The Fielding in Cricket is comical nowadays, Wicketkeeper is the only position depending on the team you can say it's top notch.
I used to Admire all aspects of How Australia fielded, their groundfielding was so smooth you wouldn't test their arms and try to get 2's but some teams in the subcontient I see balls bouncing at least 3 or 4 times just to reach the Keeper.
You have to be skilled like a Dilshan to play most positions in Baseball almost a prerequisite
It's tougher to face a pitcher who can do mix the speed of his pitches and move the ball both directions than face a one dimensional bowler who can occasional sprinkle a slower ball or a Quicker Ball.
Theres Exceptions like a Warne who was so many variations but he's still for the most part a 1 speed bowler
I used to Admire all aspects of How Australia fielded, their groundfielding was so smooth you wouldn't test their arms and try to get 2's but some teams in the subcontient I see balls bouncing at least 3 or 4 times just to reach the Keeper.
You have to be skilled like a Dilshan to play most positions in Baseball almost a prerequisite
It's tougher to face a pitcher who can do mix the speed of his pitches and move the ball both directions than face a one dimensional bowler who can occasional sprinkle a slower ball or a Quicker Ball.
Theres Exceptions like a Warne who was so many variations but he's still for the most part a 1 speed bowler
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G.I.Joe
International Coach
If baseball is full of Dilshans, I know which sport I'd rather watch.
slugger
State Vice-Captain
You could use this analogy to explain cricket to baseball fan. Simply imagine the batting teams to only play all its 9 innings as one complete innings thats 27 outs then the team batting second has to score one more run to win the game the feilding team needs to win by getting all 27 outs before they do so.
this is cricket its just we only have a 10 outs.
this is cricket its just we only have a 10 outs.
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weldone
Hall of Fame Member
ha ha, good one
Yes it is an American Video. They would ignore the many other aspects of the game.
I would say both the games are good and require their own set of skills. No sport is good or bad.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
I have played competitive baseball (double AA rep and triple AAA/provincials) for several years across Canada, Northeastern USA, and Florida.
And I can tell you one thing for sure, it has improved my fielding in cricket tremendously. I can confidently say that I am a very good fielder. Whether it is overall fitness, throwing arm strength and accuracy, or overall agility in the field and the ability to shuffle across, I have been superior to most cricket players in my league. And, without a doubt, I credit that to my experiences playing competitive baseball.
And I can tell you one thing for sure, it has improved my fielding in cricket tremendously. I can confidently say that I am a very good fielder. Whether it is overall fitness, throwing arm strength and accuracy, or overall agility in the field and the ability to shuffle across, I have been superior to most cricket players in my league. And, without a doubt, I credit that to my experiences playing competitive baseball.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
Lol, there's just so much wrong with this experiment that it's almost cringeworthy. You'd think that they'd put a little more effort into this.
YouTube - Fox Sport Science - Cricket v/s Baseball
YouTube - Fox Sport Science - Cricket v/s Baseball
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Spark
Global Moderator
Haha I saw that. Horrible. Yeah pit an baseball pro against a grade cricketer, really even.
And then
as the baseballer holes out to mid on.
Mike5181
International Captain
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. The ignorance of the people who made that video is astounding.
smash84
The Tiger King
This post is lolworthy tbh.
The amount of variations you can have in cricket bowling >> baseball pitching..........
baseball pitching in cricket is equivalent to bowling all deliveries as a full toss. Quite pathetic really.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Haha this is such a lolworthy comment. Go try hit a major league baseball pitcher and then come back and say it.
Most (read all) top batsman will happily smash a 90mph full toss for 4 wherever they please. A very, very small % (relatively) of hitters will hit a HR in a baseball game. Go figure.
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smash84
The Tiger King
who said anything about smashing a home run????????
It is easier to get bat onto ball with full tosses.
PhoenixFire
International Coach
Of course it is, but so suggest that hitting a baseball pitch is as easy as hitting a full toss in cricket is totally untrue.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
I don't understand why the two sports need to be compared. It is obviously easier to make contact with the cricket ball considering you have a larger surface to work with on the bat. But that doesn't make batting or the sport itself any easier.
Each sport requires its own set of skills and talents. Some aspects such as hand/eye coordination overlap, but for the most part are different and require different techniques. A lot of batsmen in cricket will need time to adjust to the different technique required to hit a baseball. For example, keeping your back elbow up and parallel to the ground. This is something cricketers aren't used to, but is extremely important when first learning to bat in baseball. And same applies for baseball players, it requires time to adjust to the stance, technique, and the fact that you can't swing at every ball if you want to be successful in scoring runs.
So, all in all, the two sports are largely incomparable. But as far as overall fitness and athleticism is concerned, imo baseball players have the edge here. Nonetheless, cricket players over the last few years are catching up.
Tendulkar can't do what Albert Pujols can, and Albert Pujols can't do what Tendulkar can. And even if they can, it will take years of practice for them to adjust to the different sports. As someone who's played both sports, I am a far far better baseball player than I am a cricket player. And yes my baseball has helped me excel at cricket (ie. fielding, hand/eye coordination, etc.), but the two sports are largely different and require different techniques.
EDIT: PF is absolutely spot on here, suggesting that hitting a baseball pitch is as easy as hitting a full toss is absurd. Completely wrong.
Each sport requires its own set of skills and talents. Some aspects such as hand/eye coordination overlap, but for the most part are different and require different techniques. A lot of batsmen in cricket will need time to adjust to the different technique required to hit a baseball. For example, keeping your back elbow up and parallel to the ground. This is something cricketers aren't used to, but is extremely important when first learning to bat in baseball. And same applies for baseball players, it requires time to adjust to the stance, technique, and the fact that you can't swing at every ball if you want to be successful in scoring runs.
So, all in all, the two sports are largely incomparable. But as far as overall fitness and athleticism is concerned, imo baseball players have the edge here. Nonetheless, cricket players over the last few years are catching up.
Tendulkar can't do what Albert Pujols can, and Albert Pujols can't do what Tendulkar can. And even if they can, it will take years of practice for them to adjust to the different sports. As someone who's played both sports, I am a far far better baseball player than I am a cricket player. And yes my baseball has helped me excel at cricket (ie. fielding, hand/eye coordination, etc.), but the two sports are largely different and require different techniques.
EDIT: PF is absolutely spot on here, suggesting that hitting a baseball pitch is as easy as hitting a full toss is absurd. Completely wrong.
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smash84
The Tiger King
I think you missed the point completely.
What I meant was that the variety in cricket bowling >>>>>> variety in baseball bowling because in baseball you can only pitch full tosses. Theoretically speaking you have an infinite more variety in cricket bowling than in baseball pitching because in baseball you can't bounce the ball.
Mike5181
International Captain
I played Baseball for a season when i was younger and eh. It was difficult at first but when you get into a rhythm and have a decent swing technique its not that hard. Yeah, put me up against a 90mph MLB pitcher and i would miss it 90% of the time but cricket would be a lot harder for a new player. So many different variations a bowler can use. I could easily see someone like Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder being able baseball players with a couple months training. The same can't really be said about cricket though. A cricket technique is more complex.
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Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
No you're wrong. Once again you can't compare the two. There is also a large variety in baseball. If all baseball required was hitting "full toss" like pitches, then anyone could become the perfect batter by solely practicing off fast pitch machines.
In baseball you have fastballs, breaking balls, change-ups, and even in each category there are a ton of variations that can be employed by the pitcher (ie. cutters, sinker, two seam, four seam, etc.). There is also the element of pitching outside the strike zone and having a batter chase after the ball. And batting to these variations at such speed and still having a success rate of getting on base as 1/3rd is a tremendous achievement. And this is just a basic overview, there's a lot more to pitching than this.
As I said, each sport has its own elements, and to compare them is ridiculous.
smash84
The Tiger King
I don't agree to comparing both but somebody said that bowling in cricket didn't have much variety and I was responding to that. And despite all the variations that you mention in baseball you can have even more in cricket.