[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Higher hill to climb with far less guarantee of money.

If you're good enough to play college football, you're one step away from getting paid big money to play professionally. If you're good enough to play college baseball, you're one step away from riding a bus around South Carolina and pooling meal money so you can split a bag of shrimp.

Do even half of all first round picks every play in MLB? I'd be not. Whereas every first round pick in the NFL immediately signs a contract that gives them, at worst, a fantastic jump start on the rest of their lives.

I understand why guys who can earn a living playing football end up doing it. I'm a little more confused as to why parents would hand their kid a set of pads rather than a bat and glove when they're 8, however.

That being said, if my kid wanted to play, I'd probably let him. Some of my fondest memories and most vivid feelings of true comradarie came from HS football. Oh sure, some shitty ones did as well, but that's growing up.

Kids don't really need to be tackling before they turn 14, IMO.