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Originally Posted by Clayton Bibsby
 Dude, you act like Puig will be slamming into walls every game for the next 5 years. A few wall bangings a season doesn't equate to a hundred of those same collisions a year in football. Give me a break. Let the man play baseball how he wants within league rules. |
I didn't say they equated. In fact, I didn't bring up football at all. YOU did. I simply stated that going balls out 100% of the time will get you hurt and likely shorten your career in baseball. You're the one who wanted to make the comparison to football, so that's why I pointed out the measurable difference in career length.
There's a reason guys don't run out every fly ball or grounder. You can get away with pacing yourself a little bit in baseball, and that's why so many guys can be productive deep into their careers. A 90-95% effort from Puig over 150 games is much better than getting 70 games at 100% because he separated his shoulder slamming into the wall or pulled a hammy trying to leg something out.