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Originally Posted by rageeumr
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.
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No. 100% all the time. Baseball players have gotten lazy and it's complete bullshit. I absolutely despise seeing a player refuse to run through the bag when they think they know they're out. You hit the ball and head down booking it to first. I hate seeing players making it to the peak of competition start neglecting the basics and trying to look cool. Puig is how all ML players should play.