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Originally Posted by BWillie
Much of fielding is acquired skill, not all. Its a skill so to speak to be able to see the ball off the bat, or to be able to scoopnone out of the dirt. I hardly see how that has anything to do with being athletic or not. Like I said, being athletic is certainly helpful in baseball, that is obvious, but it is definitely not required.
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Can we both agree that basketball is an "athletic" sport? What are the skills required to be a good shooter? To make a bounce pass in traffic? To dribble with both hands? Similar to those you dismiss in the quote above. Being athletic is more than running and jumping.