Question for people in the UK

[Benny Leonard]

Isnt baseball just a poor man's Rounders?

I used to love rounders at school on Games Day but watching it as a professional sport? Hmmm

I don't know how Rounders plays, but I doubt it could be a poor man's version.

Hitting a baseball alone on the Minor League level is difficult, let alone the Pro level.

[Dynamite Kid]

Isnt baseball just a poor man's Rounders?

I used to love rounders at school on Games Day but watching it as a professional sport? Hmmm

exactly who on earth would try and make a professional sport outta Dodge ball

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I don't know how Rounders plays, but I doubt it could be a poor man's version.

Hitting a baseball alone on the Minor League level is difficult, let alone the Pro level.

I used to smack balls outta the park and get homes runs all the time. And I was like 12. But then again......thats me, everything I touch turns to gold.

[marco363]

these guys would tear all NFL playes up

[fight_professor]

NFL has no following here. We have classy sports like Cricket. Nothing like a day at Lord's in the height of 'summer'.

[Danny Gunz]

no way, dude. i'm a big reggie/saints fan, too. but no. totally different kind of stamina needed for rugby.

i'm a big fan of both. i got into the 6 nations tournament when i was studying in italy. they're really pretty different sports that require different kinds of skills.

yea i know what you mean i should have rephrased what i said... throw someone with the natural ability of a reggie bush, or barry sanders and can confidently say if they played rugby as long as they played football they would be one of the best

[Dirk Diggler UK]

these guys would tear all NFL playes up

I agree, NFL players would piss their pants at the sight of the Haka

[Addition]

exactly who on earth would try and make a professional sport outta Dodge ball

Dodgeball is a professional sport in yank land?

[Benny Leonard]

I used to smack balls outta the park and get homes runs all the time. And I was like 12. But then again......thats me, everything I touch turns to gold.

LOL....

On a serious note: Playing at 12 is a lot different than playing as you get older. Everybody is Babe Ruth at 12...but as they go up, it's different.

A friend of mine played in the minors and said that one of the most difficult things to get used to is seeing a ball that is pitched at 95MPH for one pitch, and then the second one is thrown with a Curve at 82MPH. Not knowing what is coming is a pain of the ass. The change of speeds along with how the ball travels with rotation in that split second is very difficult; thus the reason why players are paid millions if they are successful 30% of the time.

That's just hitting. Fielding a ball that is hit at 95MPH back to you is another thing.

[hammerhiem]

Marco you realise that the NZAB would be dwarfed by the average NFL team right?

RU players would have higher stamina but explosive power and speed would be all in favour of the NFL team.