Out of all American Sports, I've noticed that Softball and Baseball tend get the most talk about which one is harder. These sports are both very popular men and women sports that seem to be very similar, yet very different.
Of course, Baseball is the sport most men will agree to say is harder than softball. These reasons may include a smaller ball to hit, wider bases making it hard for runners to steal, and a super steap backstop for the catcher. Also, a baseball is definetly not as bright and big as a softball, making it sometimes hard to see and read. The men who play baseball are with out a doubt stronger, bigger, and faster which can lead to a hard and fast tempo of the game. Not to mention there are 9 innings in a game instead of 7, requiring more indurance and stamina from players. Also, the actual diamond is way bigger than a softball diamond, which can actually be a disadvantage to baseball players. For example, big fields mean big gaps for hitters to hit through, making the outfielders job harder. Although, baseball bases are 90 ft apart, and softball bases are 60 ft apart, making it difficult for runners to steal. So yes, size can definetly play a big role in this debate between baseball and softball.
Again, softball is a sport where most women will agree to say is harder than baseball. First off, though the tempo of baseball can be fast, due to the close distance of softball bases and the field, softball requires a faster tempo and reaction time. For example, a softball pitcher is only 43 ft away from home plate, and has a low to high motion, meaning the hitter will need a faster reaction time. Although, a baseball player has a high to low pitching motion, giving the batter more time to react. To be more specific, a softball player has .350 seconds to react and decide if they even want to swing, where as a baseball will reach the plate at .38 seconds. Also, in softball, left-handed batters may have the ability to slap hit, making it harder for an infielder to field and throw her out, considering softball players already have 50% less of a reaction time than baseball players, who actually have around 4.3 seconds to react and throw the batter out. Even though I talked about the disadvantages of a big baseball field, which is around 16,700 square ft, it actually does give baseball players more time to react.
Really, I can see both sides of the debate when it comes to which sport is harder. They all have tons of advantages and disadvantages, especially when coming to size. Although, what do think? Is baseball the harder sport, or is softball to baseball as tennis is to ping-pong?
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Which sport do you think is harder?
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I can see your point. Even just watching baseball (or any sport) can make people realize that it can be really difficult. Plus, if some people don't have much of an athletic ability, than that sport is going to be 2 times harder compared to an extremely athletic athlete.
Personally I have bias towards baseball due to playing it for several years, but I do think that baseball is harder. The bases are farther apart, the ball is smaller and the field is bigger. In softball, the field is smaller, the ball is bigger, and bases are way closer. I understand that softball is the equal of baseball to men, but I think that the sport is in general easier.
I dont think I could choose between the two sports on which is more difficult. They are both hard physically and meantaly and both take up a ton of time I would say they are pretty similar sports and difficult in there own ways.
I'd say they both are hard and require a high amount of physical and mental strength. They both take up a ton of time and need lots of effort put forth. I'd say they're both too similar, it's difficult to choose one. I guess Baseball just because men often times are required to do more and harder workouts.
I don't think I could choose which sport is harder, as they are vastly different and have many different rules. They are both very challenging, but the rules were modified to make it better for each gender. I don't think either one is harder than each other.
I don't think that either one is harder than the other. Like you said they both have hard parts to them, but neither is much harder than the other. But like you said most women will say that softball is harder and most men will say that about baseball. I think we need to all try the other sport and see what we think after that.
I 100% agree with you. Just like other sports, baseball and softball are both hard in their own ways, especially considering the fact men and women are going to have different athletic opinions. Besides, it's not far to judge other sports if we haven't played them before.
They both have their ways, like how baseball was meant for the boys and softball was meant for the girls, they are about the same to me. I think they are both equally hard, just with different rules to each sport. Overall, I say they both have their rules and dimensions, but baseball and softball are about the same.
I think baseball is harder akthough both have their challenges. It is much harder to hit a baseball due to the speed of the ball and the spin pitchers can put on the ball. In baseball it is also harder to steal.
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