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Baseball players....

Discussion in 'MLB - Baseball Forum' started by slope, Oct 8, 2007.

  1. Oct 8, 2007 at 4:35 PM #1
    slope

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    Are they born or made? Had a discussion with a friend that said, if a person is not born with the ability to play the game that all the extra training athletes do can't make them great players.

    Looking for thoughts.
     
  2. Oct 8, 2007 at 5:56 PM #2
    Village Idiot

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    natural talent is always a plus but nothing beats a good work ethic. i've coached kids who had all the talent in the world but lost ground to those that really worked hard as the years went by.
     
  3. Oct 8, 2007 at 7:28 PM #3
    Wise One

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    Baseball is a sport that has more aquired skills than any other. You can take a great athlete and they have a chance to be a basketball or football player. You can take the same great athlete and chances are he will not learn to be a good hitter. Failure to hit the curve ball has ended many a promising carreer.
     
  4. Oct 8, 2007 at 10:33 PM #4
    Collin

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    Pitchers are born, hitters can be trained.
     

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