[AmishDude]

Find me one team at or above the high school level without a curveball pitcher. Find me one hitter that has made it to the college ranks and can't hit one. It's an essential skill.

Hockey is much more skillful than most any sport. There are big fundamental reasons why Americans don't like soccer and won't for at least several generations. Maybe I'll post them.

[Dan from Michigan]

Find me one team at or above the high school level without a curveball pitcher. Find me one hitter that has made it to the college ranks and can't hit one. It's an essential skill.

A guy I went to high school with set records in baseball. He was compared to Derek Jeter. He was a two sport(football/baseball) player splitting time between college and the minors. In college he excelled in football, but in baseball, he couldn't make it out of the minors because of the curveball. He's now a backup QB in the NFL.