[rightinthemiddle]

"Try playing in your local adult league for even one game. I bet you go back home crying to mommy with all your welts and exhaustion."

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Hmmm...I have broken my wrist twice, two concussions, a broken nose, a broken cheekbone, a broken fibia, a torn rotator cuff and three broken toes from playing baseball, little-league to semi-professional.

Have you ever hit, or been hit by, a 95 mile an hour fastball?

BTW...I played intramural soccer in college for two years.

[jlasoon]

So true I got hit with a come backer when I was pitching in college, broke 2 ribs and sent me to the hospital for a few days. Now that hurts.

Pitchers worst nightmare. The dreaded come backer.

[cripplecreek]

If you think about it, many of the physical actions in baseball and soccer are very similar. A diving catch or the runner trying to prevent a double play would be a good place to find similarities.

[rb22982]

I've been kicked by a soccer ball going near same speed probably far more than you've been hit by a baseball. Granted a baseball is tougher than a soccer ball but a soccer ball is bigger and will hit more surface area. I have friends with dozens more injuries than that playing soccer. There are lot more ways to get hurt in soccer than the ball. I have friends in the same boat as you from baseball but with nary an injury to their name. I grew up playing every sport you can imagine. I knew more people who got hurt badly from soccer than any other sport, including football.

[MarDav]

Ouch. Quite a few injuries for one baseball player. Are you sure you learned to play the game properly (:>)