I think 2B is the easiest position to play

[Naz18]

Has to be 1st base....I mean look at some of the guys playing that position...

[dodger33]

Ya and that guy Shaq is a real athlete.
Besides having a good arm (which most don't even have) corner outfield requires the least athleticism. You can take a guy like Pujols and put him in right but you can't take a Matt Holiday and expect him to pick a ball in the dirt or dive down the line and throw a guy out at second from his knees.

[keyboarding]

Any outfield position requires speed, an arm with power and accuracy, not to mention the ability to read the ball off the bat in varying conditions.

Catcher is very tough, requires knowing information about hitters as well as throwing out base runners and having a good relationship with pitchers.

It's got to be in the infield. Not 3B, don't call it the hot corner for fun. SS is practically impossible. 2B and SS interchange, so you have to be good for both.

That leaves 1B. You got to be able to dig out bad throws and handle hits down the line, as well as stretch out/up, but practically everything is done from a stationary position.

Or DH. That's pretty easy, too.

[Goat Milk]

Ya and that guy Shaq is a real athlete.
Besides having a good arm (which most don't even have) corner outfield requires the least athleticism. You can take a guy like Pujols and put him in right but you can't take a Matt Holiday and expect him to pick a ball in the dirt or dive down the line and throw a guy out at second from his knees.

Buddy did you know what Shaq used to look like in his prime. You think Shaq was fat?

The guy was pure muscle in his prime.

[gryfyn1]

no it is not .

[str]

Baseball probably easiest sport to play. There are very few baseball players that are actually athletic. Not very many skills needed just vision, hand eye coordination and strength. Not like basketball where you have to have a 40 inch vertical or 2% body fat like Jordan did at one point, or soccer where endurance is huge, or Hockey where you need a lot of skill to skate and handle a puck at the pro level.

I bet you guys like Manny Ramirez and other lazy asses in the MLB suck dick at basketball and other sports involving athleticism.

Jordan played baseball right?
Oh , that's right, he TRIED to play baseball... how did that work out for him?

[MJFtheGenius]

I played mostly 2nd and 3rd but played every position at some point in my career (high school)

I would agree 2nd was the easiest short throw to first and you had so much time to make the throw

3rd easy too but a little more dificult ball gets to you alot quicker

[MJFtheGenius]

hardest was shortstop or catcher no doubt about it

[nobshine]

played all the inf. positions and mostly 2nd, due to my best bud being the best ss around. 2nd is by no means the easiest but not that hard. quick hands for the dp along with a good flip to short for dp and you are gold. short was actually easier for me the way the ball came off the bat.

[sundin4prez]

i played baseball since i was 6 compertivly... AAA for 6-7 years and the easiest of all positions is 1b hands down.... and the hardest is catcher

[Waz]

I agree that second base in the easiest position to play in baseball, unless your Steve Sax.

[str]

i played baseball since i was 6 compertivly... AAA for 6-7 years and the easiest of all positions is 1b hands down.... and the hardest is catcher

Might be the easiest to play but not be any good at, IMO. Been around this game more years than I want to admit but a good 1st baseman is special and by no means is it easy . A crap first baseman that can blame every bad throw he can't handle on someone else and if that's what we are talking about ,fine, I would agree. I am talking about solid players at every position at a very high level and what is the easiest, which is a joke in it self. None of them are easy.
Guess it depends on the level of play.

[str]

I agree that second base in the easiest position to play in baseball, unless your Steve Sax.

Please check the records.
Guy was well on his way to the hall of fame until he met up with the HITTING GURU Charlie LAU in Chicago. Guy single handedly ruined this poor guy. Became a head case in the field when this no hitting moron tried to completely change his swing. And if you do not think hitting carries over to fielding, you are crazy.
Please check his stats with the Dodgers.
Great hitting coach!
He was HORRIBLE!!!
Complete idiot.

[Fishhead]

I agree that second base in the easiest position to play in baseball, unless your Steve Sax.

[Snowball]

I played baseball for 10 years, it all depends on how you are built and what your talents are,
I played every position except 2nd base, 3rd base and only lasted one day at Shortstop.

Catcher.. tough grind, you gotta be beefy and strong on your legs.
it's the kind of position you think is cool until you realize you "are" the catcher, then you want out.
Pitcher.. played this in senior farm league, liked it, had the speed but had some control problems. there's so much riding on you, it's very demanding, have to practice A LOT at it.
1st Base.. pretty cool, like outfield although more attention to every pitch.. can't get away with daydreaming. But if you like to loaf, it fits the bill..no arm required.
2nd Base.. little speedy kids would take this.. no arms, but always "on the ball" and wound-up.
if you like bending forward and smacking your glove a lot, and are smart, this is for you.
Shortstop.. need a good arm, accurate arm. Can be a small kid, but also need some legs and can't be afraid to dive for the ball or get hit by a runner. Must always be on top of things and think fast.
wasn't for me at all.. got hit in the face by ball and still have the slightly looser front tooth.
3rd Base.. need the best arm, sharp reaction speed, although not as fast as 2b,SS
Left, Center: Left is a less capable Center, Center you need legs. Both need decent arm, Center big arm. Left and Right fielders are basically only on the team because of their hitting skills.
Right.. snoozeville.. watching daisies grow, daydreaming, good for burnouts.

[Shortstop]

Baseball probably easiest sport to play. There are very few baseball players that are actually athletic. Not very many skills needed just vision, hand eye coordination and strength. Not like basketball where you have to have a 40 inch vertical or 2% body fat like Jordan did at one point, or soccer where endurance is huge, or Hockey where you need a lot of skill to skate and handle a puck at the pro level.

I bet you guys like Manny Ramirez and other lazy asses in the MLB suck dick at basketball and other sports involving athleticism.

I'd be willing to bet that at least 90% of NBA players couldn't even put a 95 MPH pitch in play, let alone make contact.


You're the only one here talking about basketball.

Your posts crack me up, I hope you stick around!

[Fishhead]

GOOD THREAD


Extremely good responses along with some idiotic posts.............THANKS

[Doug]

or Chuck Knoblauch....

[Fishhead]

or Chuck Knoblauch....

DENNY DOYLE

[Doug]

i played baseball since i was 6 compertivly... AAA for 6-7 years and the easiest of all positions is 1b hands down.... and the hardest is catcher

you must have made MLB for at least a few days with 6 years at AAA ?

[nobshine]

wow, missed that one. basketball is much easier than bases. Obviously depends on how you are built. Winfield could play both but had the size. Ainge pretty good at both. I would be surprised if most nba players could hit 75mph. I say the equalizer would be the golf course.

[Fishhead]

wow, missed that one. basketball is much easier than bases. Obviously depends on how you are built. Winfield could play both but had the size. Ainge pretty good at both. I would be surprised if most nba players could hit 75mph. I say the equalizer would be the golf course.

[eidolon]

In the minors, most players are infielders. Once the organization realizes they can't play defense in the infield, they get thrown to outfield if they don't way 300 pounds. If they are slow, naturally or from surgeries, they go from outfield to 1st base.

If they are only a great batter, they start out in outfield or 1st base.

[philswin]

Hardest - SS, C
Mid - 2B,3B,CF
Easiest - LF, RF, 1B

[dodger33]

In the minors, most players are infielders. Once the organization realizes they can't play defense in the infield, they get thrown to outfield if they don't way 300 pounds. If they are slow, naturally or from surgeries, they go from outfield to 1st base. If they are only a great batter, they start out in outfield or 1st base.

Right on it Eidolon. Let me narrow that down even more. If you are smart you draft SS's and turn them into 2nd basemen and 3rd basemen.

[emoney]

From a defensive standpoint, I could make any major league as a second baseman. From a hitting standpoint, that would be a different story.

[Andy117]

Baseball probably easiest sport to play. There are very few baseball players that are actually athletic. Not very many skills needed just vision, hand eye coordination and strength. Not like basketball where you have to have a 40 inch vertical or 2% body fat like Jordan did at one point, or soccer where endurance is huge, or Hockey where you need a lot of skill to skate and handle a puck at the pro level.

I bet you guys like Manny Ramirez and other lazy asses in the MLB suck dick at basketball and other sports involving athleticism.

Basketball is a sport dominated by size. Baseball is not, in fact size can be a disadvantage. You don't see many guys in baseball taller than 6'6". There are a few, mostly pitchers but for hitters that height gives you a real big strikezone to deal with.

As far as position difficulty here's my ranking
C - need arm, agility and toughness
SS - need arm, speed and reactions
3B - need arm and great reactions
CF - need speed, arm and ability to track fly balls
2B - need quickness
RF - need strong arm
LF - easiest OF spot, in the majors the worst OF plays left. Try to come up with a great fielding LF
1B - harder than people think but can be manned by almost anyone with a minimum amount of fielding skill at least. Think Adam Dunn or Ortiz

[yisman]

Ben Francisco is a solid leftfielder.

[Doug]

Basketball is a sport dominated by size. Baseball is not, in fact size can be a disadvantage. You don't see many guys in baseball taller than 6'6". There are a few, mostly pitchers but for hitters that height gives you a real big strikezone to deal with.

As far as position difficulty here's my ranking
C - need arm, agility and toughness
SS - need arm, speed and reactions
3B - need arm and great reactions
CF - need speed, arm and ability to track fly balls
2B - need quickness
RF - need strong arm
LF - easiest OF spot, in the majors the worst OF plays left. Try to come up with a great fielding LF
1B - harder than people think but can be manned by almost anyone with a minimum amount of fielding skill at least. Think Adam Dunn or Ortiz

doesn't Ichiro play LF mainly ?

[Doug]

Basketball is a sport dominated by size. Baseball is not, in fact size can be a disadvantage. You don't see many guys in baseball taller than 6'6". There are a few, mostly pitchers but for hitters that height gives you a real big strikezone to deal with.

As far as position difficulty here's my ranking
C - need arm, agility and toughness
SS - need arm, speed and reactions
3B - need arm and great reactions
CF - need speed, arm and ability to track fly balls
2B - need quickness
RF - need strong arm
LF - easiest OF spot, in the majors the worst OF plays left. Try to come up with a great fielding LF
1B - harder than people think but can be manned by almost anyone with a minimum amount of fielding skill at least. Think Adam Dunn or Ortiz

6' 6" + is damn tall.

Few baseball players under 6'

6'1" to 6' 4" is perfect for most positions....not too tall with a huge strike zone but tall enough and presumably strong enough to pop 15 HR + if you get 500 AB's.

A balance of offense and defense.... no more room for a Mark Belanger or a decades ago Phil Rizutto....y'all gotta hit some.

Shortstops are 6' 4" now and hit ( A-Rod, Jeter, Ripken....)

[yisman]

doesn't Ichiro play LF mainly ?

Hell no. He's played RF his entire career except for a short period when Seattle moved him to CF (before they got Gutierrez).

[terpkeg]

My wife likes to play 2nd base in the beer league softball games.

[james4512]

2nd base is the same difficulty as shortstop, but people play second because they dont have the greatest arms

[gryfyn1]

In the minors, most players are infielders. Once the organization realizes they can't play defense in the infield, they get thrown to outfield if they don't way 300 pounds. If they are slow, naturally or from surgeries, they go from outfield to 1st base.

If they are only a great batter, they start out in outfield or 1st base.

Well this also comes from the fact that only the Best players get drafted and at the highschool level and college the best players tend to play SS, 3B and CF; generally the hardest positions.