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343 sats \ 29 comments \ @grayruby 7h Stacker_Sports

Cricket bat performed very well.

40 sats \ 25 replies \ @Coinsreporter 7h

Thanks. I remember I have watched it before. Actually, what they throw in baseball are considered the easiest ball in Cricket and called 'a full toss' which most batsmen easily put out of the park. TBH, Baseball is much easier as sports comparing Cricket. The swing and turn that a ball gets after landing in the deck in front of batsmen eyes at any speed needs much more attention levels and technique.

20 sats \ 24 replies \ @grayruby OP 7h

It's not. This is a pitching machine throwing like 70mph right down the middle compared to major league pitchers throwing up to and over 100mph with 24 inches of run. The sweet spot on a cricket bat is about twice the size of a baseball bat. It is much easier to make contact. Obviously the pitch and the guys ability to spin the ball off the ground adds a tougher dynamic to make solid contact but in cricket you just need to make contact and it will usually net you a run or at least not an out. In baseball if you make soft contact to the an infielder you are out 99% of the time so you need to be able to hit the ball much harder with a smaller bat. There is a reason cricket scores got into the hundreds but baseball only scores a few runs a game. It's very difficult.

40 sats \ 23 replies \ @Coinsreporter 6h

like 70mph right down the middle

Now allow that machine to touch the ground before reaching to the batter. I doubt any of Baseball pro batters would be able to hit them for home run. But in Cricket even 90-100 mph balls having touched the ground before reaching to batsmen have been hit by batsmen to 100-150 metres. I think because you don't know about how much skill is required to be Virat Kohli or Sachin Tendulkar? I base my argument around the requirement of being technically very sound and adapting differently on every ball makes it difficult. While baseball is more about power than technique both in batting and pitching.

20 sats \ 20 replies \ @grayruby OP 6h

I do think cricket batters probably have more skill at making contact because that's what they are trained to do. All the crazy bounces off the ground trains them to be able to adjust and swing defensively compared to baseball players. I don't think a baseball hitter would do well in cricket or a cricket batter would do well in baseball without a long time to train because it is a different way of batting. But I also don't think it is easier to hit in baseball simply because you can't make weak contact or you are out. You have to have a solid hit with a round bat off a round ball whereas in cricket if you can just manage to get the bat on the ball you will likely not be out.

20 sats \ 18 replies \ @grayruby OP 6h

Looks like science is on my side of this debate. But a US cricketer doesn't seem like fair competition. They can't even beat Canada.

40 sats \ 10 replies \ @Coinsreporter 5h

Here's the reality. Don't forget to read the comments.

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40 sats \ 6 replies \ @Coinsreporter 6h

Mark has been served these balls by a bowler who is bowling him dollies. Can you imagine how many can Mark hit like this if Bumrah bowls to him. It's not easier when a ball comes swinging at 90+ milestone or a spinner turns it hugely at higher angles. It's not as easier done than as it's said in the video. As I said baseball batters definitely know about bat speed so when and if they make contact with cricket ball, ball might travel more distance.

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40 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 6h

So you accept Cricketers require to be technically more sound of adjusting to heights, swings, spins that ball comes with. Actually because Cricketers are highly trained to make contact with the bat, with not so much training they would also perform well with a baseball bat. I've seen others and done myself training with the round wicket (that you see placed behind batsman) when I was at academy.

So because batters in baseball are never trained to hit a ball that comes off the deck, they won't perform well in Cricket without much training.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal 6h

My brother, look! I grew up in Cuba, where baseball is almost a religion. From childhood, you grow up with a bat in your hand, hitting soda caps or a rag ball, dreaming of being like Víctor Mesa or El Duque. So, for me, cricket... I have no idea how to play it well, but I'll give you my opinion based on what I know.

Look, in baseball, batting is one of the hardest things in sports. You're standing there, facing a guy throwing a ball at you at over 90 miles per hour, with a curveball, slider, changeup, sinker... each pitch may look the same, but it does different things in the air. And you have milliseconds to decide whether to swing at it or not. That's not a game!

Now, all I know about cricket is that the ball bounces before you get there, and the bat is as flat as a board. They say there are also difficult pitches, that change trajectory and all that, but I don't think it's the same. Because in baseball, you miss 7 out of 10 times and you can still be considered a batting monster. Imagine that.

So, cricket may have its science, I won't deny it. But batting in baseball... that's art, reflex, and courage, my brother. And if you don't believe me, let a cricket batsman come stand in front of Aroldis Chapman in his prime and see what real speed is.

So, with all due respect, for me the most difficult batting is in baseball. That's not up for debate!

40 sats \ 2 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 6h

Having seen Shaun of the Dead, I've never doubted that cricket bats could perform well.

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby OP 5h

I have never seen that but I have heard of the movie. Is a cricket bat a good weapon to fend off zombies with?

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 2h

In fact it is! Of course, it's also a little more common in London than it is around my area.