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Message: [QUOTE="STEVEHOLT, post: 811786, member: 522"] being able to hit a 95 mph fastball is most certainly a more athletic accomplishment than hitting a jump shot. we are talking about reaction time , vision, hand /eye, not to mention the fact that you have to accept the fact that someone is hurling a spheroid at you that could disable you if misplaced. its not like throwing darts or bowling where you dont have to react..you just take your time ..aim, and go.. there are very few MLB players anymore that are not athletic. you get a few 1bmen , dh types here and there...but the days of dudes like kruk being taken seriously by teams are long gone. i would say the ability to throw an object is an athletic trait..just as much as the ability to jump...in fact evolutionarily, throwing is much more important an ability than jumping for humans. [/QUOTE]