Hardest position in your opinion for baseball/softball?

[06CuriousMind]

pitcher

catcher

3d base

shortstop

outfield

i dont watch baseball/softabll

[Miezko]

I'd say either short stop or pitcher. Your short stop easily requires the most athleticism, so in that sense it's the hardest. However the pitcher has the most pressure on them, pitch a good game and you're pretty likely to win, pitch a bad game and you're pretty likely to lose. That and few people can pitch well. So, I went with short stop, mainly because it's the position I played in high school, but really it's a toss up between the two. Shoot look at the Yankees of the early 2000's, their best/most well known players Mariano Rivera (pitcher) and Derek Jeter (short stop) so there you go.

[06CuriousMind]

you dont think catcher is hard? im surprised lol

[Miezko]

I don't know, I never played that position, only short stop and occasionally outfield. Why do you think I'd say catcher?

[06CuriousMind]

hahah I don't know im biased.. i played catcher. definitely physically demanding. everyone is guna say the position they played probably

[ConsultantIsBack]

*thinks he remembers seeing you were catcher before*

CATCHER!!

[06CuriousMind]

Hahaha good answer😏

[ConsultantIsBack]

Fun fact, I'm average/above average on several sports. But baseball... I've always been AWFUL at. and I mean, AWFUL

[06CuriousMind]

Hahaha it's okay I'm horrible at basketball. I do a little hop thing when I shoot that makes my friend embarrassed to play with me. So we're even😊 Did you play slow pitch or something?

[ConsultantIsBack]

Like I don't even know how to play.. I can't hit it with the damn bat my timing is all off, and i can't coordinate a catch with that damn mit, it's like i might as well barehand it

[06CuriousMind]

😂😂😂 gosh I would pay to see that.
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[ConsultantIsBack]

Baseball, Golf, and Tennis. Those are the sports I like can't even play bc I don't know how lol I need to really learn

[06CuriousMind]

My friend said he'd teach me golf this summer... I'll let you know how that goes. We'll probably have that one in common haha

[ConsultantIsBack]

I may or may not have broken a driver club at a driving range bc my golf swing technique is that bad.. yeah..

[CheerGirl38139]

Polo said you were a catcher too bruh. 😂😂😂

[ConsultantIsBack]

@CheerGirl38139 lol what?

[CheerGirl38139]

👉👌
😉

[ConsultantIsBack]

@CheerGirl38139 Hahaha

[akadatank44]

What a suck up you are Tim!!

[ConsultantIsBack]

@akadatank44 ya I went so white knight here baha. I surrender myself for your negs sir

[akadatank44]

Bahaha I'll let you survive Papi!

[ConsultantIsBack]

@akadatank44 Quiero ser tu papi

[ConsultantIsBack]

thanks MHO :)

[CheerGirl38139]

I've been around baseball a lot and some softball. I'd say catcher. ☝

[CheerGirl38139]

Thanks! 👊

[nicolejohansonn]

I played pitcher in school so I am gonna be little biased here haha

[06CuriousMind]

hahaha fair enough. id say its definitely the most mentally draining. pitching is also a lot more difficult in softball than baseball so im not sure how they will take that into consideration

[nicolejohansonn]

I sucked but still had my moments lol 😂😂

[Anonymous]

I don't watch baseball but they all seem equally hard

[06CuriousMind]

why did you have to be anonymous? lol

[MrOracle]

Catcher - by far.

Catchers must squat for most of a 3-hour game, are actively involved in every play, are constantly under threat of being hit with a ball or bat, and must be able to pop up and throw to 2nd Base (it's a LONG way and the runner usually has a head start). The Catcher is also incredibly involved with the strategy of the game - actively directing the pitcher to deal with the batters and directing the whole defense.

Having played every position, the Catcher is easily the most demanding and hardest on your body.

[Pac-Man]

Just an European, scrolling through GAG, doing my thing, getting exper

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[Pac-Man]

by the way I heard that 4th base is where things get heated up and very hard *gigitty*

[06CuriousMind]

hahahaha

[BeerFarts]

Definitely the "hot corner" (aka 3rd base) because it requires the most reaction time.

Short stop is a close second, followed by catcher because it's physically demanding.

[06CuriousMind]

agreed.. 3rd is soooo hard. the right person has to be playing it. in my opinion you're born to play there, you can't just practice to get that skill level

[BeerFarts]

Yep, I agree. It's the same as in boxing. In most cases, someone who's born a natural puncher will always punch harder than someone who isn't born with heavy hands. They'd have to practice for years and perfect their technique just to match someone who's naturally gifted.

[akadatank44]

Really? Lol I always loved playing 3rd and was pretty good at it. I never saw it that way. If I wasn't pitching I usually started at 3rd.

[lightbulb27]

In the stadium. I'm sorry, I'm soooo bored watching baseball. If I 'm there, I Want to be talking to people, the game is a distraction to the conversation.

Thus, it is hardest to sit in the stadium! They need to increase what they pay me to sit there...;)

[sovetskii13]

I don't watch baseball anymore but I always thought it was pitcher or first base because they seem to be the most active. Catcher is obviously very active too but doesn't seem like much work.

[legalboxers]

toss up. The whole game depends on the pitcher and catcher, they control the game. The pitches what is given and selected is based on how good the batter is. If you got a stellar pitcher against a good hitter, you can go both ways, either a grand slam on the 1st pitch, or a 1-2-3 strike out.

[Anonymous]

3rd base. It'a a hot corner AND you have to have quite an arm to make the long throw to 1st.

[clampfan101]

I just about never want it, but my guess would be batter.

[MikeGaultier]

Spectator... I can't sit through a baseball game without falling asleep.

[Dred1614]

I'd say it's even between catcher and 3rd base. Both need great arms, accuracy and defensive skills.

[UncagedAgent]

You misspelled 1st place OP

[06CuriousMind]

What? Lol

[UncagedAgent]

Ah geez, 1st base

[06CuriousMind]

I said 3rd lol. 1st wasn't an option.

[UncagedAgent]

And I'm saying it should've been

[06CuriousMind]

thats the easiest position on the field. lol no way.

[UncagedAgent]

You must be a goober OP, I played catcher on and off for four seasons, easy af. I pitched two games my last season, also easy. Third base was almost never involved in play so its therefore an easy position. Short stop isn't any harder than 2nd base, which you also neglected. That leaves outfield and 1st base. Outfield isn't very hard, BUT, since there's three of them, they are each only 1/3 as likely to be in the play as compared to first base who is involved in almost every single play of the game.

You would argue that all 1st base does is catch, but I would argue that they are the most active player after pitcher/catcher.

[06CuriousMind]

haha every play? the pitcher and catcher are involved in every PITCH of the game.. third base need a super fast reaction time cause most people pull the ball. short has the most ground to cover in a short time. and outfield has the most distance/running to get to the ball. 1st and second are by far the easiest positions on the field.

[UncagedAgent]

3rd base gets hit to once every few batters, don't need to be any faster than 1st base. Short stop plays between 2nd and 3rd, and 2nd base plays between 2nd and 1st, they cover the same distance.

OP, outfield is no doubt easy. "They have the most distance/running to get to the ball," they also have the most time to do it. Running is in no way hard to do and saying that running is what makes that position hard is beyond any form of a good argument.

You say that pitcher and catcher have the most reps in a game, and since most hits are singles, that would mean that first base gets the ball more than any other base right? And since more reps makes a position harder than others, 1st base, by your logic, is harder than any other infield position.

[06CuriousMind]

you obviously haev no idea what you're talking about and probably played in 8th grade. this is a waste of time.

[UncagedAgent]

You obviously don't want to have a discussion, why don't you take your closed mind go someone who will blindly agree with you.

[Anonymous]

Why would i watch bunch of gross guys, some of them who are fat as well, playing with their balls while spitting tobacco! What kind of sports is that?

[palek]

Pitcher, short stop/first base

[akadatank44]

Catcher lol it was the only position I sucked at.

[sixnineanon]

Im not interested in that sport. Sorry.

[Becky01]

in my opinion its the short stop

[Cashew72]

pitcher/catcher hands down..

[ihatethiswebsite]

I'd say pitcher is easily the hardest

[Maxemeister]

Pitcher