Essay On Baseball Is The Easiest Sport

Everybody values and views sports in different ways. Most athletes believe that the sport they excel in is the easiest and the best to play. Most baseball players believe that baseball is not the easiest sport to play, even if they excel in baseball. Baseball has a 282 page rule book, but other sports like football only have 82 pages of rules to follow. Baseball is unique because it is the only sport where the defense controls the ball, and where doing good on offense thirty percent of the time is considered good.

Baseball is one of the hardest sports to play. Baseball, unlike every other sport, does not have a certain location to bring the ball to or a goal to put the ball in. The team, not only one player, has to work together to win every single game. On average every player has an at-bat three

or four times a game. If one player is the only one to get a hit he cannot score unless he hits the ball over the fence, which is called a home run. There is not another sport where the entire team has to work together to win, but if one player messes up the entire team is affected. In baseball one mistake, error, can cause the whole entire team to lose. Baseball is unique in many different ways.
Baseball is one of the most difficult sports to play. For a team to be good in baseball they have to be good in five different things: hitting, fielding, pitching, speed, and chemistry. If a team, as a whole, succeeds in all five of these categories they are called a five tool team. A good baseball team has a team average of about .300. In baseball, hitting is not one of the most important parts of the game. Even though offense is the only way to score in baseball, defense is more important. If any team in baseball does not have a good defense then the offensive side of the ball can easily score. In any other sport if the team has a good offense it is usually ok because defense can make up for it but it is not that way in baseball. Defense in baseball is the reason teams will either win or lose the game.
Having a good pitching lineup is also another massive key in baseball. No other sport has one player that starts every play and has the same responsibilities as the rest of the defense. Pitching can be critical in big games against teams who can hit very well, because a good picture usually overpowers a good hitter. The pitcher also controls the pace of the game, and the pitcher is what the runners and batter have to keep their eyes on. A pitcher, unlike every other sport, has to play both sides of the ball. In football the quarterback only plays offense, but in baseball the picture plays both defense and offense.
Just like in all sports, speed is something that is also well needed on the ball field. In every position on the field speed is needed. Speed is needed on offense and defense. Speed is needed on defense, mainly in the outfield. If one of the team's fielders is slow with their hands, feet, or legs it can hurt the team in many ways, regardless of their position. All positions on the defense need speed, even the pitcher. As a batter speed is needed when the batter hits the ball they have to be fast enough to get to first before the fielder has time to throw the ball across the diamond to get the runner out. While on the bases, runners need speed to be able to either steal a base or to be able to advance to the next base on a hit.
As in all sports chemistry is a big part within a baseball team. In most team sports chemistry is not a big factor, but with baseball working as a team and not worrying on personal stats but team stats is a big factor in being a five tool team. A baseball team has to chemically bond together. If a baseball team doesn’t bond together then inner conflict within individuals start to spark, and the anger can spread throughout the team. When a team does bond the team makes fun of the hard moments, and the team can pick up teammates instead of putting them down. Chemistry can also be created because of the attitude towards the game from the coach of the team.
For a single player to be good in baseball they also have to excel in five different things: hitting for average, hitting for power, baserunning abilities, fielding abilities, and throwing abilities.

Just like a team, if a player exceeds in all five of those categories they are what some people call a five tool baseball player. In all other team sports any one player can play well if they are only good in one thing. In basketball if the player can shoot, handle, or rebound the ball they are considered good, but in baseball if the player can only hit for average that player is not considered good. Hitting for average is a good trait to have in baseball, but according to most sports analyst only having one or two tools in baseball is not considered being good. Hitting for power by itself is a good trait to have in baseball. Most hitters that hit for power usually have a spot in the batting lineup. If a player can hit for contact and power they will usually play, but they will only be in the batting lineup. Any player that does not play the field and only hits is called a DH (designated hitter). Every DH hits for any other fielder on the field in their

place.
Any player who plays defense has to be fast, smart, and athletic. The defense has to be key in fielding abilities and throwing abilities. The defense in baseball is the most important part of the whole game. Scoring is good, but preventing the other team from scoring is even better. Many baseball spectators, coaches, and players think that offense is the key to winning games. Defense is the key to winning a baseball game. In all other team sports other than baseball, offense needs to be the main focus, but in baseball that is not the case.
Baseball is unique compared to all other team sports. Being good takes more than just one skill it takes five. Chemistry and skill have to bond together within the team for success to be accomplished. Baseball is unique, and baseball is the best sport in the world.