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<blockquote data-quote="SRim23" data-source="post: 5814060" data-attributes="member: 568830">catching it with the glove hand 100% of the time instead of just finding a way to get in front of it and stop it i might come to a compromise.id say in hockey the goalie at least knows the general direction the puck is coming from and has a decent chance to stop it.&nbsp;&nbsp; id argue that being a major league infielder might be a little more difficult.&nbsp; goalie knows where the puck is coming from.&nbsp; batters can hit it in any direction.&nbsp; ever play 3rd base on a regulation field?&nbsp; could you imagine a guy the size of Mark Mcgwire or barry bonds being only 90 feet from you and hitting a ball at you.....&nbsp; at least hockey players have pads, fielders only have their gloves....sure we could sit here and name 1000 things in sports that are difficult, but hitting something you cant see that is coming from 60ft and something you only have a tenth of a second to decide whether to swing or not....&nbsp; go to the batting cage sometime and try.... then try your goalie scenario and get in front of a ball and see if you can get it to hit your body&nbsp; haha</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SRim23, post: 5814060, member: 568830"] catching it with the glove hand 100% of the time instead of just finding a way to get in front of it and stop it i might come to a compromise. id say in hockey the goalie at least knows the general direction the puck is coming from and has a decent chance to stop it. id argue that being a major league infielder might be a little more difficult. goalie knows where the puck is coming from. batters can hit it in any direction. ever play 3rd base on a regulation field? could you imagine a guy the size of Mark Mcgwire or barry bonds being only 90 feet from you and hitting a ball at you..... at least hockey players have pads, fielders only have their gloves.... sure we could sit here and name 1000 things in sports that are difficult, but hitting something you cant see that is coming from 60ft and something you only have a tenth of a second to decide whether to swing or not.... go to the batting cage sometime and try.... then try your goalie scenario and get in front of a ball and see if you can get it to hit your body haha [/QUOTE]

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