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Seems like MLB (baseball) players have it even worse. 162 games in 6 months and that’s just the regular season. Games average longer and if extra innings can go

Seems like MLB (baseball) players have it even worse. 162 games in 6 months and that’s just the regular season. Games average longer and if extra innings can go 5+ hours and well past midnight.

karlgrz 7y ago
You typically stay in the same city for more than a single night in baseball, though. 2-4 game series v. 1 game then out.
middlechild9 7y ago
It's also nowhere as physically demanding of a sport as basketball, where you're in constant movement 30+ minutes a game and during practice.
- loblollyboy 7y ago
  Yeah but try hitting a 100 mph fastball when you're feeling groggy
  - MS90 7y ago
    I'd honestly probably do better than I would normally since I wouldn't have the energy to overthink it lol.
    - mrexroad 7y ago
      Disagree [0] > One study found that MLB players' strike-zone judgment was worse in September than in April in 24 of 30 teams. When averaged across all teams, strike-zone judgment was significantly worse in September compared with April. The statistical model demonstrated strong predictive value through the season. [0] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130531105506.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130531105506.h...
- bradstewart 7y ago
  The implication in the article is that the travel schedule/lack of sleep is the central issue, not the intensity of the workout.
FireBeyond 7y ago
The difference is that baseball will often have "stints" in a city, you may play back to back days but you won't be traveling. Whereas in the NBA you might be in Houston one night, LA the next, then to Boston, and Chicago, in the space of a week or less. Baseball is also a lot less "active" than basketball - they are certainly world class athletes, but for many positions the game is slow, punctuated by quick pushes, whereas if you're on the court in basketball you're working at 100%, 100% of the time.
- philwelch 7y ago
  In baseball, you can just wear sunglasses and take naps in the middle of the game. Especially if you're in the bullpen.
  - jimmyvalmer 7y ago
    Or the dugout. Ask Darryl Strawberry.
MisterBastahrd 7y ago
Baseball players play series in various cities. They aren't there just for one game. Also, the sport is the least physically demanding of all major US sports. Players spend half their time sitting in dugouts, and about 80% of the rest just standing around waiting for the ball to be near them.

Seems like MLB (baseball) players have it even worse. 162 games in 6 months and that’s just the regular season. Games average longer and if extra innings can go 5+ hours and well past midnight.

karlgrz 7y ago

You typically stay in the same city for more than a single night in baseball, though. 2-4 game series v. 1 game then out.

middlechild9 7y ago

It's also nowhere as physically demanding of a sport as basketball, where you're in constant movement 30+ minutes a game and during practice.

loblollyboy 7y ago
Yeah but try hitting a 100 mph fastball when you're feeling groggy
- MS90 7y ago
  I'd honestly probably do better than I would normally since I wouldn't have the energy to overthink it lol.
  - mrexroad 7y ago
    Disagree [0] > One study found that MLB players' strike-zone judgment was worse in September than in April in 24 of 30 teams. When averaged across all teams, strike-zone judgment was significantly worse in September compared with April. The statistical model demonstrated strong predictive value through the season. [0] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130531105506.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130531105506.h...
bradstewart 7y ago
The implication in the article is that the travel schedule/lack of sleep is the central issue, not the intensity of the workout.

FireBeyond 7y ago

The difference is that baseball will often have "stints" in a city, you may play back to back days but you won't be traveling. Whereas in the NBA you might be in Houston one night, LA the next, then to Boston, and Chicago, in the space of a week or less. Baseball is also a lot less "active" than basketball - they are certainly world class athletes, but for many positions the game is slow, punctuated by quick pushes, whereas if you're on the court in basketball you're working at 100%, 100% of the time.

philwelch 7y ago
In baseball, you can just wear sunglasses and take naps in the middle of the game. Especially if you're in the bullpen.
- jimmyvalmer 7y ago
  Or the dugout. Ask Darryl Strawberry.

MisterBastahrd 7y ago

Baseball players play series in various cities. They aren't there just for one game. Also, the sport is the least physically demanding of all major US sports. Players spend half their time sitting in dugouts, and about 80% of the rest just standing around waiting for the ball to be near them.