Another sign that baseball players aren't real athletes...

[Brutus1]

If that makes you happy.

How about skillfully athletic?

[Golferdow01]

Originally Posted by Brutus1

If that makes you happy.

How about skillfully athletic?

As long as some mention of the word "athlete" is used...in fact, I would take skillfully athletic as perhaps even berret...thanks!

[Jaxbuck]

Well if it helps any...I am/was a good athlete and I can't play golf for [censored].

[Thump]

Originally Posted by Golferdow01

...till I got to college Thump...before then I was about an 8. Now I am about a 12. No time for the golf team...I could play at D3 but not in D1

Not to be harsh but there's NO WAY you'd even play Division 3 with an 8 handicap.

I know 2 guys who played at Muskingum who are scratch.

[BuckeyeNation27]

Originally Posted by Golferdow01

Ok...so how about most golfers are athletes then? How about that? Just like most football players and most baseball players, most golfers are athletes.

athletes can be golfers, but golfing doesnt make them athletes.

[scarletngrey11]

cross country is the hardest sport out there, its for real athletes, at least at the high school level.

golfers arent athletes, period.

[TheStoicPaisano]

The ironic thing here is that Kapler is probably one of the most in-shape baseball players in the majors. He's covered at least one of the men's health magazines before. According to the article, his ADD causes him to forget his way home sometimes. Poor guy.

[Golferdow01]

Originally Posted by Thump

Not to be harsh but there's NO WAY you'd even play Division 3 with an 8 handicap.

I know 2 guys who played at Muskingum who are scratch.

Certain D3 places no you can't, some you can. I know some 10 handicappers playing for Capital and Heidelberg

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNation27

athletes can be golfers, but golfing doesnt make them athletes.

Same goes for any other sport

Originally Posted by scarletngrey77

cross country is the hardest sport out there, its for real athletes, at least at the high school level.

golfers arent athletes, period.

Totally biased opinion with no possible way to factually back that up. I run three miles every two days and consider myself in shape. I warned BN on how I felt about people slamming golfers for no reason and you have no factual evidence to back that up...disgraceful.

[BuckBackHome]

Originally Posted by Golferdow01

I have trained for over 16 years to be a good golfer .

Weird, I have trained for nearly a dozen years and I suck at golf.

I avoid playing it like the plague. This may be the first year since I first picked up the sticks that I do not play. I even avoided a work golf outing today. I just do not play because it does not relax me, even when I have a good round.

[BloowdBuck]

Originally Posted by Thump

It's as funny as Tibor killing one of his patients b/c he doesn't know [censored] about cardiology.

1-800-DOCTORb

The "b" does stand for bargain, they know they're taking a major risk

[PrincetonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by tibor75

'Real bizarre'
Kapler tears tendon rounding bases ... on home run
Posted: Wednesday September 14, 2005 8:57PM; Updated: Thursday September 15, 2005 2:05AM

TORONTO (AP) -- Boston's Gabe Kapler ruptured his left Achilles' tendon while rounding second base on Tony Graffanino's fifth-inning homer during Wednesday night's 5-3 win over Toronto.

Graffanino's ball went over the left-field wall, and Kapler fell to the ground. He got up on one knee but couldn't continue.

After a five-minute delay, Kapler was carted off the field. Alejandro Machado pinch ran starting at second base and finished circling the bases.

"I felt like I got hit at the back of my ankle," said Kapler, who wasn't in pain after the game. "I just had seen the ball go over."

Kapler realizes he could be sidelined a long time.

"I'm sure there is going to come a time when reality is going to hit me and I'm going to know that it's going to be a while before I help my teammates," Kapler said. "That's going to be hard for me."

Boston already was missing center fielder Johnny Damon, who was in Boston receiving treatment for a sore left shoulder. Damon hopes to play in Thursday's home game against Oakland.

Kapler will be evaluated in Boston on Thursday. Outfielder Adam Hyzdu will replace him.

"I'm really hoping Johnny Damon shows up and is really healthy," Boston manager Terry Francona said.

Kapler was a backup outfielder with the Red Sox in 2004. He was the first player to leave the World Series champions when he signed a one-year contract with the Yomiuri Giants last November, taking more money and the chance to play every day. But he struggled in Japan and re-signed with Boston in July.

Kapler hit .247 with one home run and nine RBIs in 36 game with Boston.

"It's been real bizarre," Kapler said. "This is a bump in the road but nothing I can't manage. I can handle this. It's going to challenging. This season has been challenging for me. I just need to get where I need to be and help this team win, whenever that might be."

Boston starter David Wells said losing Kapler hurts.

"He's a great 10th man off the bench," Wells said. "He comes to play every day. He's like Charlie Hustle. The guy goes after it with no fear. To lose him is crushing. I've never in my 18 years seen a guy blow it out at second base on a home run."

Shows how much you really know what an athlete really is.....

what did you play in college??

Wait let me guess......thats right cheerleading and badmition.....