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Tiger Woods as a baseball player


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1. I didn't ask YOU if this was a pointless thread...and this isn't a pointless thread

700 feet to dead away center field.

Best, Mike Elzey

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Seriously, If he put the same move on a baseball, he could.

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Seriously, If he put the same move on a baseball, he could.

OK, OK...I'm sure it's possible. I guess I should have added "average distance of 5 HRs Tiger hits in Yankee stadium (not counting foul balls, fly outs, etc)" or something to that effect.

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OK, OK...I'm sure it's possible. I guess I should have added "average distance of 5 HRs Tiger hits in Yankee stadium (not counting foul balls, fly outs, etc)" or something to that effect.

OK, I'll go with my original answer: "...or as far as anything Dave Kingman hit."

500 feet. Over and out.

Best, Mike Elzey

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Driver: Cleveland Launcher 10.5 stiff
Woods: Ping ISI 3 and 5 - metal stiffIrons: Ping ISI 4-GW - metal stiffSand Wedges: 1987 Staff, 1987 R-90Putter: two ball - black bladeBall: NXT Tour"I think what I said is right but maybe not.""If you know so much, why are you...


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I think he would make a damn good baseball player. Hes ripped

So is Terrell Owens, would he be good??

How about a professional cricket player??

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I dont know, tiger is ripped and he can swing extremely hard. I dont know how far he could drop one though..

here are my stats. 6'3" 265. Ive hit baseballs 400+ with a wood bat.

My swing speed on my driver is 130mph. So Tiger's got me in the speed. Ive seen smaller guys turn on baseballs and kill them...

Look at Ichiro, Jimmy Rollins, Grady Sizemore, Even Bronson Arroyo, hes not very big and hes a pitcher, but he can still Smash.

So anyway, I think tiger could tear into a baseball pretty well..

Posted
I really dont get tI"m just always amazed when I hear he is so athletic.

Really?

Have a look at his physique, and what he does with it.

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tiger would do great with low pitches as he could use his golf swing

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i don't know if he can run or catch..... plus we don't know if he can hit a moving ball that travels no slower than 65mph.... i think pitchers would throw the heat every time...

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Tiger recently had a batting session with his buddy John Smoltz during spring training. John was calling out his pitches and Tiger only got one hit off him that barely squeaked out of the infield. He even admitted he's not good at baseball. If he were ever to attempt a career in baseball, it would turn out much like Michael Jordan's stint.

It takes skill to hit a 90+ mph fastball, but what separates the pros from everyone else is the ability to hit the different speed of pitches that are mixed in...curveball, changeup, etc. It's not as easy as one might think.

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Posted
I think he would constantly strike out and then get mad and cry and say "dont you know im tiger woods"

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A. It wouldn't happen

you don't know that. Neither do those who say he would be good. there is no way of telling unless you've seen him play. You can't compare just by looking at each sport. The golf swing is much more complicated than the baseball swing; but in baseball, the ball is moving at you. no comparison.

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I don't think he'd make it based on one day...

but if you let that guy use all his athletic ability and determination... I think he could be better than MJ was in AA ball. What did MJ hit, like .202 with 2 dingers?

I agree, there's a ton of guys who are gonna make him look foolish, but like anyone else, he'd need practice and polish (and more practice).

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