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re: Harder professional sports job - MLB catcher or NHL goalie
Posted on 5/12/24 at 4:42 pm to Jack Ruby
Posted on 5/12/24 at 4:42 pm to Jack Ruby
I played both Catcher and Goalie thru high-school. I wasn't even close to being as sore at the end of thea hockey game after playing Goalie as I was as a Catcher.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 6:19 pm to SEC. 593
Soccer goalie is the hardest...youre in between falling asleep standing there or someone like messi doing a bicycle kick into the goal
Posted on 5/12/24 at 7:44 pm to Jack Ruby
Bot have pretty tough jobs, but I think a hockey goalie's job is much harder. I'm guessing they all must have great vision to see pucks flying at them. I would think their careers might be short if their eyesight goes bad early. Some of them are super athletic guys that move like gymnast in the net. What's great about being one of the best NHL goalies is the best ones are Rock Stars. They can get hot a take their team to a Stanley Cup championship.
The best catchers aren't rock stars unless they are great at hitting as well as on defense. The only time they really get noticed is when they make a great play to stop a bad pitch, or when they let a ball through that shouldn't have gotten through. Throwing guys out like Yadier Molina & Ivan Rodriguez. will get you some attention too, Both of those guys were rock star catchers in my mind.
I've never played goalie in hockey, but I did catch some I know the catcher is the hottest guy on the field in both Louisiana and Texas. He's also one of the most likely to get small injuries like bruises skint places or cuts from bats, balls and cleats. They call a catcher's armor "The Tools of Ignorance", but in my case they were the tools of "He ain't so fast anymore. From Little league thru Pony League I was a pretty good outfielder. By the time I reached American Legion ball I played 1st base, another thankless job, and catcher. I mostly caught because I still had a strong arm. They could usually find someone else that didn't mind having balls thrown at them all game long at first.
I don't know how kids playing hockey become goal keepers, but I doubt it's because their legs broke down.
The best catchers aren't rock stars unless they are great at hitting as well as on defense. The only time they really get noticed is when they make a great play to stop a bad pitch, or when they let a ball through that shouldn't have gotten through. Throwing guys out like Yadier Molina & Ivan Rodriguez. will get you some attention too, Both of those guys were rock star catchers in my mind.
I've never played goalie in hockey, but I did catch some I know the catcher is the hottest guy on the field in both Louisiana and Texas. He's also one of the most likely to get small injuries like bruises skint places or cuts from bats, balls and cleats. They call a catcher's armor "The Tools of Ignorance", but in my case they were the tools of "He ain't so fast anymore. From Little league thru Pony League I was a pretty good outfielder. By the time I reached American Legion ball I played 1st base, another thankless job, and catcher. I mostly caught because I still had a strong arm. They could usually find someone else that didn't mind having balls thrown at them all game long at first.
I don't know how kids playing hockey become goal keepers, but I doubt it's because their legs broke down.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 7:53 pm to Jack Ruby
There's not an easier job in sports than a hockey goalie, outside of maybe NFL punter or low leverage reliever. They cover 80% of the goal just standing there and stay in the same spot virtually the entire game except the grueling skate behind the net to stop the puck under zero pressure.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 8:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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First time I caught was a three hour practice, and I was being the plate the entire time.
I have never been that exhausted or bruised. We didnt have quite the equipment they have today.
I played second base in LL and HS. One year in LL I thought it would be fun to catch. Mind you these are only 6 inning games, nobody steals and the pitcher could only throw fastballs back then....
...after 2-3 games, it was basically screw this....can I go back to 2nd or Short?
Posted on 5/12/24 at 9:06 pm to Jack Ruby
Catcher. NHL teams get bums off the street to fill in as backup goalies every game.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 9:06 pm to QuackerBacker
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I'd rather work 82 games than 162
Exactly and you have 2 goalies in hockey that usually share the load equally which isnt the case in MLB
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