Michael Phelps is great but can he hit a curve ball?

Question

Michael Phelps is great but can he hit a curve ball?

Answer 1

Well, let's ask who's throwing it?  Could he hit my curve ball?

...Yup.

But the D Train?  That's another story...

Answer 2

i doubt it. swimmers usually aren't good at land sports, thats why they swim

i remember USA Today once ranked the toughest things to do in sports and the number 1 thing was hitting a 95 mph fastball

i doubt anyone in the Olympics who isnt playing baseball or softball could hit a mlb curveball  

Answer 3

He probably would strike out lol. He's an amazing swimmer though!

Answer 4

I could care less with the way he is representing the U.S.

Answer 5

there is a reason he's on the olympic swim team and not the olympic baseball team

Answer 6

haha, this is such a coincidence b/c i was just in the Olympic section. Let me tell you, there are some answerers in there that are mean.  Not all of them, I don't want to start a Yahoo answers war or anything. ha. Michael Phelps is amazing but I bet he'd strike out.

Answer 7

Well, you can't compare swimming to baseball. Each sport has its hard and easy parts. No sport is all easy, or all difficult.

Josh Hamilton is great, but can he swim 400m?

Answer 8

Probably if he practiced.

Answer 9

Who cares? He is absolutely amazing! I am so proud of him!!!! Can A ROD even complete a 400 I M?

Answer 10

I don't know, but I don't know of any pitchers that can throw a curve ball underwater so I don't think it really matters.  

Answer 11

No, but he CAN eat 12,000 calories a day.

Answer 12

who f*****k ing cares??

i know i dont!

Answer 13

Do you think Albert Pujols or Josh Hamilton could win 8 gold medals?

You're comparing apples to oranges...

Answer 14

No, but he would make a great mascot for the Florida Marlins.

Answer 15

Michael Phelps is a swimmer, i think he doesn't worry to much about baseball. He does worry about eating 10,000 - 15,000 calories. haha

Answer 16

If its thrown in a pool maybe...

Answer 17

nah he'd strike out!  haha with that being said

he's doing so well! I hope he breaks the record. I just loved that 4x100 relay the US team did, that was an amazing comeback!! Lezak was crazy at the end~ take that frenchies ;O)

hey! i think CC, Prince and Michael should have an eating contest!! but wait.. Prince is vegetarian.. man that takes the fun out of everything.. oh no.. it can be a pasta party! :)

Answer 18

Probably better than Prince Fielder can swim.

Answer 19

Hahaha, have you seen his body? He's not exactly built for baseball. Plus, this very argument has been debated among sports enthusiasts for years. Theoretically, it is one of the hardest things in sports to hit a baseball, and  someone who clearly has a swimmers physique has very little chance of making contact with one of the deadliest but simple pitches in baseball.

Answer 20

Maybe underwater.