QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 02:51 AM)
Sounds dumb, but some guys are just slow.
Paulie should be proud he's overcome that to make it in the big leagues and be a zillionaire.
Tons of baseball players who can HIT never get a sniff because they can't run and scouts get out the gun and laugh ... and don't draft them.
The joke was that Prince Fielder has enough mass that his momentum carries him.
Hip injuries make you waaaay slower. I was never fast, but serviceable, then when I had my knee injury and tried to play through it, it blew out my hips. I still have a nice first step, but after that my hips get real tired, real fast.