Re: Do baseball players need all these days off?
First of all most people don't take 10% of the games off. That's 16 games a year. If anyone is doing that it is 40+ position players or older catchers. Most off days are on Sunday road games or day games after a night game the previous night.
And to be blunt, yes, they need a day off now and then. Most MLB schedules have teams playing 6 or 7 games a week for a 6 month stretch. Players usually arrive at the ballpark around 3pm, and don't leave the premeses until 11pm. They "put in", or are "indisposed" at least, for much longer than the everage American worker.
Also, contrary to popular belief, baseball IS a rough sport. Players get very sore and beat up throughout the course of the season.
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