What's more important to You ???

[TheKingofKings]

The Bat or the Glove , I know this is a controversial thread but still , I want to see what you BBF Members think .

[redlegsfan21]

The Bat or the Glove , I know this is a controversial thread but still , I want to see what you BBF Members think .

Bat. I've had to live with poor defense but those bats seem to get us back in it.

[wilkerson_rulz-06]

No question bat, without the bat, there is no glove

[W_Marone]

I'm not sure to be honest, I love a guy who can hit with the bat and get on base and hit the long ball, etc. But then I love a guy who can take care of the ball out on the field, like a Vizquel or an andruw jones. I'll take both.

[overhandgas53]

id love a guy who didnt have that much power but had the most amazing glove ever. Offense gets runs but defense wins ballgames.

[Hammerin Hank]

Hitting creates way more runs than the glove saves.

[rockin500]

depends on the position. for most, the bat is more important by far. Shortstop and 2nd base on the other hand, the glove is probably just as important as the bat. Nothing will kill a pitcher worse than having a bad up the middle defense behind him.

give me the .290-.310 OBP, 7-10 homer, .380 slugging second baseman who can make all the plays (and turns) over a second baseman who has the range of a turtle who hits .375 OBP, 25-30, .430 slugging second baseman.

[Erik Bedard]

Ditto what rockin500 said, but add catcher and CF on there too.

[soberdennis]

I said bat only because you did not have a "both equally important" option. I'd prefer a good all around player. But if I had to, I'll go with bat.

[Jose Reyes]

It's a lot easier to find a good fielder who can't hit than it is to find a great hitter. There are probably tons of guys in the minors who are almost as good in the field as some of the best in the majors, but we will never see them because they can't hit and will never make it up. So I am going with the stick.

[Williamsburg2599]

No question bat, without the bat, there is no glove

Without the glove, batting is pretty pointless. Glove for me.

[Ytown Tribe fan]

You simply cannot fend off an intruder with a glove.

[Yankee Legend]

my answer...arms

[Mariano_Rivera]

Pitching arms

Bats

Gloves

[CanadianKid]

Glove. Pitching and Defense win games.

[Mattingly]

No question bat, without the bat, there is no glove

So said the chicken to the egg.

[Williamsburg2599]

So said the chicken to the egg.

And what was the egg's reply?

[Mattingly]

And what was the egg's reply?

Can't have a game w/o a bat, since the ball wouldn't be hit. Can't have a game w/o a glove, or hte ball wouldn't be caught.

Now then, which is more important? The cleats or the uniform? Or is the ball more important?

Must be a slow day.

[redlegsfan21]

Can't have a game w/o a bat, since the ball wouldn't be hit. Can't have a game w/o a glove, or hte ball wouldn't be caught.

I think players didn't have gloves in the early days and yet baseball was still played.

[Mattingly]

I think players didn't have gloves in the early days and yet baseball was still played.

Let me ask this question, and hopefully the original poster can reply to this:

Is this thread about bats vs gloves in the physical sense, or heavy-hitting sluggers with lesser defensive skills vs slick fielders with lesser offensive skills? Either could be valid.

From a few posts here, people seem to be going in two separate directions.