This thread is unacceptable. It is not the prerogative of a Yid to be discussing such Goyishe Zachin. People ask me, are sports Assur? Definitely they are! When was the last time you saw Rav Shteinman or Rav Kanievsky playing sports?
It is one thing to play sports surreptitiously for health reasons, but it is entirely another thing to openly discuss it on a yeshiva blog, as your past time. Normally I am quiet as per the sensitivity of this issue. But now I feel I must speak up.
Sports are repulsive. It comes from Greek origins, and causes perspiration.
I admire the people who take a firm position on this issue and stand between the thrower and catcher in no uncertain terms, equipped with a stick and hit the ball far away from the game. I cheer for them.