I guess 3-4 hours on the course doesn t bother them as much, he said. All ballplayers are a little bit selfish in that aspect, Donovan said. We all grow up with very dramatic baseball dreams. Being up with two outs and the bases loaded, pitching in the World Series, hitting a home run. This is no different.
Nobody is more in the spotlight than when they are in the tee box.
Not to mention the fact golf is one of the few sports sanctioned by most baseball teams as safe. Baseball players are competitive guys, he said. Since they can t get away with playing pickup basketball of touch football during the season, golf seems to be a safe answer. With the exception of back problems, most baseball players are safe playing golf on a regular basis. The naturally competitive nature that fuels most of these athletes will also carry over to the recreational realm of life.