moose;376977 wroteI didn't say that. I said soccer players use their legs and sometimes their head. Baseball players have to use their entire bodies and have to have TWO completely different skill sets, hitting (or pitching) and fielding. Hockey players do one thing, unless you count fighting as a skill. Football players are offense or defense, not both.
(again, i never said that baseball players don't possess any skill, but i question that they possess the most skills of all athletes.)
moose, you seem to be simplifying things here. first off, i'd say that baseball players have more than two different skill sets. they must be able to hit, catch, and throw. i'm not including running bases for obvious reasons (just like i won't include running for soccer players).
soccer players need to be able to pass, shoot, head, defend (all positions must defend, not just defensemen), and they must be able to pass and shoot with both feet, not just one.
so, if we were to take your perspective of number of skills they need to do well, it still seems soccer is a more skilled sport (which i don't technically agree with, but according to your argument it seems to be true). also note that i'm not including the different positions (such as goalkeeper, pitcher, etc.), i'm just looking at the "average" position.