My wife sent me this. I don't know if I am scared that she knew this before I did, or that she even cared enough to even send it my way. But nonetheless, a woman getting drafted to play in a pro mens league, in ANY SPORT, is newsworthy. A 16-year-old schoolgirl with a mean knuckleball has been selected as the first woman ever to play alongside the men in Japanese professional baseball.
Eri Yoshida was drafted for a new independent league that will launch in April, drawing attention for a side-armed knuckler that her future manager Yoshihiro Nakata said was a marvel.
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Yoshida, 155 centimetres (five feet) tall and weighing 52 kilograms (114 pounds), says she wants to follow in the footsteps of the great Boston Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
I am sure Neyer will love her!
Monday, November 17, 2008
A league of her own
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A sidearm knucler, Gracie?
I think I smell a new Sid Finch story.
If only she wore a size 13 work boot and pitched with one foot barefoot. And played the french horn like a maestro!
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