Female joins men's team in U.S.

AP ^ | April 9, 2010

[ConservativeStatement]

TOKYO (AP) -- A female knuckleball pitcher from Japan will be playing for a minor league team in the United States.

Eri Yoshida, an 18-year-old pitcher who played pro ball in Japan last year, signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. The team said she will report to spring training next month.

[Touch Not the Cat]

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Let me guess. CNN does not allow hot linking to their photos?

[the_devils_advocate_666]

What’s the difference between a tribe of pygmies and a women’s track team?

[Responsibility2nd]

Runts come to mind. But tell me. What else am I missing?

lolol

[Hegewisch Dupa]

I'm surprised it took this long to happen. When pitchers can be as "athletic" as the likes of a Wilbur Wood then there is no reason that some woman hasn't been able to succeed from the mound, so to speak. Nice to see.

[onedoug]

Hey, if she can strike ‘em out, ping....

[Buckeye McFrog]

Promotional stunt by a D-class league.

The same thing has been done by a couple of bottom-feeding
minor league hockey teams who signed female goalies.

Probably signed her because they couldn’t get insurance
on a midget.

[ConservativeStatement]

I think there was a lefty named Bill Scherrer, too, though he didn’t achieve the level of success of Quisenberry or Tekulve. Going back awhile, Ted Abernathy.

[Nonstatist]

A female knuckleball pitcher from Japan will be playing for a minor league team in the United States.

A knuckleballer still has to get it up to 70 mph or so. . IMO, she will last as long as Harry Reid does in the Senate.

[Skenderbej]

I sign up for beach volleyball.

[Secret Agent Man]

If a player slaps her behind, she’ll think she’s riding the Tokyo subway.

[Nonstatist]

Probably signed her because they couldn’t get insurance on a midget.

Also, the midget special interest and lobbying groups that can sue people and agitate to distraction aren't as powerful as the women's groups.

[ConservativeStatement]

Do you remember the Oklahoma (then Arizona) Outlaws in the USFL?

[onedoug]

She was 0-2 in 11 appearances with a 4.03 ERA, giving up seven runs in 10 2-3 innings.

Though, I'm not so sure.

[colorado tanker]

I'm offended by the name "Outlaws."

Would you prefer she play for the "Nuts"?

[colorado tanker]

So, when do men get to join women’s softball leagues or other women’s sports leagues?

In most sports a player may play up a classification but not down. So, if a woman, with much less upper body strength and a shorter stride than most men, can play with the big boys it's OK by me. But men should not be permitted to crash a women's' league.

[Responsibility2nd]

I think you found your answer.

 

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[Touch Not the Cat]

Found her on YouTube

Female Japanese Knuckle Ball Pitcher Eri Yoshida
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-ulbuGBPI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ_140u_ljw

[darkangel82]

He was around 46 in his last season.