tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post6333135495542844160..comments2024-03-29T04:32:39.897-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Yoshida Makes Debut In Japanallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-26001559581979165942009-03-28T09:56:00.000-07:002009-03-28T09:56:00.000-07:00Jackie Robinson could be a woman's name too.Jackie Robinson could be a woman's name too.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080026360873456937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-22395580524433003792009-03-27T19:19:00.000-07:002009-03-27T19:19:00.000-07:00Do they graduate high school at 15 in Japan?Do they graduate high school at 15 in Japan?9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49831494313382219302009-03-27T18:24:00.000-07:002009-03-27T18:24:00.000-07:00I saw that 1952 note, but I'm skeptical of it.Inde...I saw that 1952 note, but I'm skeptical of it.<BR/><BR/><I>Independent League, Western League, etc. are not considered minor leagues? I thought any US professional baseball that is not MLB is minor league.</I><BR/><BR/>No. Minor league teams like Pawtucket or Staten Island have MLB parent teams, but there are leagues, like the Northern League (the St. Paul Saints being the best known team in that league, probably), that <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_league_baseball" REL="nofollow">operate outside of MLB and are not affiliated with any MLB teams</A>.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-71433298705370198932009-03-27T18:13:00.000-07:002009-03-27T18:13:00.000-07:00Independent League, Western League, etc. are not c...Independent League, Western League, etc. are not considered minor leagues? I thought any US professional baseball that is not MLB is minor league. <BR/><BR/>But thanks for taking my word. :) I can't guarantee it, but I'm reasonably certain I came across this when I was semi-obsessed with this topic and hoping to write about it. (SI for Kids strung me along for nothing... story of my life.)laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-78171833260864242082009-03-27T18:07:00.000-07:002009-03-27T18:07:00.000-07:00I believe that Borders only played on independent ...I believe that Borders only played on independent league teams, which aren't subject to rules by the majors.<BR/><BR/>That said, I'm willing to take your word on this.<BR/><BR/>@ Benjamin<BR/><BR/>Why would a sidearm delivery impart any more spin than an over-the-top delivery? It seems like it would just impart a different kind of spin which you'd have to counteract the same as a more traditional knuckleball.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670045693768623299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-55178773074158812352009-03-27T18:01:00.000-07:002009-03-27T18:01:00.000-07:00women were banned from the minorsWait - minors? Bu...<I>women were banned from the minors</I><BR/><BR/>Wait - minors? But Borders pitched for more than one minor league team. And at the time, there was talk about her getting a try-out from a MLB team. I never heard that even if she was good enough, she couldn't try out.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Borders" REL="nofollow">Ila Borders</A>laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-63254648948613107792009-03-27T17:52:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:52:00.000-07:00James, I know there was a ban, but I've read in th...James, I know there was a ban, but I've read in that was "by decree" - a commissioner said so, but it was never codified in actual rules. <BR/><BR/>I don't have a link, it's just what I remember reading in several places, as I have a strong interest in this.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-19686034623389813352009-03-27T17:46:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:46:00.000-07:00http://www.seaternal.com/baseball/history.htmI don...http://www.seaternal.com/baseball/history.htm<BR/><BR/>I don't know where they get their sources, but that link says that in 1952 women were banned from the minors, and that the ban remains in effect today.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670045693768623299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-72096478535713742332009-03-27T15:43:00.000-07:002009-03-27T15:43:00.000-07:00Wow. Wow-ow.James, I don't think it's on the books...Wow. Wow-ow.<BR/><BR/>James, I don't think it's on the books. I think it's one of those lovely unwritten codes. After all, there was never an official whites-only rule either. It was "tradition".<BR/><BR/><I>Toni Stone was the first of three women to play in the Negro Leagues. (At age 15 (1946), she was playing on a men's semi-pro team!)</I><BR/><BR/>Toni Stone is a great hero of mine. I wanted to write a children's book about her. Still do.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524593142290489958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-37245742659499712422009-03-27T15:40:00.000-07:002009-03-27T15:40:00.000-07:00No women have ever played in MLB.LHP Ila Borders w...No women have ever played in MLB.<BR/><BR/>LHP Ila Borders was the last woman to really give pro ball a shot. Looking at <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Borders" REL="nofollow">wikipedia</A>, she was the first female pitcher to start a men's NCAA or NAIA college baseball game and she became the first woman pitcher in integrated men's professional baseball when in 1997 she signed with the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League. She bounced around and retired in 2000.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Mitchell" REL="nofollow">Jackie Mitchell</A> pitched for the Chattanooga Lookouts (AA) in the 30s. In an exhibition game, she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession (some people think they K'd on purpose). A few days later, Commissioner Landis voided her contract and declared women unfit to play baseball as the game was "too strenuous".<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Stone" REL="nofollow">Toni Stone</A> was the first of three women to play in the Negro Leagues. (At age 15 (1946), she was playing on a men's semi-pro team!)allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-47647011906323693202009-03-27T15:00:00.000-07:002009-03-27T15:00:00.000-07:00Redsock, what is the recent history (if any) regar...Redsock, what is the recent history (if any) regarding women in the MLB? <BR/><BR/>I know that there were women leagues during WWII, but has there been any other women playing for the MLB before or since?mugrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523894323925888505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-41167106806767958902009-03-27T13:50:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:50:00.000-07:00She's my fucking hero!She's my fucking hero!nixon33https://www.blogger.com/profile/03283528172781996570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-8442422621989499502009-03-27T13:40:00.000-07:002009-03-27T13:40:00.000-07:00Ambres being Papi.Ambres being Papi.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-34888909942164209522009-03-27T12:54:00.000-07:002009-03-27T12:54:00.000-07:00Awwwwwwe-some.When Japan is taking the lead in ter...Awwwwwwe-some.<BR/><BR/>When Japan is taking the lead in terms of these kind of social issues, the rest of us need to wake up a bit.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-86539477812847808742009-03-27T12:40:00.000-07:002009-03-27T12:40:00.000-07:00No idea. The film I found of her pitching on YouTu...No idea. The film I found of her pitching on YouTube in November didn't show much knuckling.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-49122665708685433222009-03-27T12:11:00.000-07:002009-03-27T12:11:00.000-07:00How's a sidearm knuckleball supposed to work, anyw...How's a sidearm knuckleball supposed to work, anyway? Doesn't the sidearm action impart some spin on it?Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-50274055518419881282009-03-27T12:02:00.000-07:002009-03-27T12:02:00.000-07:00Maybe she'll be ready to take Wake's place in a fe...Maybe she'll be ready to take Wake's place in a few years!allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-39729632412186662802009-03-27T11:50:00.000-07:002009-03-27T11:50:00.000-07:00She is so awesome. I hope she can find some measu...She is so awesome. I hope she can find some measure of success, although knuckleballers have their work cut out for them; and I'd imagine women even more so.<BR/><BR/>My girlfriend tells me there is still a "no women" policy on the books of MLB, but she can't find her source.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670045693768623299noreply@blogger.com