ESPN Writer Predicts Female Will Someday Pitch In MLB

[tpeichel]

When MLB teams want big guys who can throw 95 - is there a woman tall and big enough to throw 95 MPH consistently to make her living as professional baseball player?

No, but the article said that if a woman had a great knuckleball and could throw 80 MPH, they could pitch in MLB.

The problem is that there are not enough woman playing baseball to develop one that can throw 80 MPH consistently and has a great knuckleball.

 

[JoshHamilton]

Women serve on board submarines now, so why not?

Completely different skill set.

No woman will ever play in the NFL, MLB, or NBA.

 

[Therion]

No, but the article said that if a woman had a great knuckleball and could throw 80 MPH, they could pitch in MLB.

The problem is that there are not enough woman playing baseball to develop one that can throw 80 MPH consistently and has a great knuckleball.

Which is going to remain true if they keep getting put into softball and treated as if they can't play baseball.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

lets hope their hot!

 

[Austin]

lets hope their hot!

You're supposed to write "Broads!" I'm disappointed in you, Eric.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Let hope the Broads are HOT!

 

[gt2590]

No woman will ever play in the NFL, MLB, or NBA.

I wouldn't rule out a female Kicker or Punter playing someday in the NFL. IF they don't get rid of the position all together.

And it could happen in the NBA. Unlikely, but possible...

I actually think the day-to-day nature of MLB, even pitchers, and the no substitutes rule, make it harder to work into. The other leagues offer special positions that might work or small-term substitutes that might allow a woman to find a spot in a man's league.

 

[predatorkj]

My take is, if there was a woman out there who could do it, a team would sign her. The publicity alone would be worth it.

 

[DaClyde]

Eri Yoshida was a pretty good first step toward this. At least she was the most recent female pitcher in predominantly men's Japanese and American pro baseball. Her results are about what you would expect from a knuckleballer with no speed. She's just too small to generate the velocity everyone is saying a female pitcher would need to be successful.

 

[DaClyde]

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[tpeichel]

Eri Yoshida was a pretty good first step toward this. At least she was the most recent female pitcher in predominantly men's Japanese and American pro baseball. Her results are about what you would expect from a knuckleballer with no speed. She's just too small to generate the velocity everyone is saying a female pitcher would need to be successful.

I would be interested to know how many women can throw 80 MPH. Is it like men who throw 100 MPH? If so, what are the chances of finding a man that throws strikes at 100 MPH, plus has a devastating knuckleball? Very, very slim. And that is with millions of boys growing up playing baseball their whole life to develop the arm strength and mechanics to be a pitcher. How many girls are doing that now? Very few. Girls can play baseball in my community and I only know one that it is doing it out of 800-900 players. She's nine right now, so I am unsure how long she will keep it up. We played in several 11 year old tournaments last year and we did play against one girl.

If they are going to play fast pitch softball, why don't they just play baseball?

 

[SINFULONE]

Completely different skill set.

No woman will ever play in the NFL, MLB, or NBA.

Definitely agree with NBA and NFL, slim chance one plays MLB.Back in the '90s there was a female goalie that played professional hockey, but she didn't last long.Still have a card of her somewhere (she looked damn good too).

 

[SINFULONE]

Which is going to remain true if they keep getting put into softball and treated as if they can't play baseball.

It will take someone like the 17 year old in the article that wanted to play baseball on the guy's team, and bypassed softball, I think.

 

[SINFULONE]

I wouldn't rule out a female Kicker or Punter playing someday in the NFL. IF they don't get rid of the position all together.

And it could happen in the NBA. Unlikely, but possible...

I actually think the day-to-day nature of MLB, even pitchers, and the no substitutes rule, make it harder to work into. The other leagues offer special positions that might work or small-term substitutes that might allow a woman to find a spot in a man's league.

Remember her?

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20483133_20465474_20904628,00.html

 

[tpeichel]

It will take someone like the 17 year old in the article that wanted to play baseball on the guy's team, and bypassed softball, I think.

You need tens of thousands doing that to find the one can throw hard enough.

 

[Therion]

Definitely agree with NBA and NFL, slim chance one plays MLB.Back in the '90s there was a female goalie that played professional hockey, but she didn't last long.Still have a card of her somewhere (she looked damn good too).

Manon Rheaume

 

[seitas]

I went to high school with a girl that was voted to the NCAA all-time all american team. She won gold medals for the USA. She would come to our baseball practices in high school and take bp after practice. To say it nicely, softball and baseball are very different. I can't ever see a woman in mlb, unless it's a gimmick as a pinch runner or something. I've seen the highest level softball player on a baseball field and she looked like little leaguer.

 

[SINFULONE]

Not a player, but may have first female GM soon.

http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/a..._padres_gm_job/16780544?linksrc=foxmiddle_mlb