throw like a girl!

[rmd]

Eri Yoshida is the first japanese female professional baseball player since the 'women's baseball league' over there in the 50's or so.

she's 16 years old. she's in high school. and she can strike you out.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/more/11/17/japan.schoolgirl.ap/index.html

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[rmd.livejournal.com]

it was pointed out to me in another forum that, in fact, we've had professional baseball players in non-MLB pro teams in the US already.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ila_Borders

[feste-sylvain.livejournal.com]

People don't tend to think of the "color line" falling when Jackie Robinson went to play for the Montreal Royals in 1946.