A five-foot, 114-pound teenager made history in Japan Friday, becoming the first ever female professional baseball player in the country.Eri Yoshida, a 17-year-old Kobe 9 knuckleballer, made her debut during the team's season opener against the Osaka Gold Villicanes Friday in the spankin' new, four-league Kansai Independent League. She walked the first batter on four pitches to lead off the inning and allowed a stolen base before fanning the next guy swinging.
ESPN's Rob Neyer seems more than a little threatened by the underage schoolgirl in his March 27th article.
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Was Neyer all over David Wells lack of mobility, back in the day? She can probably get to a bunt about 2 seconds fatter, WHOOPS faster than some of the MLB pitchers I've seen...
Gotta love the visual you get when Neyer uses the phrase "requisite physical tools." He clearly has issues with the young lady pursuing her dreams, likely because he couldn't hit a knuckleball if it bit him in the rear.
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