Sarah Hudek, daughter of '90s MLB pitcher John, has a scholarship to pitch at Bossier Parish Community College in Louisiana.
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/108733340/daughter-of-former-big-john-hudek-to-pitch-collegiately
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 February 2015 15:39 (eleven years ago)
needless to say, i encountered a 'that's sexist, a boy who throws 80 wouldn't get a scholarship' comment about two seconds after hearing about her
― mookieproof, Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:27 (eleven years ago)
Not a player but I keep hoping Kim Ng will be the first female gm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Ng
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Thursday, 12 February 2015 17:27 (eleven years ago)
good piece on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
http://narrative.ly/the-hidden-queer-history-behind-a-league-of-their-own/
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 17:56 (eight years ago)
Jane Leavy on covering MLB in the '70s and '80s
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/what-it-took-to-write-about-baseball-as-a-woman
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 21 October 2018 15:08 (seven years ago)
I've been meaning to pick up her Mantle biography for a while.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 25 October 2018 06:07 (seven years ago)
Years since I read it, but I didn't like her Koufax book at all.
― clemenza, Thursday, 25 October 2018 12:03 (seven years ago)
In case you haven't heard of this acclaimed play running in NYC
https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/51786/theater-review-toni-stone/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toni_Stone
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 23 July 2019 14:44 (seven years ago)
The #SFGiants and Alyssa Nakken made history today as Nakken is the first full-time female coach in MLB. 3-time All-Conference softball player at Sacramento State, worked in baseball ops with the Giants and has a master’s in sports management Read—> https://t.co/DwCwekAW6W pic.twitter.com/DLJLrKM6Vl— Kerry Crowley (@KO_Crowley) January 16, 2020
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 January 2020 21:27 (six years ago)