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Taverner

(55,476 posts) Wed Mar 7, 2012, 01:32 PM Mar 2012

Why isn't baseball co-ed? [View all]

Of all sports, this is one where the physical differences are not as much of a factor as say, Pro Football (although even that is debatable.) Watching softball, MLB could take some notes on how to throw a fastball. It seems crazy that MLB is still "boys only."

Your thoughts?

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Why isn't baseball co-ed? [View all] Taverner Mar 2012 OP

The top MLB players are giagantic. tridim Mar 2012 #1

That's steroids tho... Taverner Mar 2012 #2

read about Lincecum wilt the stilt Mar 2012 #23

Precious few zipplewrath Mar 2012 #3

Wie can't even win on the women's tour n/t wilt the stilt Mar 2012 #5

Yea, you're probably right. "Easily" was the wrong word. tridim Mar 2012 #9

Wie might if she ever learned to putt. There are a couple players on the LPGA with the length.... Scuba Mar 2012 #13

don't have to be long zipplewrath Mar 2012 #15

It should be. polly7 Mar 2012 #4

Until 12 is the operative word wilt the stilt Mar 2012 #24

I'd have competed with the boys much longer if the parents hadn't made such a stink about it. polly7 Mar 2012 #26

I know you're referring to MLB, but Kookaburra Mar 2012 #6

Flat out not strong enough wilt the stilt Mar 2012 #7

I dunno about that...ever see Jennie Finch? Taverner Mar 2012 #8

They couldn't hit a Major League curve ball...or for that matter a slider or fast ball at 90+ mph. I demosincebirth Mar 2012 #10

You know this how? laconicsax Mar 2012 #14

My visual sense. Haven't seen a women in MLB, yet. And I go to many A's games. demosincebirth Mar 2012 #18

What ironclad logic laconicsax Mar 2012 #19

Now you are talking about "swinging a bat." that's a completely different subject. Read my initial demosincebirth Mar 2012 #21

Read your initial post about women playing ball? laconicsax Mar 2012 #22

Link? obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #16

Are women banned? Or just don't tryout? One_Life_To_Give Mar 2012 #11

Neither, as you noted. They are not banned, and ARE trying to get there. stevenleser Mar 2012 #32

I see no reason longship Mar 2012 #12

Quite a few women were good enough to play baseball obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #17

Wrong sport but... Neoma Mar 2012 #20

I recently played golf with the starting SS for Georgia tech wilt the stilt Mar 2012 #25

Women need their own teams... My daughter does full contact football OKNancy Mar 2012 #27

A WMLB would probably do as well as the WNBA tech_smythe Mar 2012 #28

I probably wouldn't enjoy it. Neoma Mar 2012 #29

WNBA does pretty well, considering it wasn't supposed to last this long Taverner Mar 2012 #30

It IS coed. There are no rules banning women. Women play in the minors stevenleser Mar 2012 #31