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Feminists

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14. You know this how?

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 03:04 PM

Mar 2012

What prevents women from hitting a curve ball, slider, or a 90+ mph fast ball?

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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

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 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

You know this how? laconicsax Mar 2012 #14

What ironclad logic laconicsax Mar 2012 #19

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

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