1. 06-07-10 08:06 AM #1
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    (Knuckle Princess)18 year old girl pitcher

    She is 5-foot-1, 115-pounds and throws a sidearm knuckleball that usually registers in the 50 mph range.

    She became the first woman to pitch professionally in the United States in a decade, Yoshida showed that she and her sidearm knuckler can hang with the men.

    The "Knuckle Princess" was unfazed when a former major leaguer opened the game by bunting for a hit. She had a few knucklers that danced almost as much as those of her idol, Tim Wakefield of the Boston Red Sox. She pitched a scoreless first inning in her debut for the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League, before struggling a bit by allowing four runs in her final two frames.

    Why not? I guess the one way a girl can do well at high levels of baseball is to throw a knuckleball.
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  2. 06-07-10 10:38 AM #2
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  3. 06-07-10 10:44 AM #3
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    Impressive, I guess, but a 50mph knuckleball is going to get rocked. She need to get into the mid 60s to really have a good chance....
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  4. 06-07-10 11:11 AM #4
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    Sorry, but I don't speak Japanese..You see the concierge at the hotel said, do you want to go to a gameshow...

    CUE TO 1:00 minute..

    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80960454/
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  5. 06-07-10 11:18 AM #5
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    More amazing that she actually got a hit; that league must be extremely low level.
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  6. 06-13-10 07:38 AM #6
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    She did a good outing last night. 4 innings, 1 ER.. Forgot I had a bet on Yoshida not to allow a HR. Yey!
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  7. 06-13-10 07:49 AM #7
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    Golden baseball league is barely "professional"
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  8. 06-13-10 08:04 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chi_archie View Post
    Golden baseball league is barely "professional"
    Chico Oultlaw Alum, Daniel Nava, hits a GrandSlam in his first at-bat..

    http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseb...s_N.htm?csp=34
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