do you think it is wrong that they will not let girls into MLB?

Answer 1

i have no problem with women playing in MLB, as long as they can compete with the men. i don't want a girl in there just bc she's a girl, just like i don't want a guy in there just bc he's the son of some famous player. as long as they can play the game, let them in.

Answer 2

It is a high school problem, not MLB. If high school would let them play then colleges would have too. Then MLB would see that some should be giving a chance. But since Girls go into softball instead of baseball when they get to high school, they will never get the chance. If some girls got together and tried to change this, then it might happen but it would be really tough for one girl to try. Yes, I do think it's wrong. But most guys like girls to stick to there own sports.

Answer 3

There is no rule that prevents a girl from playing MLB. There are physical challenges that make it highly unlikely that a girl will ever become a Big leaguer but I gaurantee if one shows any amount of skill at all some enterprising minor league club will ink her to a try out contract for the publicity if nothing else. The NBA flirted with the publicity not once but twice ( Ann Meyers and later Cheryl Miller) and hockey did the same. Manon Rheame actually signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning and played in an exhibition game and had a brief stint with the Atlanta Knights of the IHL. There are a couple of Canadien National team girls that are currently playing "professional" hockey oversea's and Cammie Granato had opportunities to sign with minor league clubs but was smart enough to not be a side show. A few years ago they had the Silver Bullets girls fastpitch baseball team that did exhibitions and some rumors swirled about one of the pitchers getting a try out(sorry i cant remember her name) but nothing ever came of it. But given the physical demands of baseball (arm strength, speed, bat speed, release time when throwing,etc.) I dont see it happening anytime soon.

Answer 4

Evidentally the accomplishements of Julie Croteau are going unnoticed..

She may be one of the best female baseball players ever..

She played her college ball at St. Mary's the only female to play on an all male baseball team in NCAA history.. she batted 222 her first season.. she played three seasons with the Yellowjackets.. played semi-pro ball with the Fredricksburg Giants (only female) coached and played for the US Female National team and has coached at both St. Marys, Div III and University of Mass Div I..

She also played for the Colorado SIlver Bullets pro traveling team that lasted three years, was managed by Phil Niekro, and played mostly Div III schools, and class A minor league teams (all male) There finale year, the went 23-22 and had a bench clearing brawl against a men's team..

Bottom line is that women can play baseball, and play it well.. And if a woman is good enough, she'll make the majors, and not as a side show.. She'd have to be a good, contact hitter and good fielder.. Physically, it's tougher for the female body to get a ball over 80 miles per hour, for a male,. it's almost impossible physically to top out over 103..

Answer 5

Pitching, thats it.. i dont think its a stretch to think we could conceivably pitch in the Majors. But thats it. Im a female and im not stupid enough to think that We could play Catcher or SS or 2B. As non contact a sport as baseball is, i dread the thought of a woman playing catcher with Troy Glaus, or Albert Pujols, or Jim Thome, or David Ortiz or Jason Giambi steaming around 3B trying to score on a basehit, and the Female Catcher trying to block the plate, or one of those huge guys coming into second of third HARD trying to break up a possible Double Play... yeesh! No, i dont think we can play every position, and if we cant play every position, what the heck is the point on letting us into the game.

Answer 6

Girls ARE allowed in the MLB. I think a girl was drafted once, late rounds, quickly released. Unfortunately, there aren't good enough girls. I am not trying to be sexist, but it is true. No matter how good a girl is, they have not been good enough to face off against a pro ballplayer. Even in the minors.

Answer 7

I think it is wrong. I think men in general think that they are better at everything. They start feeling intimidated when women start doing just a good a job or even better. Then they resort to there machismo and start minimizing women's accomplishments by saying things like; women belong at home raising the kids.

Answer 8

Do you thinks its wrong that they don't let a man in the WNBA? Equal rights doesn't magically mean we all have equal physical abilities we are still men and women who are built differently. Hell, I'm a man and I wouldn't last five minutes in any pro sport.

Answer 9

no but I wouldnt mind seeing a womens league baseball or softball....I would go, but I dont think they could compete and get fans or TV time unless they played in the winter in domes, and chose smaller markets that dont have pro baseball...like ElPaso Sante Fe, Utah,Maine, NH.....and start the prices around that of minor league baseball.do you want to play

Answer 10

Girls are allowed in what are you talking about?

The best girl would not be able to compete with the worst minor league player so there is no problem here and girls play softball so should A-Rod be allowed to play softball?