Baseball: A woman was drafted to play professional baseball in Japan with the men as a pitcher. Her name is Eri Yoshida and she is only sixteen years old but throws a mean knuckleball! I am so excited about the possibilities here that I can’t even write about it! Okay MLB, you are out of excuses (actually, you've been out of excuses for a very long time)!
NFL: I just have to continue to point out that the Tennessee Titans are still undefeated. No one is making a big deal about it like the New England Patriots last year. They are quietly putting together one heck of a season. Remarkable. It just goes to show that any team can come up and win. No inflated payrolls or sneaky tactics. Good, old-fashioned football. I picked them to lose this past week in my pick ‘em pool since I was playing the odds. I mean seriously, to have a team go this long undefeated a season after a team won every game save for the Super Bowl has amazing odds against it. I would tell you the probability formula but I wouldn’t want to reveal just how much of a nerd I am. Other than that, I sink so bad at Fantasy Football this year that you would think this was the first time I played. Argh.
Today in Sports History
1984 - New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year at age 20
1989 - US beats Trinidad, 1-0, and qualifies for 1990 World Cup soccer finals - this was the first time the US qualified since the 1950s
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As for the Titans - yes, they NEED to lose on Sunday. They're playing against my boy Brett and the Jets need to stay atop of the AFC East! :) Plus my fantasy football could use the points!
Now I'm off to find a local women's softball team to cover...
Wow, the Jets and Titans - that will be a good game this weekend. I think I'll have to go with Brett on that one.
Yeah, she apparently really throws some heat.
I'm wondering when the Lions will win a game. Odds say they'll get at least one. As for Vince Young, I just read an article about him and Matt Leinart not living up to expectations in the NFL. Hopefully they both can get it together.
I remember when my brother was in little league, there was a girl pitcher on his team and she was better than all the boys. She played softball and baseball. Of course, that was 10 years ago, but even at her young age she set a good example for people of all ages.