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- Hisa Takahashi to make his spring debut on March 2 against the Braves http://bit.ly/beqJih #
- Knuckleball Princess Eri Yoshida meets her inspiration, Tim Wakefield http://bit.ly/9OiK9G #
- MLB teams scouting Taiwanese pitcher Min-Tzu Chen
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07/03/2010 at 8:22 pm Permalink
Patrick,
If Yoshida ever makes the big leagues one day, do you see major league teams expanding their proposals to below average height players with the ability to produce for major league teams, or would Yoshida become an exception because she knows how to throw a knuckleball, in addition to her worldwide fame as a female player?
Thanks,
David Pan
07/03/2010 at 8:52 pm Permalink
If Yoshida makes it to the bigs, I will buy you a beer 🙂
“Below average height” is undefined in your question, but to answer, professional sports teams, I think we’ll always want players who have the strength and stamina to thrive over the course of a long season (essentially eight months for baseball). That would put someone as diminutive as Yoshida at a huge disadvantage.
But skill is important too, and there is one undersized MLB pitcher that immediately comes to mind: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=29151
08/03/2010 at 12:28 am Permalink
lol, let’s give her 3 Years time, but by then, who knows if we’ll remember this conversation.
Well, by ‘below average height’, i mean players such as David Eckstein, where their physique supposedly puts them at a disadvantage, yet they could somehow endure, and prove to others that they could withstand the entire season. And with Yoshida, it seems she could do it, as long as her workout program works with her. So, if Yoshida makes it to the big league, it’s not simply because of her physique but her determination to reach the big leagues by learning from her mistakes, and incorporating advices that will help her compete at the highest level.
And YESS, that’s exactly the undersized player i thought of, although when you watch them on TV, or online at mlb.com, he looks taller, but maybe it’s the shoes: who exactly knows.