Remember that the Apple II debuted the same year as Pam Postema.
She was a professional umpire with the respect of fans and players alike.
After a lot of talk by MLB, the glass ceiling stopped her cold.
35 years ago.
Now that computers are helping the men do their jobs, they are reportedly going to let one woman call a game.
Never forget that MLB trusted computers before they trusted human beings.
Jen Pawol is a professional and very good at the job.
So was Pam Postema.
#Baseball #MLB
See how that Claudine Gay story hits with "only" instead of "first" when you read it.
Sure changes the feel, doesn't it?
When the "only" Black woman in history is pressured to resign because tone policing whites got in their feels.
When the "only" Black woman is expected to dance around chosen ones who share a background with slaveholders and Confederate leadership.
"Only" hits a lot harder with the facts too, don't it?
Let's see how things go with "only" before playing "first" games again.
Latest report states that 8,176 children have perished in the Gaza Strip.
It equals the crowd who watched the Red Sox and Angels play in Boston on July 21, 1966.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS196607210.shtml
That day was the 7th anniversary of Elijah Green crossing the color line at Fenway Park, and finally desegregating MLB to the bare minimum of one player per team.
Now, imagine that everyone at the ballgame was a child, and they were all murdered for reasons.
https://euromedmonitor.org
#Baseball #Gaza
A pinned thread for baseball games with the same attendance as the reported death toll of children in Gaza.
First report was 2,360. It equalled the largest crowd for Washington Huskies baseball at their new stadium.
https://gohuskies.com/news/2015/5/3/210066760.aspx
Second report was 3,195. It equalled the crowd watching the Phillies and Reds at Redland Field.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN192205200.shtml
Third report was 3,648. It equalled the crowd who saw the A's and Browns at Sportsman's Park.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194707170.shtml
Children. Kids.
Sources
First report:
"Over the past 18 days, the Gaza Strip has borne witness to a devastating toll on its children, with a reported 2,360 fatalities..."
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/child-casualties-gaza-growing-stain-our-collective-conscience
Second report:
"Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza..."
https://www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-3195-children-killed-three-weeks-surpasses-annual-number-children-killed-conflict-zones
Third report:
"Here are just a few of the 3,648 Palestinian children and minors who have been killed in the war..."
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-11-1-2023-children-killed-4a352398b32887e60a658e0270f0a021
Rest their precious souls
A pinned thread for baseball games with the same attendance as the reported death toll of children in Gaza.
First report was 2,360. It equalled the largest crowd for Washington Huskies baseball at their new stadium.
https://gohuskies.com/news/2015/5/3/210066760.aspx
Second report was 3,195. It equalled the crowd watching the Phillies and Reds at Redland Field.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN192205200.shtml
Third report was 3,648. It equalled the crowd who saw the A's and Browns at Sportsman's Park.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194707170.shtml
Children. Kids.
Yakyu Night Owl