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.
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@YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world I remember her. I thought she would certainly make it to MLB, but no.
@cbtryon@mastodon.world She worked games in the PCL when I watched the Beavers as a kid. I was almost positive she was going to be the first. There were some creeping doubts tho.
The brilliant Ann Schatz filed these reports during those hopeful days.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwvh5qbRucI
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@YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world We were each probably at a few of the same Beavers games.
@cbtryon@mastodon.world I bet we were both in Civic Stadium at the same time.
We had "Knot Hole Club" season tickets to the bleachers. It was like $12 each for the whole season. Of course, our parents still had to pay a dollar a piece to sit with us.
Remember the night when Postema ejected the bat boy? She was right.
@YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world I used to sit in the bleachers a lot, but I was probably old enough to be one of the parents.
I missed the bat boy ejection.
I did see Bernard Brito blast a home run way out of the stadium.
@cbtryon@mastodon.world I bet we both saw that tater disappear over the back wall.
Didn't the team pay for a windshield at the dealership across the street after someone hit a moonshot?
@YakyuNightOwl@mastodon.world Yep, I think so.
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