Japanese Baseball team drafts 16 year-old girl

[Captain Planet!]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081117&content_id=3682352&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

Eri Yoshida, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who wants to emulate Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, is bidding to become the first female pro baseball player in Japan.

The high school student was drafted on Sunday the Kobe 9 Cruise, a pro team in a new independent Japanese League set to begin its inaugural season in April. On Monday, the right-handed knuckleballer met with reporters in Tokyo.
"I always dreamed of becoming a professional," Yoshida said at the news conference. "I have only just been picked by the team and have not achieved anything yet." Yoshida threw a hitless inning in a tryout and was one of 33 players taken in the draft. She stands five feet tall and weighs 114 pounds.

16 year old girl + locker room of sweaty 30 year old guys = not good.

 

[ih8nyy]

She's the Amanda Whurlitzer of Japan.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

She'll be a Yankee in 3 years.