Jen Pawol makes MLB history as first female umpire, donates cap to Hall of Fame

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Artorias

Artorias

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Shocking. About 30-50 years late considering how many empires are needed for a game. Glass ceiling is real in MLB.
 
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Artorias said:
Shocking. About 30-50 years late considering how many empires are needed for a game. Glass ceiling is real in MLB.
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It's shocking but likely not so shocking when you think about the overall pipeline of how people become umpires in MLB. An entire pipeline that is probably heavily male dominated from the little leagues, to varsity sports, college level, minor leagues... Throw in shuttling of women into softball instead of baseball from an early age, and it's easy to see why such a disparity can exist and be perpetuated, intentionally or unintentionally.

I'm sure on some corner of the internet, someone is crying now about how "woke" baseball is becoming.
 
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The NFL got on board 10 years ago and now has 4 female officials. One would think it would be the other way around, considering the physicality of football versus baseball.
 
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allisolm said:
The NFL got on board 10 years ago and now has 4 female officials. One would think it would be the other way around, considering the physicality of football versus baseball.
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Only MLB was 28 years late when the NBA had its first female refs in 1997.
Dee Kantner (left) and Violet Palmer were hired by the NBA in 1997, becoming the 1st women officials in league history.

Dee Kantner, Violet Palmer talk trailblazing journeys as NBA's 1st women officials

Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer, the NBA's first female officials, weren’t just making the right calls on the floor – they were proving they belonged there all along.
www.nba.com www.nba.com

MLB has definitely been a "good ol' boys club" for 150 years.

And this on top of an NPR article I read yesterday of a Pastor saying we should remove a women's right to vote.

Because wimmen' in the kitchen, sammiches and make babies I assume.
 
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