New York Yankees minor league manager Rachel Balkovec says she's living 'American dream' with new role

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[SaveFerris]

(Hitting 95 mph isn’t the same skill as teaching someone else to)

Heh, George Costanza had it all figured out so long ago

[bramps]

Team needs to change the third letter in their name.

[Secret Agent Man]

I am sure all the local resident Tampons are very happy about this.

[BenLurkin]

She is a catcher.

[Paladin2]

Is there crying in minor league ball?

[Rummyfan]

Hitting 95 mph isn't the same skill as teaching someone else to...

I don't believe you can teach just anyone to hit a 95 mph pitch. One has to have the innate eye and twitch muscles and timing and yes, courage, to do so. The skill can however be honed and improved by coaching.

[crusty old prospector]

Sounds like affirmative action on steroids.

[basalt]

this is all so so annoying.....

[OrangeHoof]

Bet nobody argues with her, not even the umpires.

[jjotto]

No doubt. Those bench players, that might play some good defense but hit .220 with little power, may be the best athlete in the last 30 years from the area where they grew up. The talent and skill level of an MLB scrub is amazingly high.

[Yogafist]

"the 34-year-old has smashed several barriers en route to this title."

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She hasn't "smashed" anything, she got this position based on political correctness. I'm sure she is capable on the mechanics of the game, anyone can study that, but I think she will lack the competitive nature men have and the ability to develop ballplayers. I played A ball and I had incredible respect for my manager, he had played where I wanted to go, the majors. He actually went on the be a GM. I can't imagine having a woman running the team, But times change, who knows

[BobL]

“Balkovec was introduced Wednesday as manager of the New York Yankees’ low-A affiliate in the Florida State League. In taking over the Tampa Tarpons, Balkovec will become the first female manager in the history of affiliated baseball”

Figures that they’d get a woman to take over a team with the name “Tampons”.

[SaveFerris]

Velocity V Trajectory T and Gravity G, which oof course is a constant

At least in Yankee Stadium

https://youtu.be/DROfn0-8-r8

[MinorityRepublican]

I would think the way that this would work is that you have somebody like Joe Torre, maybe he has a daughter and she's a bench coach so she's on the team. But she's a tomboy and all the guys respect her and she knows how to coach.

It's no difference than what we see with a football coach and his son. Mike Shanahan and Kyle Shanahan, that's just one example.

The scenario that I mentioned, I can see it happen one day. I think that would be the exception, rather than the rule, though.

[dfwgator]

“Well, that’s very stylish!”

[SaveFerris]

Velocity V Trajectory T and Gravity G, which of course is a constant

Oof!!!

[Rummyfan]

We won the World Series last season

In six games!

[SaveFerris]

(Nearly a decade after changing her name on resumes to disguise her gender)

Oh..... I just read further

🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤢🤢

The agenda continues

[SaveFerris]

I love that part

“Yeah, in six games... 🙄🙄🙄”