My first thought too. This is all "BS". Did she change her name to "Ralph" from Rachel? "BS" article, it doesn't say. But she smashed some barriers doing it....
Want to see my "Slider"....
Posted on 01/12/2022 5:12:48 PM PST by BenLurkin
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, an appointment 10 years in the making for the former college softball player.
Nearly a decade after changing her name on resumes to disguise her gender and break into baseball, the 34-year-old has smashed several barriers en route to this title. She was the first woman to serve as a full-time minor league strength and conditioning coach, then the first to be a full-time hitting coach in the minors.
This promotion -- a year after former Yankees employee Kim Ng became the majors' first female general manager with the Miami Marlins -- is different. Balkovec will run the clubhouse in Tampa, charged with overseeing the development of future big leaguers for one of the most famous sports franchises in the world.
A former catcher at Creighton and New Mexico, Balkovec has a master's degree in kinesiology from LSU and another in human movement sciences from Vrije University in the Netherlands. She has worked in strength and conditioning with the St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros since breaking into pro ball in 2012, and also spent time at Driveline Baseball, a data-driven center that has trained numerous major leaguers. She's an expert in performance science, precisely the background teams are coveting.
Hitting 95 mph isn't the same skill as teaching someone else to, and as teams have shifted their focus in the hiring process to reflect that, it's created a pathway for women like Balkovec and Alyssa Nakken, part of the San Francisco Giants' major league coaching staff since 2020.
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Is she a woman woman or a fake woman?
Guilty.
Dude!!!
I thought it was the Tampa Tampons and the Babylon Bee.
I thought it was the Tampa Tampons and the Babylon Bee.
Will she go chest to chest with an umpire?
My first thought too. This is all "BS". Did she change her name to "Ralph" from Rachel? "BS" article, it doesn't say. But she smashed some barriers doing it....
Want to see my "Slider"....
That is a guy.
Yep
As best as I can tell, she does not appear to have a ladydick so I'm going with real woman.
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