Part 2 - John Vampatella, The 53rd Man, Fighting to Make It in the NFL

Mat Germain @Mat_Germain_ & Mark talk about the first days of MLB Spring Training.

• Spring Training weather – Canada or Florida
• Can’t take Spring Training seriously just ask Nolan Ryan
• Mat highlights Trevor Martin's pitching performance for the Rays, and his potential for the future.
• Battery sparks - pairing pitchers & catchers and the role of catchers like Rob Brantley in mentoring young pitchers.
• Mat shares his background, starting with blogging about the Blue Jays and later focusing on the Rays due to an opportunity and his appreciation for their approach for their game.
• MLB's prospect rankings for the Rays  
• Top 100 prospects – 4 Rays
  •  #4 Junior Caminero – SS/3B
  •  #20 Carson Williams – SS (what about Walls)
  •  #55 Curtis Mead 3B/2B
  •  #58 Xavier Isaac – 1B
  •  What about - Austin Schendon
• Kudos to owner Stu Sternberg and the impact of Erik Neander's leadership.
• Mat praises Neander for his targeted approach to acquisitions and player development.
• They briefly discuss the MLB's prospect rankings for the Rays, mentioning players like Junior Caminero, Carson Williams, Curtis Meade, and Xavier Isaac.
• Mat discusses the importance of monitoring player health and performance, particularly Blake Snell and Michael Montgomery.
• The hosts speculate on the Rays' financial flexibility and potential roster moves, especially regarding top prospects like Junior Caminero.
• They mention an exhibition game between the Rays and the Red Sox in the Dominican Republic on March 9th.
• Mat discusses the emotional and physical toll on young athletes like Wander Franco, emphasizing the need for support and guidance.
• They criticize the quality of MLB uniforms, suggesting that improvements should be made.
• Mark and Mat highlight the Rays' success in developing front office personnel, contrasting it with other teams' experiences.
• They express excitement for the upcoming season and encourage fans to support the Rays.
• Uniforms - Will a new MLB Commissioner bring a fresh perspective on marketing 
• Dominican Republic Spring Training game Boston Red Sox v Tampa Bay Rays
• What will happen to the Wander Franco millions. Spend it on Junior Caminero? 
• X-Rays – Jake Cronenworth with the Padres, Mike Brosseau with the Royals and Matt Quartraro, Joey Wendle and gloveless love, Willie Adames in Milwaukee. Could Blake Snell come back with a 1-year contract with the Rays
• Tampa Bay Rays Front Office & Coaching Migrations subject for a future episode. 
• Theo Epstein and the Red Sox
• Erik Neander & Andy Friedman building a successful team withray Stu Sternberg
• Competitive nature of hungry Tampa Bay Rays players this Spring Training 
• 100 Game Winner this year?

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• Perry Barber a 40 year path as a leading woman umpire in baseball and an icon to young women aspiring to play and officiate the game
•  Jeopardy championship and baseball trivia launched Perry into a love of baseball
•  $660 game show winnings,  NY city sublet, Bon Ami cleaner, Rice-A-Roni + beer & skittles
•  She was the intro musical act for Springsteen
•  Perry's mom opened the door by suggesting the idea of umpiring
•  'dem Mets - a loveable history
•  American Girls Baseball Classic a mix of AAGPBL legends, contemporary icons and new young girl and women players
•  Baseball for All - Justine Siegal - broadening young women's opportunities in the game
•  International Women's Baseball Center IWBC
•  Baseball Rule #1
•  It helps to have a semi-eidetic memory
•  Perry's sister joins her in Daytona Beach at the Harry Wendelstedt Umpire School
•  The Atlantic League and Joe Klein
•  Perry has her nephew join her in umpiring a game
•  Umpires should move to reconcile - being authoritative without being arrogant
•  Tampa Tarpons & Clearwater Threshers Umpire story
•  First Rule of Umpire School
•  American Girls Baseball Classic in Sarasota
•  Moving to the future of MLB women umpires - watch Jen Pawol
•  Women umps who have paved the way Bernice Guerra, Christine Wren, Pam Postema Theresa Fairlady, Shana Kook

 Thanks to Perry Barber for sharing her stories and passion paving the trail for girls and women in the sport of baseball.  Perry can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/perrybarber

Learn more about the IWBC at https://bit.ly/49Lr4dN International Womens Baseball Center – celebrating 10 years
https://www.iwbc.org/ Zoom call:  - Feb 22nd 6 pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwufumspzMiGtwXT0QFeEnjPQx_71pcNInM#/registration

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• Pitchers and Catchers Report - Aaron Boone – Having Sand kicked in the Face 
• Mark Corbett & Mat Germain discuss spring training, free agents & team expectations.
• Mat analyzes the pitching staffs of various teams, highlighting potential ace pitchers like Cole Ragans and Tarik Skubal.
•  Impact of pitchers like George Kirby and Logan Gilbert for the Seattle Mariners.
• Issues with team owners, focusing on the Oakland A's & their potential move to Las Vegas.
• David Rubenstein's purchase of the Baltimore Orioles & the need for more accountability among team owners.
• Commissioner News:
• Upcoming departure of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and speculates on potential replacements, suggesting Kim Ng or Theo Epstein as strong candidates.
• Mat reviews a list of free agents, Brandon Belt, Tommy Pham, Adam Duvall, Eddie Rosario, and Matt Chapman, discussing their potential impact on teams.
• Whit Merrifield's decision to limit himself to second base – Players need to be versatile.
• Mark & Mat discuss why players need to be fluid in different roles. – Mookie Betts & Dodgers example
• Scott Boras impact on the game and team budgets. 
• Boras represents and negotiates for 4 top Free Agents (FA) that have not signed. BBlake Snell's pitching style different than Pedro Martinez or Greg Maddux 
•  potential impact on a team, and his contract negotiations.
• Finding Free Agent landing spots like Cody Bellinger and impact on teams like the Royals, Giants & Cubs.
•   Injury issues affecting teams like the Orioles and how it could impact their roster moves.
•   Toronto Blue Jays arbitration process & its back-handed offer impact with Vlad Guerrero Jr.
•   Spring Training players’ performances will make an impact on team decisions and player careers.
•   Growth of Women’s roles in MLB 
  •  Kim Ng, former Marlins GM, could be the next MLB commissioners
  • Jenny Cavner first woman to become primary play-by-play announcer 

Correction: Blake Snell was not offered an insulting $50,000 bump from the Rays after winning the Cy Young award. He was offered $15,000.
 We must ask “Cy Young just another piece of metal?”
 https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blake-snell-says-its-disappointing-the-rays-only-gave-him-small-raise-after-cy-young-win/ 

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• Day 1 of Dodgers Arizona Spring Training
• Players have reported early
• DodgerFest – Shohei Ohtani – World Media will surround him
• Ohtani much like Taylor Swift or Beatles
• Did Blue Jays benefit from early speculation on Ohtani flying to Toronto
• Shohei – once in a lifetime player, understands the difference between Angels & Dodgers fandom
• Yamamoto –  workload change from pitching once a week in Japan to once every 5 days in the MLB.
• Yamamoto’s No Hitter in Japan
• Tyler Glasnow – Tim and Tyler wee on a Pittsburg winter caravan 
• Tyler a Dodgers hometown boy 
• Pitching Challenges – Clayton Kershaw, Bobby Miller, 
  Emmet Sheehan, Michael Grove, Gavin Stone & Christian Zazueta 
• Dodgers cooled off when Diamondbacks warmed up
• Walker Buehler - Dodgers will they slow play him
• Post Season – The impact of a bye and simulated games
• Clayton Kershaw – what will his future hold as Kershaw signs with the Dodgers
• Dustin May back after 2nd surgery
• Blake Treinen – First healthy off season    
• Tony Goslin will be out this year due to Tommy Johns
• Dodger Announcer legacy
  • Red Barber – Oh Doctor!
  • Vin Scully – “2 outs, 2 on and it’s a 2, 2 count – Deuces wild” 
  • Red Barber hired a 22-year old Vin Scully 
  • Vins’ first game - Maryland and BU football game on a Freezing cold game day. Vin called this game from the roof of Fenway Park
  • Tim’s announcing outside of baseball including hockey, 4 Olympics, ski-jumping, women’s aerials, track
  • Most difficult 90 minutes of Tim’s career - 2004 Athens Greece – with limited knowledge, Tim was given 10 minutes notice that he would be calling his first soccer game. 
  • Reynaldo story
• Tim alternates between Radio and TV Analyst gigs & works with Orel Hershiser & Rick Monday
• Monday is one of the most prepared analyst in the game 
• Fernando Valenzuela – prankster and funny guy in the broadcasting inner circle including Hershiser, Monday, José Mota, Pepe Yñiguez 
• Tim preparing for the 2024 Dodger’s Spring Training season?
• JIC (Just In Case) players from Dodger’s minor Leagues in Spring Training
• In Spring Training Dodger’s play a different team every day. It takes more work to prepare for each team & game
• Covid Curveball – still available on Amazon 
• 2024 Dodgers division – Diamondbacks, Giants, Padres & Rockies where will they all fit in.
• Special Thanks to Tim Neverett, Dodgers Announcer,  Author of "Covid Curveball" Tim can be found @TimNeverett on Twitter and you can hear him call play by play on  Los Angeles Dodgers Play-By-Play Radio & TV
•  Covid Curveball" can be found on Amazon at " https://www.amazon.com/COVID-Curveball-Angeles-Dodgers-Championship/dp/1637581432 
•  BaseballBiz On Deck on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple & Google podcasts 
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• From Little League in Albany CA to World Class baseball player and now also a firefighter in Oakland CA
• Tamara Holmes has led the way for many young women to see a path to the great game of Women's baseball.
• Tamara was on the 2015 USA Women's Baseball team that brought back the Gold from the Pan-Am games. 
• Barnstorming with Coors Colorado Silver Bullets, All-Women Professional Baseball team -
• Getting Cut from the team in High School
• Tamara’s record-breaking in-park Home Run / Grand Slam with the Bullets
• Winning the Gold at the 2015 Pan-Am games in Canada
• Tamara at the All Women’s Baseball Classic (AWBC) in Sarasota (AGB & AAGPBL)
• Tamara shares a humble brag at 50 with the AWBC players
• Business owner at Crossfit
• Women’s National Team manager Veronica Alvarez with Oakland A’s
• Tamara integrating all of her experience and strengths make her a better firefighter and well-rounded person
• Great childhood growing up next to a park helped create Tamara’s athleticism and strength
• "Who runs into a burning building?" 
  Experiences that led Tamara to becoming a firefighter
• Massachusetts Mad Dogs
• Playing golf with a John Daly swing & a 5-year old mentality – not a game of brawn
• Jennifer Ring book
• David Krone – coach and mentor – drafting experience
• Breaking out the old bats for the wood bat league - Louisville Slugger Hillerich & Bradsby, Babe Ruth's Old bat
• Raising children do you encourage sports and how do your kids respond
• Sports and socialization – building friendships from childhood that last
• Encouraging children to play sports
• Sprint cycles with the kids
• What’s next in 2024 for Tamara Holmes
• 30th Anniversary of the Silver Bullets
• 20th Anniversary of the Women’s National team with USA baseball
• Thunder Bay Canada – USA to defend their Gold Medal
• It’s been a great journey with family and friends, Veronica Alvarez, Malaika Underwood, Alexa Oglesby and many more
• Just keep grinding 
• Mentorship and giving back
• What can we do to continue to develop Women’s Baseball
• Where do you go without a league
• Thunder Bay Canada  - World Cup getting ready for 2024

Keep up with Tamara for the latest on Women's Baseball at: https://www.facebook.com/t24onfya

USA Womens Baseball Team:
https://www.usabaseball.com/team-usa/womens-national-team 

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• Dangerous Dodgers – just another house of Cards like Mets early 2023 or a force to be reckoned with
• Shohei Ohtani – 2-way player – 2 Tommy John’s – 10-year contract – how will he compare to Aaron Judge results with the Yankees
• Ohtani Confidence – compared to Tiger Woods
• RaysUp – “St. Pete Rays” – and the new “Trop” in St. Petersburg not in Tampa with Bucs & Lightning
• Will Rays fans return with the new stadium design, surrounded by night life and appeal to youth
• 2024 Rays changes
• Evan Longoria, Kevin Kiermaier decisions
• Every other front office would Love to have the Ray’s front office/analytics & Neander
• The Rays team refuses to tank
• 99 games won season and Rays fans still disappointed after 13 game winning streak
• Dodgers spent $200 million more than the Tampa Bay Rays and won 1 more game in the 2023 season
• Luke Raley v Pallacios
• Rays fans need a World Series Championship title to satisfy Tampa Bay fans  
• Fans of the past look back to Carl Crawford, Ben Zobrist, David Price  & What If’s
• Charlie Morton (Ground Chuck) & d’Arnaud loss made a difference in success of team
• The gain of Ryan Pepiot definitely outweighs the loss of Tyler Glasnow. Tyler may have difficulty with change-up
• Rays Pitching potential rotation looking good with 4 strong pitchers Jeffrey Springs returns with Shane Baz, Zach Eflin and the new addition of Ryan Pepiot
• Drew Rasmussen is a special talent who may pitch less innings 
• Look for a stronger 2024 for Taj Bradley. Taj is not afraid to pitch inside
• Mark’s fascination with Pete Fairbanks as he leaps at Rays Fan Fest
• Addition of strong bat with Johnny DeLuca will compensate for loss of Manuel Margot & Luke Raley
• Alex Verdugo challenging team mate similar to Wander Franco for team spirit
• Mat wants better Rays Catching – let’s bring in a mature catcher again – one that will win the World Series a Jonah Heim or better yet – William Contreras
• William Contreras, catcher from the Milwaukee Brewers could be the missing element that could bring the Rays to a World Series championship
• Contreras would be a daring move that would elevate the 2024 
• Mat Germain’s proposed 2024 lineup
• Rays Shortstops? – Junior Caminero, Carson Williams, 
• Taylor Walls, shortstop – Hip issue that pulled his defensive ability down
• 2024 Rays fans should feel great about the roster changes 
• Keep up to date with Mat’s tweets on X.com @Mat_Germain_

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Thanksgiving Day Parade with Tommy & Jimmy
Icons of the game get their just due as Brandon  & Mark award the 5th annual Goofy Gobbler awards.
Baseball and Sports Idols beware
History of the Goofy Gobbler @SportsBlitzPod
2 ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Men bring the Awards

Grandpa Politics - Colin Cowherd (Casual Fan)
o Cowherd felt the Angels could get “five first-round picks, your best
prospect, your third-best prospect and two solid starters.”
o “3 best prospects, three No. 1 picks. Would you move him?” That was
suitable for McIntyre. And as he began to explain that he would take that deal,
Cowherd got a notice.
o “It says here you can’t trade draft picks,” Cowherd said.
o To be fair to him, he did say after he is a casual baseball fan

Druncle Award- The Herd: with Colin Cowherd
o Bears are out of the running?

You Brought Them to Dinner? Award  - Travis Kelce / Taylor Swift
o An unexpected guest brought to the dinner I don’t need to see her after every catch Travis Kelce has
o I love love, but I don’t care who you’re with
o Rays should provide Travis Kelce Sky Box to increase attendance

All American - Matthew Perry
o Best known for Chandler from Friends
o Invested in the Field of Dreams site to help them
build youth fields by the movie site in the corn field
o Battled addiction and transformed his home into a rehab facility many years ago

Dry Turkey Award - Tampa Bay Rays
o Christmas Vacation - Steaming Dry Bird
o Face Plant in the Playoffs
o 33 inning scoreless streak - 2nd longest in post-season history
o "UnCool" New Stadium built in the Tropicana Parking Lot
o Northern transplants to Florida already have a team

Deflated Souffle Dessert Award - Yankees or Mets
o Airy Dessert falls with a bit of disturbance
o Yankees expectatins abysmal season
o Aaron Judge injury halted his season & drew energy away
o Met's payroll compared to results
o What can a $343,000,000 payroll buy, Mr. Cohen?

Turkey of the year - The Oakland?  A’s
o Disrespect your fans
o Trade top players
o Reverse Boycott
o Golden Knights comparisons
o Tropicana Casino their new home?
o Sorry Fans, You don't own the team
o Welfare for Owners - they are not being good stewards
o Comparison to Rays - Erik Neander, Chaim Bloom & Kim Ng
o David Knight story - give them the keys to the car

Brandon Noe & Mark wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving

Special Thanks to Brandon Noe @SportsBlitzPod for bringing us the 2023 Goofy Gobbler Awards
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Erin Carlson spins Baseball Women stories from the movie of "A League of Their Own". How Penny Marshall earned the respect of the AAGPBL, Stories of the All-American Players

• Tomboy & Director Penny Marshall moves from dancer to performing arts to Laverne & Shirley
• Transition from Laverne to director
• From BIG to Baseball 
• Tom Hanks interprets Penny’s Bronx to the cast
• Baseball Drill for 6 weeks with coaches in LA
• Actresses who brought Athletic Talent to the field – Rosie O’Donnel, Lori Petty & Freddie Simpson
• All The Way Mae - Madonna could not hit, throw but was trainable per Joe Russo
• Debra Winger, originally cast as Dottie, leaves the team with $3 million
• Enter Geena Davis – untapped athletic ability & a steely game face
• 14:4 – Loop?
• Lori Petty & Kit brings it to the field but was concerned when Winger left
• Lori Petty & Geena Davis chemistry was strong on
• AAGPBL story is resurrected through the son of Helen Callaghan Candaele , the Ted Williams of Baseball
• Cooperstown 1988 - The players were suspicious of what others may do with their story
• Penny Marshall was kicked out of a AAGPBL banquet
• Fortuitous Steakhouse dinner with AAGPBL players, Fort Wayne Daisies, Faye Dancer & Pepper Paire Davis
• Mandel & Ganz – 2 great writers selected for the film
• Giant Rolodex, Birthday parties with Carrie Fisher and “Bobby D” De Niro 
• Marge & Helen – sisters from Vancouver leave the factories behind in 1944 and joined the Minneapolis Millerettes, later with the Daisies– template for Dottie and Kit
• Helen was the “Ted Williams of Women’s Baseball”  Marge had to struggle to keep up with Helen
• Kelly Candaele’s documentary on mother Helen & Aunt Marge
• Penny Marshall & David Anspaugh 
• Casting, location selection & costume design put together by David Anspaugh
• Anspaugh, Hoosiers director, had a different sense of funny 
• Studio replaces Anspaugh – heartbroken he had been a fan of the Fort Worth Daisies as a young man.
• Jimmie Foxx – Lois Youngens & other AAGPBL players had a different view of him than Tom Hanks portrayal of Jimmie Doogan.
• Marshall honored AAGPBL wishes to stop a Doogan & Dottie intimacy scene
• Geena Davis leveling the playing field with Institute on Gender Media https://seejane.org/ 
• Davis found her athletic muscle playing Dottie
• “A Little League of Their Own”
• Penny Marshall - plan to develop a biopic on Effa Manley
• Health issues kept Penny from doing more
• Whatever happened to the “Pitch” series
• Who would you cast today in A League of Their Own today
• Gal Gadot as Dottie – the new Geena Davis
• Taylor Swift as Kit or Dottie – Travis Kelcie as an extra

Erin Carlson’s book – No Crying in Baseball click here can be found on Amazon 

American Women’s Baseball Classic – members of the original AAGPBL teams will be there along with 60 of the top female baseball players in the world.

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• 2 Wild Card Teams, Rangers & Diamondbacks, in World Series
• Recalling childhood of sneaking in a transistor radio into the classroom to listen to the game
• Robin throws his hat into the ring for RedSox GM
• Teams that will not build their payroll including Miami – Kim Ng & Derek Jeter departures
• Could Kim Ng displace Brian Cashman at the Yankees
• Baseball grind taking its toll on Max Scherzer
• Do Bye teams lose some momentum?
• Young guys that figure it out are coming up in the World Series, Brandon Pfaadt
• Diamondbacks & Rangers pitchers
• When and who you put on the mound
• Analytics can only carry a team so far
• Kirby ready to come out after 6 innings
• Robin Fuson's Spitball
• Learning how to let hitters get themselves out 
• Movement, Location & Variety – each pitch should have 2 different things
• Greg Maddux – the template for pitching
• Throwing hard & avoiding snap back to avoid injuries
• Rays a farm team for the rest of the league
• The eyes of Nate Eovaldi & Pete Fairbanks
• Rehabbing Matt Young, Jim Corsi, Guillermo Willie Hernandez in Oakland
• Getting a pitcher’s mindset ready and facing the fear of injury
• Joe McIlvaine, Scout & later GM, gave Robin an objective view on his pitching with tape on his sleeve 
• Watching Tanyon Sturtze develop with a “I will fight you every step of the way attitude”
• World Series projections from beginning of regular season
• National Media did not see the Diamondbacks coming. – just ask Torey Lovullo
• Motivation between Rangers & Astros after Hit By Pitch with Anoldis Garcia
• Was the hit intentional – What would Dusty say – with “money on the table”
• Pitcher sometimes have to brush back and/or hit a player to send a message
• Robin hits Brooks Jacoby and gets $200 league fine as benches empty 
• Chattanooga fans passed the hat & pay for Robin’s fine
• Anoldis Garcia - would never see Nolan Ryan or Tom Seaver flip a bat
• Should we let baseball players have a scrum like hockey players 
•  Mexican League, Dominican Republic, Venezuelan & Caracas Winter League 
• Caribbean World Series – MLB players were there for their countryman, Dave Concepcion, Tony Pena, Howard Johnson
• World Baseball Classic – Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout
• Pitch Clock – baseball was not meant to be a game to be rushed. The joy of taking a moment to relish each play.
• Double plays – Ground balls & Charlie Morton 
• Off-speed sliders are a wonderful thing
• Manager moves – Dusty Baker, Bob Melvin & more. Will we see Joe Maddon or Buck Showalter pop up
• MLB Winter Meetings – informal conversations & making deals. Meeting friends like Tommy Lasorda, Chito Rodriguez
• Decision time - work for free as an intern or become a judge
•  United Baseball draft – Another league like LIV is for golf – “Money Talks”
•   Tommy Lasorda story 
• Lovin the 7 game ALCS & NLCS Series
• More tales from Robin on Twitter @slider_sinker

 All-American Women’s Baseball Tournament link

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Sue (Parsons) Zipay of Rockford Peaches & Lois Youngens – Fort Wayne Daisies & South Bend Blue Sox share their stories from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.

• The “League of their Own based on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
• 25% Hollywood Hyperbole
• Risqué "League of Their Own"
• Jimmy Foxx, managed the Fort Wayne Daisies in 1952, never missed a game, never drank on the bus, always tipped his hat, a true gentleman 
• No Crying in Baseball
• Right Field or Catching – Smarter than the Boys
• 110 games a season – sometimes 7 days a week with a couple of double headers
• AAGPBL pitchers often pitched 9 innings a game and sometimes pitched 2 days back to back
• Sue talks about pitching and 2nd base and how AAGPBL was like a family
• Fans – Daisy Fan Club – provided a picnic for players once a year
• After the game the long ride home & then rise early the next morning for practice
• Young, Healthy & Loved the Game
• Long 1 piece dress uniform made it difficult to catch grounder
• Strawberries from June to Thanksgiving – sliding in feet first
• Madonna slides into first with her Material Girl’s bosom first 
• Fort Wayne Daisies tryouts in Spring Training & $20 check
• Senior Prom, Graduation & became a Fort Wayne Daisy all in 1 week
• AAGPBL Scouts & Tryouts
• Serendipity with a visit to a cousin in Fort Wayne
• Dating Farmer Boy fans & have a good cookout
• Dottie Greene former player becomes a scout & chaperone
• Chaperones found host families for lodging at private homes
• Rivalry continues between Lois & Sue
• Shu-Shu Senaida Wirth – Tampa Ybor native with the South Bend Blue Sox
• Canada, Cuba & Japan have professional women’s baseball teams
  • 1948 AAGPBL Spring Training in Cuba
  • Dodgers – dem bums had to fend for themselves in Cuba
  • 4 or 5 Cuban women came on board with the AAGPBL
  • Isabel Alvarez & Mickey Perez pitchers from Cuba
• Jimmie Foxx’s daughter was a Bat Girl for the Fort Wayne 
• Lois synergy with Jean Faut the G.O.A.T. had great control most of the time
• Lois traded to South Bend
• Baseball math – field dimensions & ball measurements
• Faut had a good sequence of pitches that gave her the perfect game
• The Weavers - Jean & Jo were 2 of the best batters in the League 
• Life after the League – other sports the players performed - Professional bowlers &  tennis players
• , Sue now owns & runs Englewood Tennis Club
• “League of Their Own” Penny Marshall & Sue’s knee injury
• Canada is number 1 in Girl’s / Women’s Baseball
• Why is it that there has not been a Professional Women’s Baseball League
• More than half of the USA Team Championship members will be at the tournament.
• Women's Baseball can begin with a new league 
• Building a new “League of Their Own” now in Sarasota

All-American Women's Baseball Tournament tickets - https://bit.ly/45Cbnmx

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