Japanese Team Drafts 16 Year Old Girl

[FergieJ31]

what the hell is the joke here supposed to be

 

Really valuable contribution to the thread. Nice try but thanks for playing.

[FergieJ31]

Link:

 

Yoshida is a 16-year-old schoolgirl with a mean knuckleball has been selected in a draft for the new Kansai Independent Baseball League, making her the first woman ever to play together with the men in Japanese professional baseball.

 

Eri Yoshida was drafted for a new independent league that will launch in April, drawing attention for a side-armed knuckler that her future manager Yoshihiro Nakata said was a marvel.

 

The Red Sox, Yankees, and Tigers apparently all have interest in her. Should be fun to see how she does.

 

I think "Red Sox Yankees & Tigers are interested" was writer embellishment, and the joke isn't particularly well phrased or funny. But it's an amazing story; looking forward to seeing her pitch.

[Bull]

what the hell is the joke here supposed to be

 

Really valuable contribution to the thread. Nice try but thanks for playing.

 

What are YOU talking about? He's trying to figure out the IMB! joke, not insult the girl. Don't jump so fast.

[FergieJ31]

i knew i should have put that in green (see wekse's reply)

[Guest]

nah im a fastball-slider guy

 

Well now you're a dime a dozen, you'll never make it to the bigs.

 

Unless he's left-handed, then he'll have a 10 year career.

[Clem Fandango]

http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2008/0811/eri_yoshida_1122.jpg

 

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1861468,00.html