NY Yankees hire first female minor league manager, Rachel Balkovec...
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Good luck to her. I think a minor league managers responsibility in 1970 was profoundly different than what is expected in 2022... The Yankees are getting in front of the curve and paving the way for young women who are interested in pursuing a career in professional sports. Here’s where I see a problem. Last year, or the year before, there was a major argument between Joe Girardi and a Phillies outfielder. How will the media handle it when some player tells her to go @&$) herself? Maybe make her cry or get visibly upset. Trust me, if she stays in the game long enough an incident will happen. Outbursts are even worse in the minor league.
I looked her up and read a short bio. Not too much information other than “as of right now she’s not married or dating anyone. It seems Rachel has not found the right man to support her dreams in baseball”.
I looked her up and read a short bio. Not too much information other than “as of right now she’s not married or dating anyone. It seems Rachel has not found the right man to support her dreams in baseball”.
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How will the media cover it? I think the better question is how will "Social" media cover it? If there is an argument, I would assume the manager would be the winner, based on the authority the manager has. Frankly, that is a ridiculous statement on your part. "Making her cry"? That's your take here?
I think this is great. There is no reason to believe a woman can't do this job. Women have been reffing basketball and football for a few years (and probably hockey and baseball), women have coached boys HS hoops and should be coaching men at the higher college levels (I think one is at a JC level), women are assisting in pro hoops, (the assistant coach from San Antonio should have gotten the H/C job somewhere) and pro football. So being in a position of authority in men's sports is nothing new.
Good luck to her. And what does her personal life have to do with anything?
Edit- and just for the record, I am 57, single and don't have any interest in marriage or seriously dating anyone.
Want to take a shot at my personal life now, Sparky?
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My point was that in that particular confrontation it almost got physical. In the college National Championship game two years ago an athlete and coach had to be physically separated. In the NBA, L. Sprewell choked P.J Carlesimo to the point he damaged his vocal cords. At the collegiate level D3 & D2 these incidents happen on occasion but are not reported and usually brushed under the table. I stand by original post. The optics of a woman manager engaged in a situation similar to Billy Martin, Joe Girardi, PJ Carlesimo, or the assistant at Alabama will be profoundly worse.How will the media cover it? I think the better question is how will "Social" media cover it? If there is an argument, I would assume the manager would be the winner, based on the authority the manager has. Frankly, that is a ridiculous statement on your part. "Making her cry"? That's your take here?
I think this is great. There is no reason to believe a woman can't do this job. Women have been reffing basketball and football for a few years (and probably hockey and baseball), women have coached boys HS hoops and should be coaching men at the higher college levels (I think one is at a JC level), women are assisting in pro hoops, (the assistant coach from San Antonio should have gotten the H/C job somewhere) and pro football. So being in a position of authority in men's sports is nothing new.
Good luck to her. And what does her personal life have to do with anything?
WTF dude? This is the route you choose to double down with? Tony Larussa is 77 years old. Are you afraid for his safety when a baseball slap fight breaks out?
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Jam: I know what I’m trying to say, it’s just not coming out the right way. In no way am I advocating that women shouldn’t be involved in professional sports.
As with any managerial hire, I'm sure the Yankees vetted her to be sure she could handle the job. I know a lot of women who, when yelled at, aren't afraid to get up in the face of the person who is yelling at them. Don't make the mistake of assuming she's some sort of emotionally fragile china doll.
And how often does it happen - since all the games that have occurred since Sprewell choked Carlesimo? Not so many. I would also imagine that this coach is fully aware of the competitive nature of the game and her employers are also.
How do you know that the D3 and D2 level happens if it's not reported?
Have any of the female coaches in the examples I provided been attacked or "been in a similar situation to Bill Martin, Joe Girardi or PJ Carlesimo".?
You are either:
1. Scared of a woman doing "a man's job".
2. Misogynistic
3. Employing Benevolent Masculinity in an effort (though this message board) to "protect" this woman. Who clearly does not need it.
I stand by my post that your original post is stupid. This current post is even stupider.
Edit - If your concern is her health and well being, why have you not addressed the greater potential/reality that she could be physically attacked going from her car to the stadium, or just walking down the street?
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Well now, that takes getting to third base to a whole new meaning.
“I’d be watching the third base coach if I were you. I don’t think he will be waving you in!”
Don't forget to mention how she's going to get overemotional during that time of the month. And she's going to get distracted when she breaks a nail while vacuuming the clubhouse and getting all the players' slippers ready. Plus, her feet will be dirty while she makes everyone dinner, since she'll be barefoot and impregnated (by a team member, of course).
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