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WinstonSmith4740

(3,425 posts)
34. Wow. Just, WOW!
Thu Jun 25, 2020, 09:23 AM
Jun 2020

I was a high school & college athlete "back in the day" when the only sports a woman could play professionally was either tennis or golf. What these young women did was extraordinary. THIS is a display of ethics that we rarely see these days. A lot of knuckle draggers, who tend to wear MAGA hats, will undoubtedly think "so what, it's girl's softball." I coach high school JV softball...love to watch the development! Sports are great for girls for all the same reasons they're great for boys.

But there was never anywhere to take your talents after high school or college for girls. Now there is. These women reached the pinnacle of their sport, are the best in the world, and just turned their backs on it because of their principles.

And I defy any Trump supporter who has that "it's girl's softball" attitude to stand in the batter's box against Cat. Nothing like a lefty delivering that windmill pitch.

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👏👏👏👏👏 SheltieLover Jun 2020 #1
good for them. stillcool Jun 2020 #2
K; R CatWoman Jun 2020 #3
Those ladies got balls, man RainCaster Jun 2020 #4
They've got North Shore Chicago Jun 2020 #10
lolololol +100000000000000 Celerity Jun 2020 #14
But they play the game with BIG BALLS MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #18
Titanium ovaries. MontanaMama Jun 2020 #21
I tend to use "huevos" soldierant Jun 2020 #27
Ovaries, my dear. Ovaries.. Courage and integrity are not exclusively a masculine trait. niyad Jun 2020 #30
If you have to make a sexual reference you can say "gonads" as a gender-neutral word Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #32
Excellent Ahpook Jun 2020 #5
KR! Cha Jun 2020 #6
Awesome and inspiring. n/t Laelth Jun 2020 #7
Women of principles and courage Yeehah Jun 2020 #8
Well, whoever the hell Scrap Yard is - they sure shit the bed. BlueIdaho Jun 2020 #9
Time for a National Tour! farmbo Jun 2020 #11
Yeah, but unfortunately sold out stadiums is the last thing we need right now. groundloop Jun 2020 #20
I don't know what professional softball players make, salary wise, but if there was a legit RockRaven Jun 2020 #12
Yay team!!! CCExile Jun 2020 #13
Good for them! volstork Jun 2020 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author NoMoreRepugs Jun 2020 #16
Brag about THAT on Twitter, ya bastid! Beartracks Jun 2020 #17
According to the article, that woman was tone deaf about BLM from the beginning. catbyte Jun 2020 #29
This is what integrity looks like! Danascot Jun 2020 #19
Trump just can't function without trying to cut down, divide or cast blame PatrickforO Jun 2020 #22
Nothing "poor" about these women. Tipperary Jun 2020 #24
I'm generally greatly encouraged by youth today captain queeg Jun 2020 #23
Those ladies have plenty of what it takes to make it in this world. oasis Jun 2020 #25
!!!!*Excellent*!!!! n/t luvallpeeps Jun 2020 #26
Wow. They walk the talk! zentrum Jun 2020 #28
Sheroes all! niyad Jun 2020 #31
Love this "sheroes" a kennedy Jun 2020 #38
Definitely one of my favourites! niyad Jun 2020 #39
I hope they get a good non-political company to pick up their sponsorship. Fla Dem Jun 2020 #33
Wow. Just, WOW! WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2020 #34
Wow! Very awesome. So good to see - even as Trump has exposed the ugly underbelly of USA, Rabrrrrrr Jun 2020 #35
Boss move ladies!!! Roc2020 Jun 2020 #36
Hardcore integrity. They should be feted and honored on front pages. JudyM Jun 2020 #37
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