baseball

Catching Heat: Veronica Alvarez Goes to Bat for Girls in Baseball

photo of athlete and coach, Veronica Alvarez, a brown woman smiling and wearing a blue activewear top and an MLB baseball cap
by Britni de la Cretaz
November 25, 2019 at 9:30am
As it now stands, once girls age out of youth baseball at 12, there’s nowhere else for them to play. 
17 women baseball players lined up with their blues over their white uniforms

The Women’s Baseball World Cup is the Best Kept Secret in Sports

by Britni de la Cretaz
August 23, 2018 at 3:56pm
Viewership numbers can send a message that there’s a demand for women’s baseball. Read more »
Josh Hader, Sean Newcomb, and Trea Turner with strikes, apologies, and actions underneath them

Cavalier Non-Apologies: Calling Foul on Josh Hader’s Offensive Tweets

by Britni de la Cretaz
August 8, 2018 at 12:16pm
A real, true apology comes with action—a demonstration of how you’re going to do better and be better. Read more »
an ostrich with its head in the sand against a blue sky

There's (Still) No Crying in Baseball: An All-American Girl Looks Back on the League

by Britni de la Cretaz
May 9, 2018 at 10:40am
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Read more »
Minor league player watching National Anthem

Trumpian Bases: The Troubling Politics of Major League Baseball

by Britni de la Cretaz
April 12, 2018 at 9:46am
Baseball is often considered the “least political” sport, but that’s not necessarily true. Read more »
Perry Barber Umpiring a New York Mets spring training game in 2008

The Old Ball Game: 100 Years After Amanda Clement, Baseball Still Can’t Recruit Female Umpires

by Britni de la Cretaz
February 12, 2018 at 3:25pm
Who isn’t behind home plate? Women. Read more »
Derek Norris

Not Just Football: Abusers Rarely Strike Out in Baseball

by Britni de la Cretaz
December 13, 2017 at 12:27pm
Baseball hasn’t gotten the memo about the seriousness of domestic violence. Read more »
Geena Davis and Lori Petty in A League of Their Own

Thanks To Sexism, We Still Need “A League of Their Own” 25 Years Later

by Britni de la Cretaz
July 24, 2017 at 9:28am
Baseball may be the national pastime, but girls are still excluded from the game. Read more »

In Fox's "Pitch" Gender Essentialism Stars Alongside Every Sports Cliché in the Book

by Ann-Derrick Gaillot
September 29, 2016 at 10:29am
The best thing about Pitch is the charismatic protagonist Ginny Baker, played wonderfully by Kylie Bunbury, who approaches the role with an emotional nuance and subtlety that balances the show’s heavy-handed script.  Read more »

What Happens When White Men Talk About Black Women in Sports

by Mali Collins
August 26, 2014 at 4:06pm
During an ESPN interview last week, Mo’ne Davis stressed that she really just wants to play ball.  In last week’s Little League World Series, Mo’Ne Davis was the all-star on the pitcher’s mound: ... Read more »

Top Ten Reasons Why This Feminist is a Sports Fan: #3

by Anna Clark
December 19, 2009 at 4:59pm
I'm not a sports fan because of a guy I'm dating, or as an excuse to tailgate. I admit to exulting a bit when I can dismantle the preconception of who a sports fan is, or who a woman is, simply by talking about sports, which I love anyway. And I love the chance to have my own preconceptions... Read more »

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