Girl, 16, who throws knuckleball, drafted by Japanese pro team

[Brian the Automator]

link

 

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/1118/mlb_g_eyoshida1_300.jpg

 

Pretty amazing that she was drafted out of HIGH SCHOOL no less.

[Bikeage77]

Is it just me, or is that glove WAYYYY too big for her? It looks like a softball outfield glove.

[PlayerHader]

Looks like Diasuke.

[matthewcmeq]

If a woman ever makes it to the Majors, this is how it'll happen, by throwing a knuckleball.

[stoutdude04]

She also throws it sidearm. Consider me interested.(in seeing her pitch)

[JoeHova]

Interesting. I wonder if it's an attendance/publicity gimmick like the female minor league hockey goalies in the US or if the team actually likes her chances. I hope it's the latter.

[davego]

Trade Weeks for her!

[Patrick425]

I hope that's not her knuckleball grip!

[thebruce44]

Don't you have to have extremely long fingers for a knuckle ball? Not to be sexist, but I wouldn't think this would be something women would excel at vs a man.

[ShinyaSS]

Here is a link to Youtube. You can see her nuckle balls from 0:48

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A2zvmLSH1I

Isn't it just a slow ball?

[valpocrewsader]

If I'm to understand that video, she's disrespectful to dirt?

[Brewbadger]

I don't see what's so special about her?? Looks like a gravity ball to me. If that's all it takes to play pro ball in Japan, I'm there.

[giffted1]

If that's her only pitch, I don't see what's so special. I think she's gonna get rocked.

[Bikeage77]

Like most pitchers, she's still developing a breaking ball, or possibly her change up.

[DHonks]

You can see it moving in on righties quite a bit. I think it's cool that she's allowed to play catch in the house/apartment