If Him, Why Not Her?

The Twins have an interesting young outfielder by the name of Max Kepler, who was born in Berlin to parents who were both ballet dancers.  The young Kepler was exposed to the arts at an early age but opted for sports instead.  And, while he showed an aptitude for tennis, he picked baseball—mind you, German baseball—instead.  Go figure.

There are a couple of things worth noting here.  First, hats off to the Twins for scouting and signing Kepler; obviously, the White Sox couldn’t be bothered.  Second, if baseball can think outside the box in finding a talent like this—the left-hand hitting Kepler has a sweet swing and plays a nice right field—then why can’t it do the same with that half of the human population that isn’t male?  Not one in several billion is baseball ready?  I’d take those odds, if only I owned a ball club.