We visited my
in-laws last night. The entourage
included Clare and her husband, which meant that at some point my father-in-law
Bob and son-in-law Chris talked football.
Bob played in high school but not college; instead, the Army had him spend
a year on the front line in Korea, lugging a BAR across hilly terrain. Bob was a lineman and very much wanted to
score a touchdown just once in his life.
Chris, a center, could relate.
Father-in-law asked
son-in-law if he missed playing; the answer was a simple, heartfelt Yes. My daughter would say the same thing. The next best thing, she thinks, is working
in an athletic department, better yet if she can run said department. Time will tell.
Of course, Clare
wouldn’t mind working in an MLB front office, either. It’s just that she can’t shake what she heard
recently from those two women who’ve worked for teams. And now comes news of Dr. Lorena Martin being
fired by the Mariners just a year after hiring her and Martin’s allegations
that team officials made racist comments about Latin players. Martin was hired after the 2017 season as “director
of high performance,” meaning that she was supposed to make Mariners’ players
strong of body and mind. Fired very
quietly last month, Martin has retained a lawyer and is considering legal
action for wrongful termination.
Sometimes it
looks like the offensive linemen I happen to know will score touchdowns before
women make any headway in major league baseball. But that’s just my imagination, right?
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