Second off, if you think batters wouldn't learn the pitching style (which was unique) and end up destroying her tossing 65mph balls you really have clearly never watched the game more then casually.

It was an exhibition.

Women don't participate in most men's sports because they can't compete at the same level. No amount of white knighting is going to change the fact that highschool men beat women's national teams.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You're right except for the part about

highschool men beat women's national teams

Name em

No high school team can beat professionals unless they have a future hall of famer on their side. They just don't practice enough and aren't big enough.

Like I'm sure high school Magic Johnson could beat some pro women's basketball team. But remember, he was also blowing out men's teams as a rookie too.

Plenty of top women can shoot threes equally well or better than pro men.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago

The Australian women's Soccer team back in 2016, when they were ranked 5th in the world, lost to a boys under 15 team. I guess I shouldn't even call it "lost". More like decimated. 7 to 0.

Also, while not highschool kids; The Williams sisters used to talk mad smack when they were nearly unbeatable ranked 1 and 16 world tennis stars, and claimed they could beat any man ranked over 200.

Some guy ranked 203 took em up on it. Easily beat them both, playing them one after the other while he took smoke breaks a few times. Beating them 6-1 and 6-2.

The sisters then revised and said any man over 350th. The same guy said he was about to get dropped down to below 350 after his performances were updated from playing, so he jokingly offered them a rematch, but the sisters never tried playing another guy after that.

[–] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/a-dallas-fc-under-15-boys-squad-beat-the-u-s-womens-national-team-in-a-scrimmage/

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think this one might not be the best example to use. One of the arguments for why she was able to strike these guys out is that it was an exhibition match. In non-league play, no one gives 100%.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, the boys soccer team wasn't a high school team:

It also speaks highly of the level of academy development MLS teams are doing these days.

This boys team was literally training for the MLS. So top trainers, coaches, etc. And most likely playing their hardest.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

How old were they?

[–] Late2TheParty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

So, this definitely tracks. An MLS dev team went balls-to-the-wall against a pro women's team who were definitely not giving 100%.