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19-year-old southpaw Jackie Mitchell, of the House of David baseball team, speaks to her teammates while in New York, July 14, 1933. Mitchell was the first and only woman to have a contract in Major League baseball, with the Chattanooga Lookouts. Two years earlier, in an exhibition game during spring training, she had struck out both Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth―in six pitches.

There is some controversy about that―not that it didn’t happen, because there is a film of it―but as to whether the Yankee aces were doing it just for show. Mitchell always maintained that it was genuine. “Why, hell, they were trying, damn right,” she said. “Hell, better hitters than them couldn’t hit me. Why should they’ve been any different?”

Timothy Wiles, who served as the Baseball Hall of Fame Research Director for about 20 years, said, “If she did this today, it would become a permanent part of the consciousness because of the media we have. If ESPN was around, it certainly would be their lead story.”

Mitchell was quoted at the time saying she learned to throw from her neighbor, MLB's Charles Arthur “Dazzy” Vance, who was later inducted into the Hall of Fame. Her contract was cancelled by baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis after he heard about her spring training feat in 1931.

Photo: Associated Press via the Washington Post

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2022. Ceramists from Miravet (Terres de l’Ebre, Catalonia). Photos by Jordi Borràs Abelló published in La Mira.

Miravet is a small town located on the shore of the Ebre river. Thanks to the river, it has an abundance of clay that has been used since Prehistory to make pottery.

Raval dels Canterers (in Catalan, “the ceramists’ suburb”) is a historical area of the town where pottery workshops have been located. Some of these buildings used are original 18th-century pottery shops, in use since then. It’s located next to the river, where they take the clay they use to make the pottery.

The woman in the first photos is Montserrat Pedrola. She’s the 7th generation of ceramists, historical documents show that her family has been working as pottery makers since the 1700s. Before plastic became the most used material, a lot of everyday objects were ceramic, especially everything used to eat, drink, and store. Now, Montserrat and her sister continue their family’s job, but they make more decorative objects and smaller versions of the traditional recipients that some tourists buy. But they don’t have any younger relative who wants to learn the job.

Besides Montserrat’s, there are 6 more active pitch-makers in the town, all of them located in the ceramists’ suburb.

More information in the article “El mirall de Miravet” by Oriol Lleonart Padrell, La Mira.

Nathan Dettmer (35) with Ryan Prager (18)

Jane Hogben Pottery

So excited for baseball since the catchers and pitchers report to spring training next Wednesday!!!!😁⚾️

P.s it’s also Adley’s birthday tomorrow as well!😏

Supper at Emmaus Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian; 1571–1610) 1606 Oil on canvas Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy

Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.… And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? (Luke 24: 12–20, 28–32)

Minoru Murayama, 1967 Kabaya-Leaf via TampaBayCards.

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Dean Kramer (right) with Kyle Bradish

the cardinals have blew 24 saves put of 49 oppertunities. that's 51%

tink hence pls get called up soon we need you

ryan helsley come back rn