Edgy DC wrote: does anybody really doubt that women have something to offer baseball, and that, if they demonstrate qualifications, should be allowed to hold jobs within baseball? I have no objection to women serving any role of which they are capable in any occupation across the board. From owner to massage therapist to GM to bullpen coach to centerfielder, if a woman can demonstrate the same qualifications as a man they should be equally considered. I think Keith ran his mouth because A) he had never seen a woman in the dugout before...neither had I, and I think we both thought that a woman breaking that barrier would have had more publicity and attention than it had. She was in uniform, which most training staff members are not. On first impression, it seemed like she was the winner of a radio contest or somebody's girlfriend or one of the foul line ballgirls which caused him to react citing the rules of baseball which prohibit certain individuals from the dugout. C) Baseball like most other sports, politics and religion have long been dominated by men. Tearing down those walls is going to be a long, slow process. I would love to say that America can immediately break those unspoken, history laden walls, but my faith in that institution is weak. Are we discussing Keith's big mouth or gender equality? I don't necessarily agree with the way he handled the situation, but I believe the entire situation has been blown entirely out of proportion. I'll say it again, if we allow gender issues to be dominated by the comments of an ex-baseball player, especially one who by his own admission has had somewhat of a checkered past, then we are doomed to fail from the start.