Comments on: Dodgers set to hire MLB’s first female physical trainer http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mscott4 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216689 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:34:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216689 I shouldn’t have to point this out to a good sports blog but there is no physical trainer profession. There are physical therapists and athletic trainers, and some people are both, but no physical trainer.

]]> By: presidentmiraflores http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216321 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:38:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216321 Keith Hernandez isn’t going to like this.

]]> By: WhenMattStairsIsKing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216273 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:45:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216273 Or the boss lady from House – the one who also appeared in the West Wing pilot.

]]> By: foreverchipper10 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216262 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:13:03 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216262 Way too many negative comments about this hire. I think it’s a great thing and I wish her luck. Hopefully this will open a door for more women (some of whom may be better qualified) in the world of professional sports.

]]> By: WhenMattStairsIsKing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216259 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:08:25 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216259 Nice to see the Dodgers doing SOMETHING worth standing up for. I’d like to see more women in significant sports roles. It’s been ridiculously male-dominant for way too long. And yep, I’m a dude.

]]> By: APBA Guy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216232 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:31:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216232 Chelsea of the EPL have a female head physio (same as a trainer). By all accounts she’s doing very well with them. Keep in mind that a few teams with English football connections (Red Sox, Oakland) are exploring ways of improving offseason training in baseball to incorporate soccer training methods with a view to lessening motion-related injuries and improving baseball players endurance.

]]> By: jonirocit http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216225 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:24:06 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216225 Wait I thought they already had a female trainer . Yeah I’m sure they did cuz Stan conte ran like a scared little girl rather than face the steroid question left here in sf . Or did He run down there scare cuz AJ punched him in the daddy area.

]]> By: Alex K http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216224 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:23:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216224 Misogyny at it’s finest!

]]> By: b7p19 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216186 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:46:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216186 This is really hard to watch (read). I want to see how far this goes before the face palms happen.

]]> By: Kevin S. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216176 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:34:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216176 Yeah, it couldn’t possibly be that she was the best person for the job. I’m sure Curt Schilling’s comments were only because she gave good head, right? *sarcasm*

]]> By: stoutfiles http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216170 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:29:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216170 Sleeping her way to the top!

]]> By: shaggylocks http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216145 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:08:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216145 You folks read the sentence you’re responding to, right?

]]> By: shaggylocks http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216143 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:07:11 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216143 Yeah, head trainers are pretty common.

]]> By: Francisco (FC) http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216142 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:07:08 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216142 She reminds me of Karen Allen… late 80′s early 90′s Karen Allen…

]]> By: shaggylocks http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216140 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:06:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216140 No, but I DO remember seeing head trainers before. I think they’re common in all four major sports.

]]> By: istillbelieveinblue http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216138 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:04:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216138 I don’t find this hard to believe at all. Think about it, roughly 30 head trainers per league at any given time. That’s only about 120 positions. Also, remember how difficult it was to get female reporters into the locker rooms? And they are only allowed in for a specific time window with the other reporters. The head trainer is in there every day, basically all day. I wish her nothing but the best of luck!

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216136 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:02:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216136 You do? Can you remember a female head trainer trotting out onto the diamond, court, field, or ice? Being a trainer and being the HEAD trainer is not the same thing. Kim Ng has been an assistent GM….which is not the same as the GM.

]]> By: aaronmoreno http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216108 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:36:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216108 Huh, maybe this is a bigger deal then we realize.

]]> By: shaggylocks http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/28/dodgers-set-to-hire-mlbs-first-female-physical-trainer/comment-page-1/#comment-216095 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:21:17 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=95296#comment-216095 “Not only that, according to Bell she’ll be the first head physical trainer in any of the four major sports.”

Umm… I find that hard to believe.

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