During the games when we'd play, you'd see the women coming off the sidelines, holding babies and putting them down to bat. And then, hearing all of those different languages was neat.

She didn't want to play at first. Finally she came to some of the games and that helped convince her to play.

We try not to be all things to all women. You'll never find anything about babies in our magazine, except what a single reader might be interested in.

I saw some of the best hitters I ever pitched against when I pitched against players from the German Olympic team, and it was really cool to see them, because they're perfect. They don't swing at bad pitches, so it helps. I also had to pitch from 43 feet, which will help in college to see what it's like throwing from a different distance.

I feel like I have a target on my back, and I think the whole team does. It's almost better to be the underdog and come through, because everyone expects you to do good, and it's like setting yourself up for a great fall. But I don't think we will, because I have very great hopes for this team.

Women have invented nothing in all that, except the men who were born as male babies and grew up to be men big enough to be killed fighting.