when you talk about how long of a time coming this has been it's also good to remember how quickly these things have moved too. on monday of this week these women received their uniforms and gear for pre-season training camp, they got five days to train together. that same day ayami sato made a post about how she finally met most of her queens teammates for the first time, but there were still a few that hadn't made it yet. six days ago a ~dozen of these women were still in their national team uniforms playing qualifying games for the women's baseball world cup, i know the canadian players all roadtripped together right after punching their ticket in the tournament from rockford to springfield. more were en route from all over the world, there are over half a dozen countries represented in the league. as long as it's taken for this all to come together, when the train came through you had to get on while it was still rolling, there's been comparatively very little time to acclimate and prepare, but these women are some of the best in the world (who have largely had to make that distinction for themselves), and tonight we're going to see multiple 20+ year veterans of the game (sato, meggie meidlinger) alongside rising stars who all share the distinction of being the first women signed to play professional baseball in america in 70 years. i dont think i have a good closing quip, i hate how much compromise it's taken to get here and the pressures they'll have to play under, i've loved baseball my whole life, i'm really excited to be here
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