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April 27, 2006
Baseball's Female Massage Therapist
Major league baseball's San Diego Padres have a female massage therapist, Kelly Calabrese. Contrary to the negative comments recently made by former ballplayer Keith Hernandez about her being in the dugout during games, she is a valuable part of the team's organization, praised by both players and management.
"The funny thing is that new guys who come into the organization who question whether she's adequate enough as far as strength, she rectifies that in a hurry," Roberts said. "There's many guys that aren't repeat customers because of that."
Now that Calabrese is in the spotlight, the Padres probably will change her title.
"Sports therapist really is the best title for me here," said Calabrese, who played volleyball in college.
Asked about Hernandez's remarks, commissioner Bud Selig said: "I come from a family with three daughters, five granddaughters and a very opinionated wife. I'll leave it to you to figure out my comment on that. We're living in a different world, one with fairness and opportunity."
tags: massage massagetherapy wellness massage+therapy bodywork health baseball
Posted by linda at April 27, 2006 11:47 PM
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