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A female player getting signed to a Major League Baseball contract.

Sound impossible?

In an era that boasts women in all branches of the military and female CEOs running Fortune 500 companies like Yahoo and Pepsi, it seems like integrating the sports world is the next logical step. Danica Patrick has made inroads on the NASCAR circuit. After the Sochi Olympics, Canada’s goalkeeper in women’s hockey participated in an NHL practice session. Yet for all the progress women have made in most areas of life, some doors seem forever barred against them.

I’m probably naive and overly optimistic, but I think that someday there will be a female baseball player. At least, I’d like to put the idea out there for human consumption.

Most probably feel that a girl would be physically overmatched playing against a team full of guys.

Others cringe at the notion of welcoming a woman into the jock culture of the locker room.

While a slight minority might be misogynistic enough to ridicule any mention of a woman joining “their team” as the worst thing to happen in the history of the known universe.

In GAME CHANGER, I address all of these concerns through Sasha’s eyes, once she becomes a member of the New York Kings. She clearly battles through at bats, trying to catch up to a ninety-seven-mile-per-hour fastball. She’s given a stern warning by the general manager not to get “too friendly” with her male teammates, making dating one of them out of the question. She’s even heckled by an unruly mob during her first game, in a scene that turns downright ugly.

In real life, a woman stepping foot into such an environment would not be easy, and I wanted to show that. The trials that Jackie Robinson faced in breaking the color barrier are proof enough of the courage required to stand up to such intolerance.

So what prompted me to write about it?

To put the idea in people’s minds.

Many credit the TV show 24 for paving the way for the public’s acceptance of an African American president. Not to say that a piece of entertainment can dictate politics, but it can change the way we see things, even subliminally. A lot of inconsequential factors go into forming a quantum shift when it comes to witnessing societal change on a grand scale. If we believe something can be done—even if it’s only in our imagination—it can go a long way in getting us to envision different possibilities and outcomes for our collective future.

Art, literature, music are meant to open our minds to new ideas. All it takes is striking the right person, at the right time, under the right circumstances. Each and every one of us has the power to shape the world into a better place.

We just have to believe that we do.

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ending February 9, 2015 at 10 a.m. EST

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Win New York Kings audio books!

I'll select the lucky winners on baseball's Opening Day (April 6, 2015).
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