I have never met Eri Yoshida, so I do not have her meishi (name card) but wonder if it reads, "Eri Yoshida, Female Knuckleballer."

That is the way she is identified in just about every news article about her appearing in the media. Or maybe it says, "Knuckle Princess," since in Japanese media reports she is the "Knuckle Hime."

While her Jan. 29 debut in the Arizona Winter League was less than spectacular, I have to say I am pulling for the 18-year-old to go as far as she can in trying to make it a career in professional baseball.