Mark Hebscher has shared The UK market is highly regulated, explore non-Gamstop sites on Flaws in the Gamstop system have been noticed, contact Alison Gordon, female sports writer, has died. She could have very easily taken the words that a lot of guys said and took it to heart and went back to her bosses and said, 'I’m not doing this. I don’t get paid to take abuse.' Alison Gordon covered the Blue Jays’ beat for the Toronto Star from 1979 to 1984. In addition to being a trailblazer for women sportswriters, she was a great writer. At the time, women sportswriters were so rare that her membership card in the Baseball Writers Association of America identified her as Mr. Alison Gordon.
The ban on female reporters entering the clubhouse had only been lifted after the 1978 season, following an incident during the "We had four or five guys that really rallied around not letting her in the clubhouse, but I don’t think Alison gave a damn, to tell you the truth. Working for the Toronto Star, she was assigned as the beat writer covering the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979. Being a female beat reporter was pioneering work, but not always easy.

Alison Gordon was the first female member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Many thanks to him. And it was amazing, really. They literally couldn't produce a … Alison Gordon talks about her passion for the game of baseball and some of the obstacles she's faced in covering the game. At the time, women sportswriters were so rare that her membership card in the Baseball Writers Association of America identified her as Mr. Alison Gordon. All of them have baseball-derived titles: All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. I’m just proud to have known Alison. They literally couldn't produce a card that was gender-neutral or female-specific.Alison Gordon died the other day at 72. Alison Gordon covered the Blue Jays’ beat for the Toronto Star from 1979 to 1984. The first female beat writer in Major League Baseball history, Alison Gordon reported on the Toronto Blue Jays, it was said, with a passion, a thick skin and a sense of humor. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Alison Gordon was fondly remembered by Blue Jays players after she became the first female to cover the team. Before she took over the Blue Jays ’ beat for the Toronto Star in 1979, Alison Gordon was a highly regarded humorist and comedy writer, talents she … But she never did. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Infamously, her press credentials listed her "Mr. Alison Gordon" as the BBWAA had made no provisions for female or gender-neutral titles on its cards. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. In this clip from 1979, she reveals the problems she faced as one of the first female sports reporters on the job. "She also authored five mystery novels featuring female sportswriter Kate Henry as her main protagonist. She kept showing up.