Bob Knepper

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I just don’t think a woman should be an umpire. There are certain things a woman shouldn’t be and an umpire is one of them. It’s a physical thing. God created women to be feminine. I don’t think they should be competing with men. It has nothing to do with her ability. I don’t think women should be in any position of leadership. I don’t think they should be presidents or politicians. I think women were created not in an inferior position, but in a role of submission to men. You can be a woman umpire if you want, but that doesn’t mean it’s right. You can be a homosexual if you want, but that doesn’t mean that’s right either." [13]

He also berated the National Organization for Women, saying, "They are a bunch of lesbians. Their focus has nothing to do with women's rights. It has everything to do with women wanting to be men." [14]

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References

  1. Bob Knepper | Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  2. "70s | SPORT Magazine". Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Astros Trade Cabell". The Tuscaloosa News . December 8, 1990. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  5. |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dfd84d9a |accessdate=April 26, 2017
  6. "Knepper, Zisk Honored". Lodi News-Sentinel . November 26, 1981. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  7. "1986 National League Championship Series (NLCS) Game 6, New York Mets at Houston Astros, October 15, 1986".
  8. "Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros Box Score, September 21, 1982". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. "Bob Knepper Released by the Houston Astros". The Dispatch . July 29, 1989. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  10. "National League: Knepper Tops His Former Teammates". The New York Times . September 11, 1989. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  11. "Knepper Waiting for a Call to Arms". Eugene Register-Guard . February 20, 1990. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  12. "Transactions". The News. June 26, 1990. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  13. Isaacson, Melissa (March 16, 1988). "Knepper Says Umpiring is Wrong Calling for a Woman". Sun-Sentinel . Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  14. "Knepper Calls NOW 'Bunch of Lesbians' but Later Recants". Los Angeles Times . June 15, 1988. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
Bob Knepper
Bob Knepper Houston Astros.jpg
Pitcher
Born: (1954-05-25) May 25, 1954 (age 71)
Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 10, 1976, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 1990, for the San Francisco Giants