Northeast Ohio woman digs being in dugout: Announcer's comment fails to faze San Diego Padres' trailblazing team trainer.

From: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) | Date: May 9, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Marla Ridenour

May 9--The San Diego Padres weren't the only players spitting seeds of disgust at Keith Hernandez when he said a female trainer doesn't belong in a baseball dugout.

Carlos Baerga, Sandy Alomar, Omar Vizquel, Kenny Lofton and Julio Franco had to be incensed, too.

Kelly Calabrese of the Padres, who drew the criticism of New York Mets television analyst Hernandez during a game April 22, got her start in baseball in the mid-1990s as a massage therapist hired by several members of the Indians.

The Concord, Ohio, resident attended her first ...

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