Yesterday, several members of the local media took their turns striking out

Yesterday, several members of the local media took their turns striking out against ace UW fastpitch hurler Danielle Lawrie. Among them were KJR-950’s mid-day host, Dave “Softy” Mahler (pictured here with Lawrie), and P-I columnist Jim Moore.Like Jerry Brewer of the Times, Moore wrote a column about the experience. It’s entertaining yet predictable (male sportswriters getting their asses handed to them by female athletes is a musty conceit, to put it mildly), except for this snippet: “Mahler apparently foul tipped one ball during his at-bat, but mostly embarrassed himself. In other words, his plate appearance was a lot like his show.”Moore, it’s worth noting, is a regular guest on the Kevin Calabro Show over at KJR’s new sportsradio rival, ESPN-710. Hopefully Softy will return fire, as a rivalry isn’t really a rivalry until the mud’s been slung.