Can we talk League of Their Own?

[Bernadine]

Did Dottie intentionally throw the game?

This came up in a thread on CE&P.

I have always thought yes.  Like, it didn't even occur to me that she didn't let go of the ball on purpose. 

[btay]

Yes

[sandyapples]

I'm not sure. I think she didn't intentionally but she wasn't really upset she did it either. It's ambiguous.

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Yes. She did.

[sandyapples]

Also it isn't on Netflix and now my afternoon is ruined .

[pinkeggs]

This Used to Be My Playground will always ALWAYS give me all the feels.


And yes, of course she did.

[Bernadine]

Mar 20, 2015 10:47:45 GMT -5 daisyfay25 said:

It didn't mean as much to her as it did to Kit. And she loved Kit more than baseball. So I thought it was obvious?

YES, EXACTLY.

[silva]

True story. A lady from my church growing up played for the Kenosha (my hometown) team IRL. She is seen during the last scene of them checking out the museum. Back then, we thought that was so cool.

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yes

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Jesus. I never put that together. But yeah, she totally did.

I still can't watch the scene where the woman is notified her husband was killed in action.

[Bernadine]

Mar 20, 2015 10:52:37 GMT -5 @lorelaireadsagain said:

Jesus. I never put that together. But yeah, she totally did.

I still can't watch the scene where the woman is notified her husband was killed in action.

Poor Betty Spaghetti

[luckyval]

I'm truly naïve. I always assumed Kit beat her fair and square.

The thought that Dottie did it on purpose because she loved her sister more than baseball is endearing.

But I was the kid sister who could never be as good as her older sibling, so I always honed in on the moment where Kit finally won fair and square (or so I thought).

Now I'm kinda crushed.

[tictac]

There's people that think she didn't throw the game?

Does not compute.

[Bernadine]

Mar 20, 2015 10:54:13 GMT -5 luckyval said:

I'm truly naïve. I always assumed Kit beat her fair and square.

The thought that Dottie did it on purpose because she loved her sister more than baseball is endearing.

But I was the kid sister who could never be as good as her older sibling, so I always honed in on the moment where Kit finally won fair and square (or so I thought).

Now I'm kinda crushed.

See, I think it's partly the big sister in me that never thought to question whether Dottie did that for her sister.

[NothingWrongwithOhio]

Add me to the chorus of people saying she definitely threw the game for Kit.

[luckyval]

God, you guys are gonna ruin my Friday!

I know it's all sweet and everything, Dottie sacrifices the game because she loves her sister more. But, dammit!!! Doesn't Kit ever REALLY get a moment?

[tictac]

Dottie didn't make mistakes on the field. Ever. She would have held on to that ball if she wanted the win.

And I'm the middle child that was on the back burner for EVERYTHING with both my older and younger siblings as a kid.

[candreco]

You do wonder if it was a conscious decision, or if in the moment she just went with the impulse and not so much let go as didn't try very hard to hold on.

I LOVE that movie, even though I always cry for Betty and again at the end when they sing. The cast as a whole was so strong together.

[cuccaro]

Hmm, it never occurred to me that she did it on purpose but I believe it. I'm a younger sister, but I played softball and my older sister was not athletic at all.

I love this movie so much. I'm always singing the "batter up" locker room song to dd. I've also looked up this costume for her future halloweens, lol.

[Deleted]

Huh. Never once occurred to me that she did it on purpose. It makes sense, though.

[ginandjucie24]

I totally think she let Kit have the moment.

We are going to the National Baseball Hall of Fame next week and I am excited to see what displays they have for Girls Baseball.

[BaliHai]

I love this movie, and I did always wonder if she let go on purpose.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Of course she let go! Come on, now, people.

Incidentally, when my sister and I are talking about someone who isn't very attractive but we don't want our kids to hear, we always say "What a hitter!"
I love Marla Hooch...Hooch.

[robyn]

Mar 20, 2015 11:09:03 GMT -5 cuccaro said:

Hmm, it never occurred to me that she did it on purpose but I believe it. I'm a younger sister, but I played softball and my older sister was not athletic at all.

I love this movie so much. I'm always singing the "batter up" locker room song to dd. I've also looked up this costume for her future halloweens, lol.

I've had this pinned for pretty much the last year, since we found out DD was a girl

It's totally happening one year.

ETA: and of course she let go on purpose. Dottie never made a mistake on the field!

[karmasabiotch]

Yes

Love this movie and the song at the end when the credits roll.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I've used this gif to illustrate Lucy doing ballet. I'm going to hell, aren't I?

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Mar 20, 2015 11:26:24 GMT -5 TR said:

OMFG I love this movie so much.

"Oh piss on your hat!"

My sister and I say this ALL THE TIME, too- my mom has a knack for walking in to the tail end of an argument, all "Has anyone seen my new red hat?"

[jreeds]

Of course she did! I love this movie. I used to have it on all the time on Sunday afternoons while I was puttering around the house.

[snipsnsnails]

Dang, I guess I kind of thought the ball might've rolled out, too. I'm the youngest. : /

[ProfessorArtNerd]

And since I'm not up in this thread enough- I'm the older sister. But oddly, I'm always outshined by my sister sooooo