She So Purposely Dropped That Ball
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lpcbuckeye — 12 years ago(May 23, 2013 08:00 AM)
You said it perfectly and you are right. She clearly drops the ball on purpose. It is not that hard to hold onto a baseball in a collision. She gave her bratty childish sister the win and she shafted her team. She had no right to do it. She should have stayed away.
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mlaiuppa — 12 years ago(August 21, 2013 01:31 PM)
Yes, Dottie loves to play.
But remember that Dottie is a pragmatist with both feet firmly planted in reality.
Dottie loves to play but it's JUST A GAME.
She even says so at one point.
She doesn't see a future in it. She loves to play, she played and she'll probably play with her children as they grow older and maybe in church leagues, etc.
But baseball isn't her life.
Let her team down? Yes. But for them there will be other games.
She weighed the negatives her her team losing with the positives of giving Kit (yes, the spoiled, whiny crybaby) the last little push to be independent and break away to make her own life.
Had things gone the other way, Kit would have returned to Oregon with Dottie and Bob and possibly never played again. This way, she stayed, got a job, played again and eventually got married. She grew into her own person.
Yeah, I think Dottie threw the game but you'd be hard pressed to prove it. None of her teammates or Jimmy ever called her on it. None accused her of it. It was an opportunity to give her sister a gift and would forever be a secret. Because if Kit knew Dottie had thrown the game things would be even worse between them.
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roshieifra — 11 years ago(March 30, 2015 09:20 AM)
Definitely other games, but maybe never another championship. To let a whole team of supposed friends down, some of whom had their own issues and continued working through their obstacles (unlike that bratty little sister of dottie's - I think I've purposely blocked her name because I can never remember it) was horrible of dottie.
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mlaiuppa — 12 years ago(August 21, 2013 01:32 PM)
Yes, Dottie loves to play.
But remember that Dottie is a pragmatist with both feet firmly planted in reality.
Dottie loves to play but it's JUST A GAME.
She even says so at one point.
She doesn't see a future in it. She loves to play, she played and she'll probably play with her children as they grow older and maybe in church leagues, etc.
But baseball isn't her life.
Let her team down? Yes. But for them there will be other games.
She weighed the negatives her her team losing with the positives of giving Kit (yes, the spoiled, whiny crybaby) the last little push to be independent and break away to make her own life.
Had things gone the other way, Kit would have returned to Oregon with Dottie and Bob and possibly never played again. This way, she stayed, got a job, played again and eventually got married. She grew into her own person.
Yeah, I think Dottie threw the game but you'd be hard pressed to prove it. None of her teammates or Jimmy ever called her on it. None accused her of it. It was an opportunity to give her sister a gift and would forever be a secret. Because if Kit knew Dottie had thrown the game things would be even worse between them.
Dottie took a chance and it paid off. Also a theme of the movie. -
michelleflynn2003 — 12 years ago(October 01, 2013 01:53 PM)
You said it perfectly and you are right. She clearly drops the ball on purpose. It is not that hard to hold onto a baseball in a collision. She gave her bratty childish sister the win and she shafted her team. She had no right to do it. She should have stayed away.
ITA!!!! I was so mad that she made that decision on her own, the Peaches deserved the win. Then I saw Rosie ODonnell cry and then I was happy they lost HAHAHA -
kirkjacobs — 12 years ago(June 15, 2013 09:04 AM)
I'm with you, the movie's message seems to be crybabies win because someone will feel sorry them and give them a break. Also, it didn't seem fair to Dottie's teammates to throw the game just to make her kid sister feel good about herself. I would rather have seen Kit win it outright, rise above her whiny attitude. That's a better message.
There's no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it. -Hitchcock -
jillian.diamond — 13 years ago(December 26, 2012 11:23 AM)
Agreed, I never felt that Dottie dropped it on purpose. The fact that she held onto in on a previous occasion means nothing. In basketball I can make a tough 3 point shot and then miss an easy 2 pointer. It happens and I certainly did not do it intentionally. That other girl might have been bigger than Kit but Kit was extremely determined and on that day in that instance she prevailed.
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roshieifra — 11 years ago(March 30, 2015 09:11 AM)
She dropped it, no doubt. The fact that they're sisters makes it even more obvious. She GREW UP with that little, whiny, annoying person probably trying to knock her down her whole life. She would be more than prepared to take one more hit from her.
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mssumner — 13 years ago(July 27, 2012 12:10 PM)
That's true. It's a good thing she screwed over teammates so that her sister could feel rosy. Dottie's actions are similarly questionable when she immediately ditches her team after her husband shows up. I understand that her character was never really into it, but why quit so close to the end of the season? Are we supposed to believe that her husband would mind taking in a world series before heading back to Oregon? These two points are the main failings of a movie which should have portrayed its heroine and women as more serious athletes.
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danmankp37 — 13 years ago(May 08, 2012 10:35 PM)
Yes.. Dottie is far and away the best player in the league.. The look on Hanks face basically acknowledges it. She could do anything she wanted to on the field but her compassion for her sister took over in that moment..
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Mickyfinn — 15 years ago(December 03, 2010 11:28 AM)
As much as alot of people feel about "the love of a sister", which is a good sentiment, I think it is a real mistake to deny Kit's character the grit, determination, and accomplishment of finally becoming what she had wanted to since the first 2 minutes of the film.
Secondly, it is a rude departure from one other very important theme of the film, teammates and sportsmanship. If any of the Peaches thought that Dottie threw the game, she would be skewered. And if it was so obvious to you that she did, so it would be to those playing on her team. To add: Dropping the ball on purpose would also be analogous to her spitting on the rest of her teammates. There is no greater offence in a team sport. One of the many themes in the movie is integrity and sportsmanship. That doesn't work. She didn't drop it on purpose.
So what's the message?
A. Older sister, who happens to be a very good athlete and loves the game and competition, and who has been dealing with an (I think we all agree) generally unlikable character of her younger sister, throws the biggest game in her life and in effect stabs the hearts of her teammates minutes after instructing the pitcher exactly how to defeat her little sister, by intentionally dropping the ball in a completely unexpected, and it the case of Kit, ill advised showdown at home plate.
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B. A younger sister, who has spent all her life living in the shadow of her older, more beautiful an more talented older sister, has one chance to erase all her fears (did you see the shot of her 'on deck' - "c'mon Kit, you have to bat next!") and through determination and 'heart' becomes the hero she always wanted to be. And ignoring the 'safe' route by recklessly running through the 'hold up' sign at 3rd base, and use that determination and pent up frustration to ultimately 'take' that win instead of having it given to her.
I like B.
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soggybottom — 15 years ago(January 09, 2011 10:01 AM)
At least you can admit it. Most people on these boards can't (although I can't see why whether or not you've met the person should matter when it comes to opening your mind a little bit and taking into consideration other people's ideas)
You're rightNot all things are directly left open to interpretation, but I think this one really is.
Here's a quote for you to think about
Throw her nothing but high ones. She can't hit 'em, and she can't lay off 'em
Why would they have put that in there if they wanted to make is SOOOO clear that she was going to throw the game for her sister? Remember that this was said just three pitches right before the big play. -