for her sister. C'mon, she held onto the ball with a harder hit from a bigger girl previously and held on to the ball f

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soggybottom — 15 years ago(January 12, 2011 02:44 PM)

Thanks Acquiese. That's the best post on this thread yet!
Everything that you said is very thought-provoking and extremely important to the build-up of the climactic play. What was going through her mind? Was she really feeling that bad for her sister? Was she trying as hard as she could to help the team to prove to her coach and her teammates that they were right to let her come back to the team?
She could STILL hang onto the ball, and not make Kit the big loser. The game would've still gone on. I think that had Racine lost because of Kit on that play, people would've had a better argument that Dottie felt so bad for her that she had to throw the game.
I liked talking to MissCarsShe was really nice, but she so was so determined to not budge an inch, and I can't understand why people have to be that way.
Yeah, there's nothing wrong with things being capable of going 2 different ways. People just can't stand to have a shred of doubt about anything, and that's sad.
I think that you can really choose your own ending for this movie. However you want it to be, you're right! What's wrong with that?

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SpencersMomInPA — 15 years ago(January 14, 2011 02:45 PM)

But that WAS the final out of the series! Had Dottie tagged Kit, the game would have been over.

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soggybottom — 15 years ago(January 14, 2011 04:04 PM)

Nope, the game would've still been tied and kept on going.
Remember, Kit was the WINNING run, not the tying run.

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mark_g_1 — 15 years ago(February 10, 2011 08:53 PM)

she dropped the ball because she knew thats what she had to do to mend/keep a relationship with her sister because kit is a horrible spiteful selfish cow

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Hockeystix14 — 15 years ago(February 12, 2011 08:19 PM)

She dropped the ball on purpose. Kit wanted the spotlight for once in her life and Dotti gave it to her. I was a catcher and have gotten run into many of times and held on to the ball every time so it is not hard once you have the ball to safely secure it in your glove. Dotti clearly had enough time to get the ball in her glove and position herself to make the tag.

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dfgdfg22 — 15 years ago(February 15, 2011 11:14 AM)

I honestly the scene is just poorly filmed, and looks like Dotty dropped the ball on purpose.
It should have come flying out at the moment of impact, but for dramatic purposes they had Dottie hold on longer, so they could show the close-up of the ball dropping. I believe all the debate is the result of the director not watching enough MLB home plate collisions and nothing more.
No way Dottie would have thrown the game in my opinion.

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oldsalt61 — 15 years ago(March 08, 2011 07:38 PM)

It really doesn't matter. Kit was out. Dottie was still holding the ball until she hit the ground. The impact didn't jar the ball loose (in which case Kit would have been safe) so the umpire blew the call.

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jejozi — 14 years ago(July 14, 2011 08:14 PM)

And you're one of those people. Obviously you can't take someone expressing their opinion.
This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

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soggybottom — 14 years ago(July 14, 2011 10:18 PM)

I can take it just fine. What makes you think that I can't?
Are you sure that you replied to the right person? I've done nothing on this thread but say (over and over) how it can go either wayIt's up to each person to interpret that scene to fit their own desires, and NOBODY can be wrong (And I'm totally open to new interpretations too if anybody has any by the way).
If that so OBVIOUSLY proves that I can't handle other people's opinions, then I guess you're right.
My apologies.

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jejozi — 14 years ago(March 30, 2012 07:58 PM)

Isn't it amazing how you cry for others to accept other opinions, yet you whine when someone expresses their opinion. Why is that?
This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.