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* After hearing that the league is in danger of folding because of a lack of interest, Dottie notices some bored reporters sitting behind the bullpen and goes into a split to catch a pop fly behind her back. The reporters immediately jump up and start snapping photos while a stunned Racine player remarks "I can't do that." Her coach's flabbergasted reply? "Who ''can?''"

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* After hearing that the league is in danger of folding because of a lack of interest, Dottie notices some bored reporters sitting behind the bullpen and goes into a split to catch a pop fly behind over her back.head. The reporters immediately jump up and start snapping photos while a stunned Racine player remarks "I can't do that." Her coach's flabbergasted reply? "Who ''can?''"
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** Just before that, Dottie calling Jimmy out for his drunkenness and lack of management.

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** Just before after that, Dottie calling Jimmy out for his drunkenness and lack of management.
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--> ''(shrugs)'' It slipped.

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--> ''(shrugs)'' [[PlausibleDeniability It slipped.slipped]]!
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-->'''Doris:''' Okay, some of ''them'' are goin' home.

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-->'''Doris:''' -->'''Mae:''' Okay, some of ''them'' are goin' home.
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-->'''Doris:''' Okay, some of ''them'' are goin' home.

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-->'''Doris:''' Okay, some of ''them'' are goin' home.home.
* In the final play of the game, Evelyn finally throws the ball to the cutoff woman like Jimmy kept telling her.
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'''Jimmy:''' It's ''supposed'' to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it '''great'''.
* At tryouts, Doris tries to intimidate Dottie and Kit by throwing a fast ball. Dottie catches it in her bare hand without batting an eye.
--->'''Doris:''' Okay, some of ''them'' are goin' home.

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'''Jimmy:''' It's ''supposed'' to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it '''great'''.
''great''.
* At tryouts, Doris tries to intimidate Dottie and Kit by throwing a fast ball.ball at them. Dottie catches it in her bare hand without batting an eye.
--->'''Doris:''' -->'''Doris:''' Okay, some of ''them'' are goin' home.
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* Ellen Sue throwing a ball at an older gentleman who was harassing them.
--> It slipped.

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* Ellen Sue throwing a ball at an older gentleman who was harassing them.
heckling the team during warmups, knocking him off his feet.
--> ''(shrugs)'' It slipped.
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* At tryouts, Doris tries to intimidate Dottie and Kit by throwing a fast ball. Dottie catches it in her bare hand without batting an eye.

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* At tryouts, Doris tries to intimidate Dottie and Kit by throwing a fast ball. Dottie catches it in her bare hand without batting an eye.eye.
--->'''Doris:''' Okay, some of ''them'' are goin' home.

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* When Marla is trying out for the team, she's hitting solid line drives that have some distance. Her father, noticing that Ernie isn't entirely convinced, then drops the bombshell: "[[IAmNotLeftHanded OK, Marla--now lefty.]]" She proceeds to start ''pulverizing'' the pitches, sending the ball crashing through windows.
** Pay attention to the reaction in the room when Marla's father tells her to start hitting left-handed--they all groan and start moving back. Her reputation as a power-hitter definitely precedes her!



* After hearing that the league is in danger of folding because of a lack of interest, she notices some bored reporters sitting behind the bullpen and goes into a split to catch a pop fly behind her back. The reporters immediately jump up and start snapping photos while a stunned Racine player remarks "I can't do that." Her coach's flabbergasted reply? "Who ''can?''"
** What makes it even better is that Dottie's quick thinking gives the other players the idea to come up with publicity stunts and other tricks to boost the crowd's engagement and drum up support and sales. She also finds a way to do so ''without'' relying on the sexist tropes that newsreels use; instead, the women showcase their beauty to catch people's eyes, then stun them with their genuine talent and skill.

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* After hearing that the league is in danger of folding because of a lack of interest, she Dottie notices some bored reporters sitting behind the bullpen and goes into a split to catch a pop fly behind her back. The reporters immediately jump up and start snapping photos while a stunned Racine player remarks "I can't do that." Her coach's flabbergasted reply? "Who ''can?''"
** What makes it even better is that Dottie's quick thinking gives the other players the idea to come up with publicity stunts and other tricks to boost the crowd's engagement and drum up support and sales. She They also finds find a way to do so ''without'' relying on the sexist tropes that the earlier newsreels use; used; instead, the women showcase their beauty to catch people's eyes, then stun them with their genuine talent and skill.

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* Dottie doing the splits to catch a ball, impressing everyone and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The Racine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, "Who ''can''?"

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* Dottie doing After hearing that the splits league is in danger of folding because of a lack of interest, she notices some bored reporters sitting behind the bullpen and goes into a split to catch a ball, impressing everyone pop fly behind her back. The reporters immediately jump up and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The start snapping photos while a stunned Racine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't player remarks "I can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, that." Her coach's flabbergasted reply? "Who ''can''?"''can?''"
** What makes it even better is that Dottie's quick thinking gives the other players the idea to come up with publicity stunts and other tricks to boost the crowd's engagement and drum up support and sales. She also finds a way to do so ''without'' relying on the sexist tropes that newsreels use; instead, the women showcase their beauty to catch people's eyes, then stun them with their genuine talent and skill.
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* At auditions Doris tries to intimidate Dottie and Kit by throwing a fast ball. Dottie catches it in her bare hand without batting an eye.

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* At auditions tryouts, Doris tries to intimidate Dottie and Kit by throwing a fast ball. Dottie catches it in her bare hand without batting an eye.
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-->'''Jimmy:''' Hey! Who is the goddamn manager here, ''I am!''
-->'''Dottie:''' Then ''act like it,'' you big lush!

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-->'''Jimmy:''' --->'''Jimmy:''' Hey! Who is the goddamn manager here, ''I am!''
-->'''Dottie:''' --->'''Dottie:''' Then ''act like it,'' you big lush!
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--> My hand slipped.

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--> My hand It slipped.
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** Just before that, Dottie calling Jimmy out for his drunkenness and lack of management.
-->'''Jimmy:''' Hey! Who is the goddamn manager here, ''I am!''
-->'''Dottie:''' Then ''act like it,'' you big lush!



'''Jimmy:''' It's ''supposed'' to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it '''great'''.

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'''Jimmy:''' It's ''supposed'' to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it '''great'''.'''great'''.
* At auditions Doris tries to intimidate Dottie and Kit by throwing a fast ball. Dottie catches it in her bare hand without batting an eye.
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* Dottie doing the splits to catch a ball, impressing everyone and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The Rancine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, "Who ''can''?"

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* Dottie doing the splits to catch a ball, impressing everyone and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The Rancine Racine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, "Who ''can''?"
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* Jimmy's version of a pep talk:

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* Jimmy's version of a pep talk: talk. Real sports teams now use the speech as motivation:
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* Ellen Sue throwing a ball at an older gentleman who was harassing them.
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* When Capadino turns down Marla because she isn't pretty even though she's a fantastic hitter, Dottie and Kit don't even discuss it. They exchange a look and immediately put down their things, refusing to budge until he changes his mind.
* Even drunk and disinterested, Jimmy is observant enough to know that Marla is their best hitter, and has the baseball IQ to know that having her bunt is a bad move.
* Dottie doing the splits to catch a ball, impressing everyone and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The Rancine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, "Who ''can''?"



'''Jimmy:''' It's ''supposed'' to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it '''great'''.
* Dottie doing the splits to catch a ball, impressing everyone and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The Rancine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, "Who ''can''?"

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'''Jimmy:''' It's ''supposed'' to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it '''great'''. \n* Dottie doing the splits to catch a ball, impressing everyone and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The Rancine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, "Who ''can''?"
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-->'''Jimmy:''' This is chickenshit, Dottie, if you want to go back to Oregon and make a hundred babies, great, I'm in no position to tell anyone how to live. But sneaking out like this, quitting, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Baseball is what gets inside you. It's what lights you up, you can't deny that.\\

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-->'''Jimmy:''' This is chickenshit, Dottie, if Dottie! If you want to go back to Oregon and make a hundred babies, great, I'm in no position to tell anyone how to live. But sneaking out like this, quitting, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Baseball is what gets inside you. It's what lights you up, you up. You can't deny that.\\
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* Jimmy's version of a pep talk:
-->'''Jimmy:''' This is chickenshit, Dottie, if you want to go back to Oregon and make a hundred babies, great, I'm in no position to tell anyone how to live. But sneaking out like this, quitting, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Baseball is what gets inside you. It's what lights you up, you can't deny that.\\
'''Dottie:''' It just got too hard.\\
'''Jimmy:''' It's ''supposed'' to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it '''great'''.
* Dottie doing the splits to catch a ball, impressing everyone and especially the newsmen who'd been sitting bored on the sidelines up until then. The Rancine catcher reluctantly tells her coach that she "can't do that", to which he responds with a flabbergasted, "Who ''can''?"

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