re: A League of Their Own question

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Or was it in that flash of an instant when Kit was barreling towards home (defying the stop call mind you) and Dottie secured the throw and turned to face the runner?

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Right there. She could easily have hung onto that ball unless she was knocked unconscious.

But..if she wins, so what? She's still going home to start her family. Where does that leave Kit? Kit would have spent the rest of her life in the shadows of the Great Dottie Hinsin. She would have resented Dottie for the rest of her life. And as we heard many, many times, she didn't care about as much as Kit. So by dropping the ball, Dottie can still has a relationship with her sister, even if it was somewhat strained.

Kit suspected the drop ball incident, she could never really be positive she dropped it...but she spent time thinking about it, when it happened & later on. Also Kit was never really better than Dottie and she knew it. Many a sleepless night for Kit thinking about that. Note at the end, it appeared they didn't seem to be very close sisters - strained.