re: Most controversial movie of all time just started on VH-1

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The forced scene with the black woman zipping the ball back to Dottie threw the film from the realm of docu-entertainment into parody. 

I really didn't care about the reality of any of the games after that.

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You don't think a black woman can throw a baseball?

Family is more important than baseball.

From imdb

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During a montage of baseball footage of the Peaches, Dottie is shown catching balls by almost any means necessary (In splits, jumping into the dugout, behind her back, and other players running into her). She is capable of catching and hanging on to the ball. In the final play of the world series scene, Dottie has that ball and is ready to tag Kit out. Kit rams her, knocks her over and Dottie drops the ball...winning Kit's team the World Series. Dottie says it's the way the game is played. It is also hinted that she may have done it intentionally based on many small hints during the movie (her talk with her grandsons, and the looks on Dottie's face when Kit is obviously shadowed by her). It is also entirely possible Kit wanted to win so badly she did knock it out of Dottie's hand. Does she drop it intentionally? Maybe yes, maybe no. It's really up to the viewer to decide for themselves.

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How is this more controversial than "Who Shot First?"? THAT, is the biggest controversy in cinema, by a long shot.

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That isn't a controversy.

Only morons believe the propaganda that was released by the new republic years after the event.

I mean, the knowing look Jimmy and her share as she walks off the field, how could it be anything else?

Actress Anne Ramsey



Has confirmed her belief it was dropped on purpose. That's gotta have some weight.

I merely answered a post that wondered how someone may have never heard of this controversy. Stop crying, there's no need to get so upset by my post.

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No one is arguing Kit was better. Kit winning the play at the plate certainly doesn't indicate that either. But in sports, anyone can win on any given play. And Kit won that play. Why that's so hard to fathom is mind numbing to me.

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Methinks you missed the point of the movie.

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But in sports, anyone can win on any given play.

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Is not what the movie is about. This has nothing to do with the film.

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Family is more important than baseball.

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horseshite.

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Well that's another debate.

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Is not what the movie is about. This has nothing to do with the film.

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The movie is about a number of things. There are numerous storylines. Whether Dottie dropped it on purpose or not doesn't suddenly change what the whole movie is about. That you think that play had to end with Dottie dropping it on purpose is laughable.

Baseball is a fundamental part of the movie as well. And the baseball scenes and depiction were fantastic and, like any movie featuring athletic competition, an uncertain outcome is ideal for suspense and realism.

So again, psychological motives and subjective observations of looks the coach and Dottie gave one another to support their position. People WANT to believe she dropped it on purpose based on inferences and emotional interpretations is what I see. The context and substance don't show that at all.