A League of Their Own
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And yet, werent you rooting for them to win so badly?
Didnt you think, for a second, they had a chance?
I know, me too.
Is that cheesy as hell?
Its supposed to be!!
Carson doesnt know what to say to her team.
Or rather, old Carson.
That speech was Charlie talking; it wasnt Carson.
Greta didnt give up running away to California and she certainly didnt give up Jo for this lame-ass shit.
Find a way to show up.
), might be fleeting and it might come with risks, but its worth it.
Only now is Carson ready to be the coach the Peaches need.
(Have we all noted how wild it is that they never replaced Dove?
But here they are.
Let them write poems about how we went out!
The Peaches go on to win the next two games and tie the series.
Thats called a comeback, baby.
It does not go well!
Tonis heart is sort of in the right place?
But shes still unable to give Max what she needs.
Max goes to see the person who can love her fully as she is her uncle Bert.
Max will need to be careful, of course, but she also needs to live.
But thats not all Bertie does for Max.
He goes to see his sister.
Toni needs to let Max go; she needs to stop holding her back from who she is.
And so Max goes.
She thanks Clance for getting [her] here.
I am but a puddle!
Speaking of strong female friendships that might make you weep lets go back to the baseball stuff!
You know the song, guys.
From that song we run onto the field with Hearts Barracuda blasting in our ears.
Play ball, baby.
The game is a close one.
Jo and Greta will still barely look each other in the eyes.
At one point, Lupe seems to be completely out of steam.
Carson gives her teammates one last push with a speech about owning this moment.
Its time to rob the bank, baby.
Suddenly, theyre back in it.
Esti and Lu work together for a double steal.
Shirley rips one into the outfield.
They tie the game in the top of the ninth.
If they can hold South Bend, itll go to extra innings.
Who walks up to the plate but De Luca the Bazooka.
Its over before you know it.
Jo hits a home run off of Lu.
Before long, all of the Peaches gather together and walk Jo home.
Everyone is crying, even the Baker candy bozos in the stands.
Jo De Luca hit the game-winning run and South Bend takes the title.
And there will always be next season, right?
The team … celebrates, I guess, back at the house.
At least it is a loss they can feel okay about before they all say good-bye.
The next morning, Carson races out to find Greta before she leaves to catch her train.
She pulls her over to the side of the house and kisses her one last time.
She cant go with her to New York, but shes also not going to go back to Idaho.
You changed my whole life, she tells Greta.
Greta, too, thanks Carson for helping her to open herself up again.
Carson watches Greta go, not knowing when shell see her again.
And then she turns around and finds Charlie standing on the porch with a bouquet of flowers for her.
He just saw the entire thing.
It looks like Carson might be having that awkward conversation with her husband much sooner than anticipated.
Dirt in the Skirt
At Maxs first stop, she calls Clance immediately.
Their conversation is short and mostly just the two of them telling each other theyre fine.
Neither Clance nor Toni want that.
And no, Mr. Coach of the Screws, Max is not interested in practicing with the team.
She has a much better offer, thank you so much.
Carson, however, is past feeling ashamed for who she is.
Shirley needs to start living her life.
She kisses Carson and isnt sexually attracted to her.
Thats not how it works, Carson tries to tell her but also knowing she should take the win.
The perfectly unhinged way Kate Berlant says Ive been eating from dented cans!
will stay with me forever.
Jess is moved: No ones ever done something like that for me before, she tells Beverly.
We have to take care of our own, Bev tells her with a wink.
Im surprised none of the other 1992 Peaches showed up.
