In the discussion (18)
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- The Oregon opening is selected for establishing Dottie and Kit's rivalry and Ernie's recruiting pitch.
- The tryouts and roster reading are selected for introducing the players, showing their athletic credibility, and revealing that Shirley cannot read.
- The league newsreel is proposed as a rewatchable sequence.
- Jimmy's no-crying-in-baseball confrontation is proposed as a rewatchable scene.
- Jimmy's managerial debut, including his extended urination, is proposed as a rewatchable scene.
- The team-success montage is proposed, including the Black woman's powerful throw and Marla's marriage.
- The telegram delivery is proposed as an affecting scene.
- Jimmy confronting Dottie about quitting is selected for his argument that difficulty is what makes baseball great.
- Game Seven and the home-plate collision are selected for resolving the sisters' rivalry while leaving the dropped-ball question open.
- Dottie and Kit's farewell is proposed as a rewatchable scene.
- The Hall of Fame reunion is proposed, with an explicit objection that parts of it are corny and that grown-up Stillwell is unpleasant.
- Jimmy's managerial debut and Ira's response are proposed as a comic exchange.
- The Suds Bucket dance sequence is proposed.
- Marla meeting and marrying Nelson is proposed.
- Both nighttime bus rides are proposed as rewatchable sequences.
- One participant remains torn between Dottie trying to quit and the no-crying-in-baseball scene.
- One participant's final choice is Game Seven because the whole game holds up on a channel flip and renews the dropped-ball debate.
- A different participant's final choice is the no-crying-in-baseball scene.