[announcer] That'll do it for the Rockford Peaches.
Lose one to nothing.
[low rumbling]
[Shirley] I know about you.
[Beverly, faintly] Mrs. Shaw.
[Carson] Maybe you don't think that we will be all.
- [Greta] We can't be, Carson. You know that. - [Beverly] Mrs. Shaw.
[Charlie] Whatever it is that made your mother leave, you've got that.
- [Beverly] Mrs. Shaw. - [announcer] The Peaches just can't find their rhythm.
- [Beverly] Mrs. Shaw! - Sorry, sorry.
Uh, yes.
Shall we do a brief team meeting after everyone reclaims their belongings?
I think morale could use a little boost.
- Yeah, that sounds great. - Very well.
- Hey. - Hey.
- Everything okay? - Yeah. Of course it is.
Carson, your eyes are doing the cloudy thing.
What's going on? Everything's gonna be fine.
Charlie, we lost the first two games.
If we lose another one, we're out.
I feel like I need to have an answer right now
and I don't. I don't know what to say to them.
My mind is blank.
Whatever happens,
you're gonna be telling our kids about all this someday.
I know it's game three, but you still have a chance.
And you're in the championships.
Come on, how many people can say that?
Yeah.
If you think about it, you've already won.
- Yeah, I guess. - Hey. Hey.
Enjoy it.
Uh-oh. What's that? There's that smile I love.
All right, uh, so tomorrow's an off day.
Uh, let's practice at 10:00 and I'll see you out there.
Aren't we gonna change anything for the next game?
Yeah, we're getting creamed.
We need Jo. We need her arm.
- Yeah, uh... - We need her bat.
We need her "Jo de vivre."
Mm-hmm. Yes. I wish we could have those things.
Um, but we can't.
Listen, um, we're about to go into game three
and even though we're down by two,
we're still in the championships.
That's huge.
And we have come so far to get here.
In a lot of ways,
we've already won.
[players murmuring]
So, let's get some rest and I'll see you tomorrow.
That's it.
[players chatting indistinctly]
Well, Coach, I'd say you're a natural.
- Thanks. - Proud of you.
- Hi. - Hi.
Um, can I talk to you for a sec?
- Is that okay? - Sure, take her away. I'll meet you upstairs.
I will be right up.
- What? - Where the hell are you?
You came to the train station and you told me that you needed me to win.
And now you're acting like... You've already accepted the fact that we've lost.
- Okay. I have not accepted anything. - Yes, you have.
No, I haven't.
All right, what do you think we should be doing? I'm trying.
I see you trying something.
You got any more pearls of Charlie wisdom for us?
Or is he just gonna join us in the locker room next?
- I think he's right. - No, you don't.
Where's the real fucking Shaw? You're hiding again.
You knew about my husband this whole time. You're the one that's...
This is not about us.
I didn't give up California or Jo...
I didn't go through all that just to give up without a fight.
Find a way to show up.
[door opens]
- Hey. - Hey.
This place is nicer than it looks.
Maybe we should move in here. Get Shirls a new roommate.
Yeah.
Uh-oh. Car, you okay?
Is it the blood sugar thing?
-You want me to get you some food? - Um...
Do you remember when we talked about wanting to be more honest with each other?
With what we want and need.
- Yeah, of course. - Okay, great. Uh...
So, I need you...
to leave.
[chuckles]
What?
Charlie, I need to finish what I started,
with the team, with coaching.
I need to focus right now and be able to hear myself
and I can't seem to do that with you here.
Why? What did I do wrong?
Nothing. Nothing.
You're not doing anything wrong. You're not.
You're just... there.
I just... I keep feeling you when I need to be feeling me.
Does that make sense?
Okay, uh...
I mean, I really loved being there and rooting you on.
I know, I know.
But, yeah, of course. I can...
Yeah, I can stay at the hotel.
- Okay, great. Great. - Great.
No, no. That's not...
I need you to go home.
I'm sorry. I need you to go to Idaho.
- I wouldn't even be at the games... - I know.
I would feel you sitting in the hotel room
and I won't be able to be in my own body.
You know, it's really starting to feel like this team matters more to you than I do.
- I love you. I do. - [scoffs]
But I... [sighs] For this week, it does.
It has to.
[sighs]
Here. Take this.
It's most of my wages from the season.
I wasn't allowed to make a bank account 'cause you weren't here.
Wow.
You really don't need me at all, do you?
Yes, I do. I do.
I'll see you in one week.
After you win the championship.
Thank you.
[Clance] How do you feel about chores?
Oh, well, to tell you the truth, cleaning just gives me some peace.
Yeah, I'mma stop you there. Um...
This isn't a good fit.
We're not gonna throw a party every time you decide to pick up a broom, you know?
- Clance! Stop. - What?
[Clance] Uh-uh. I can't feel this old every day.
How old are you, honey? What are you, 15?
Look at the innocence in her eyes. I would snuff that out in a week.
[sighs]
Yeah, I... You know, I think this could really work.
I think, um, I think, uh... When would you like to move in?
Ah, no.
I am saving your marriage.
No, sorry. You're cute, but gotta go.
- Sorry. - What are you thinking?
I love to cook.
And I love to be quiet and read and watch the leaves fall.
It'd be so fun, Clance. Here's a little gift from me to you.
- Thank you, Cheryl. - Thank you.
- Thanks, Cheryl - Thank you.
- Thank you, Cheryl. - Thank you so much, Clance.
Cheryl, we gonna let you know. Okay?
- Thanks, Cheryl. - Okay.
[door opens and closes]
No. No way. I'm sorry. No, she is obsessed with me.
- Clance. - What is this? What did she get me?
She made me kitchen towels?
- They have your name on 'em. - That's weird. Who does that?
Clance, you need a roommate.
I'll leave in two days. You need somebody to help you pay for this place.
And I need somebody that's gonna be here to make sure
- you're okay while I'm gone. - [knock on door]
- Maybe that's a new Max. - That's not funny.
- [Clance giggles] - Hey, old lady.
Uh-uh. No. No, Cecil, I told you not to barge in my door like that.
Hey, Max, can you sign this for me?
- What? - What is this?
- Oh, my God. - [Max] What?
- Oh, my God! - What? What?
You're in The Defender.
- You're in The Defender! - Oh, my God!
- You're in The Defender! - I'm in The Defender.
[both squealing excitedly]
[♪ ESG: "It's Alright"]
Maxine, I saw you in the paper!
Right. I forgot.
She can sign a copy for you if you want.
[both laughing]
Best friend in the paper.
- It's no big deal. No big deal. - Best friend in the paper.
- It's just a photo. And some words - Oh, no. A big photo.
[giggles] Look at this picture!
Ooh! I can't wait to see the look on your mama's face
when she sees that you're about to go on tour.
How do you know her mama?
Hey, kid, that was a nice inning the other day. You had good stuff out there.
Uh-uh. I think you mean mind-blowing stuff.
- Blowing. - Uh-huh.
[Gracie] Very big. Big, big.
There's a article about it, if you want to see it, in The Defender.
What's The Defender?
- Hey. Can you two give us a minute? - Sure.
I'll get you a copy, sir.
Extra, extra. Read all about it.
Listen, you proved yourself out there.
And you might be right. Maybe we could use you.
So, how would you like to pitch a few practices for us?
Just a start, then we'll see where it goes.
[chuckles]
Wow. [laughs]
Thank you, sir, so much, for the offer.
"But I got a better one." Can you believe I said that?
I wish I could see the look on his face when you turned him down.
Of course they offer me now, after I kicked their butts.
It feels so good not to need the Screws.
Okay. Wait, wait, wait. I forgot.
- I brought a party. - Well, well, well! She beers.
Oh, she beers.
Every once in a while, she beers.
[chuckles]
I can't believe I'm about to go on the road with my own team...
and a girl I can't stop thinking about.
It's really incredible, Max.
I didn't even know living like this was possible.
I don't know if it actually is.
You put your ring back on.
Yeah...
[sighs]
Sometimes I wish I never knew what it felt like to be with her.
You know?
'Cause then the end wouldn't hurt like this.
I'm done thinking about the end.
I would rather have five minutes of what this feels like right now
than a whole lifetime of before.
Yeah, you're right. Me too.
- Yeah, I know you too. - What, now you know everything about me?
Pretty much. The first couple of times we met, you wouldn't stop talking.
- I know your life story. - Okay.
When I get nervous, I sometimes tend to fill the space.
You're not nervous anymore?
No.
I'm not.
I can hear myself.
To those five minutes.
- To the five. - To the five!
[both laugh]
So you think we're ever gonna see each other again?
I don't know.
Let's have a catch in case we don't.
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Uh, it's "play catch."
That's good. I was testing you.
That's what everybody says.
[both laugh]
You ready?
All right, guys, listen up. Come on.
Come on.
"Let me be something every minute of every hour of my life.
"Let me be cold, let me be warm.
"Let me be hungry or have too much to eat.
"Let me be honorable or let me sin.
"Only let me be something every blessed minute."
- Where do you think she's going with this one? - I don't know.
So, in this book, um,
there's a tree that grows out of cement.
No one waters it. It hardly gets any light.
No one pays any attention to it.
But somehow, it still finds a way to grow.
That's us.
No one thought that we could do this. No one.
They cared more about our makeup than our skills.
But still somehow, we grew.
But here are the facts.
The Blue Sox, they've always been stronger than us.
Now they have Jo. She was our best hitter and...
They're better than us. They just are.
Carson, why would you say that?
Because saying it loud means we don't have to be scared of it.
They are better than us, they are.
But that does not mean they get to win.
Remember what Dove said about the locker room?
People would write on the walls little prayers to the gods,
asking them, please, give them their moment.
This is our moment.
Are we allowed to do that?
- Terri. - Shut up, Terri. Shut up.
- [Terri] I just don't wanna get in trouble. - I don't care.
We're writing our names up here right now, so whoever plays next year,
or in 50 years, knows they're in our house.
[all murmuring assent]
- Come on. - Give it up.
All right. So we know we're here today to practice,
but I don't think we need to practice more cutoffs.
I don't think we need to work on stealing.
I don't think we need to practice more at all.
We don't need to know how the game ends.
We just need to be there, pitch by pitch, play by play,
each precious minute at a time.
We're the Peaches.
- Yeah! - And we fight to win.
- That's right. - But if we lose...
let it be fucking epic!
[all cheering]
Let them write poems about how we went out. Am I right?
[all cheering]
All right, let's do it! Let's show 'em! All right!
- Thank you for the book. - I knew you'd like it.
So, where's your guy?
I asked him to go home.
- Hmm. - Told him I needed to focus.
Shirl.
We need to talk.
[clears throat]
If you have somethin' to say to me, now is the time.
I don't have anything to say to you.
You were my friend and I trusted you.
- I am your friend. - [scoffs]
And your coach.
Shirley, you are one of the smartest players I've ever met.
You see everything.
But if you can't stop running away from everything you're scared of,
- whether it's canned food or... - Botulism is real, Carson.
- It paralyzes people. - Or the people that you're around,
you will never find out who you really are.
And that's a shame because that Shirley...
[sighs]
We could really use her right about now.
I know I could.
Well, I don't believe anything that you say anymore.
Well, how about this?
You were right. I am one of them.
And I don't know what that means for my life, but at least I'm living mine.
So you can go tell Charlie. You can go tell Bev. I don't... I don't care anymore.
It's up to you.
[players cheering outside]
[sighs]
[Max] Okay, Dad. See you Friday at 8:00. We'll be hungry.
[chuckles] Bye.
[sighs]
You're going for dinner there? Oh, boy.
- I just don't wanna leave a mess behind. - Mm-hmm.
But good-news-bad-news, you're coming with me.
Uh-uh. No. I have plans in a air raid bunker someplace.
Why are you more nervous than me?
Because your mama still hasn't seen your hair,
and her whole life is hair.
And when she gets mad, it's kind of more scary than some of my nightmares
which, as you know, are terrifying, so...
What's this?
Oh... [stammers] I just...
Since I finished Guy's comic,
I thought I'd work on something that was just for me.
Show me.
[sighs]
There's so much going on in the factory and it's rife with material
and this way, I can kind of keep talking to you and going on adventures
even when you leave.
This is really good.
Really?
- Yeah! - You're not just saying that?
No. This is real.
You need to send this to The Defender.
It's better than their comics anyway.
The Defender?
- Better? - Yeah.
I don't know about better.
I mean, comparable? Yes. Similar? Maybe. Adjacent? Perhaps.
But better? How much better?
- Way better. - Okay.
[announcer] It's game three
and our Peaches have come home to face Judgment Day.
If they don't win this one, it's done.
They've crawled out of last place, scraped their way into the championships.
Can they do it again?
[crowd cheering]
What do you think? Are we finally gonna see some baseball today?
Uh, we will. I think so.
We hope so.
Yes.
Here we go.
Come on, Peaches. Let's eat 'em up.
All right. Go, Terri.
[announcer] And the Peaches win!
They'll continue to fight in game four.
Ooh! [chuckles]
Watch this, boys.
[announcer] First baseman, I mean, woman, number nine, Greta Gill, at the plate.
Let's see what she's got.
[crowd cheers]
[announcer] Gill makes it safe to second, bringing Gonzales home.
- Let's get dirty! - There you go.
It's all right.
[announcer] With two runners on base, it's Carson Shaw's turn to the plate.
Bring me home, Shaw!
[announcer] Another hit for the Peaches.
Safe!
[announcer] And it's on to game five. Hoo-wee, what a series, folks!
It's as red as my lips.
Does it hurt?
It looks worse than it is, promise.
Here you go.
Hi. Okay.
You gals gotta keep playing, okay? We need ya.
- Hello! - Hi!
I didn't really make that look very effortless, did I?
- No. No - No.
In fact, it looked quite hard.
I would like to have an autograph.
Okay. Okay. [chuckles]
You know, I don't actually get baseball. It's too slow for me.
Sort of have to learn to see the moves.
There's a lot going on, even though it looks like nothing's happening.
I think I understood that today, watching you.
And, you know, I've always liked girls that were a bit too much.
'Cause I was one.
And I would also... I'd like to offer you a job.
- What? - Off-season, of course,
'cause you'd have to be in New York.
But I'd love to have someone like you in my office.
And I think you would go far.
Are you serious?
Oh, yeah. I'm always serious.
[laughs]
Okay. Great.
This is making me nervous. [breathing heavily]
Isn't this making you nervous?
Don't ask me that.
[stammering] I don't need to be nervous, this is my house.
Kinda.
Wait, I think we need a code word.
You know, like red rabbit or blue bald.
Buffalo. Buffalo.
"Buffalo"? Why do we need a code word?
In case things get bad and we need to escape.
- Clance, it's fine. - Oh, God. It's starting.
- Uh, Clance? - Mm-hmm?
Uh, Toni's asking for some help.
- Okay. In the kitchen? - Yep.
- Okay. Is she in there? On her own? - Absolutely.
[Clance] Okay. Is she smiling? [laughs nervously]
- So... - So...
- You're gonna be playing with Red Wright! - I know! I can't believe it.
[both laugh]
He says he really thinks I can sell tickets.
Of course you can, you're a star.
Some of them are really good, Dad.
Not as good as you.
Yeah.
Kinda felt like you didn't believe in me anymore.
No. I have always believed in you.
Just hard for us to believe in the world.
Mac and cheese! Cheese and mac. And bread rolls. So...
- [Edgar] That looks good. - [Max] Oh!
Are there 20 more people coming that I don't know about?
Your hair...
[whispering] Buffalo. Buffalo, buffalo.
Looks good.
Uh...
Thanks, Mama.
Everyone, come on. Sit. Sit, sit.
Let's, um, say grace.
Yeah, say grace. Grace, grace, grace.
- Clance. - Sorry.
[Edgar clears throat]
[all laughing]
Oh, and guess who came into the salon the other day without an appointment?
Lynn's sister.
- Disease Louise? - Mm-hmm.
- No! - Does she still have that smell?
Well, according to her,
the Colorado River has some sort of magical powers
and she's all healed.
The what?
But, look, I still caught a whiff.
[all laughing]
We're supposed to go out west for a few games,
so I will definitely be checking out the healing rivers. Right?
So, Clance, what's the latest on Guy?
Oh, well, I finally got a letter that was only half redacted,
and he said it was cold,
so I think that that means that they are not in Italy,
where all the fighting is happening, so...
He's seeing the world now, so when he comes back,
he's gonna have some things to say.
Red said that last year they went
all the way up to Canada and back down to Mexico, so...
I'm gonna have some stories too.
Mama, did you... did you see my article in The Defender?
You know, I'm going to start on dessert!
[Toni] Mm-hmm.
We should leave.
That's what I've been saying. We gotta go!
- Oh, no. I was joking, 'cause they... - Oh!
- It's gonna be fine. - Yeah, me too.
- You can't keep ignoring me... - Maxine.
I need to show you something.
You got to know your father's side of the family
because they've been here for generations.
And I realized
I never told you about my family, how we got here to Rockford.
Now, these are letters that my mama wrote her granddaddy
while they were making the trip up here from Florida in 1906.
They were running from nothing to nothing.
I want you to read them.
Mama, I know you saw The Defender.
Are you not even a little bit happy?
Is that really all you got for me?
I know you.
I've known since you were a little girl
that you were never gonna have a husband.
And that's why I've been trying to give you something for yourself, the shop.
Some power in this life!
Women without men aren't protected, especially the colored ones!
It's my fault. I made you think that the world was a good place
because that's what I wanted it to be for you.
So, I need you to read these letters, so you really understand.
Thank you for everything.
[door opens and closes]
I didn't even know what to say to her.
'Cause, I guess, part of me...
Maybe she's right. Maybe I am making everything harder on myself.
Nope. You are following your dream, and it's supposed to be hard.
Did you have a dream that you went after?
Who, me?
You're looking at it. You're looking at it.
Listen, when you get out to South Dakota,
I want you to look up a friend of mine.
His name is Arn, all right?
He's gonna remind you a lot of me, you will like him.
Oh, and in, uh, Des Moines, The Rock.
That's one of the last good bars out there.
You and Esther should check that out.
Thanks.
What?
You said me and Esther.
Yeah?
- It sounds good. - It does.
But keep your eyes open.
Take care who you trust.
But make sure you enjoy every minute of it, Max. All of it.
I will, I promise.
Okay.
Thank you, Uncle Bert.
I really thought she was gonna get it.
I know.
Hey, Shirl.
Shirley, I can't keep living like...
Oh, my God. What's... happening?
[gasps]
I'm not attracted to you. I'm not. It's not contagious.
- I like men. - Great. Yeah.
Oh!
You're a beautiful woman, but I just... I don't feel sexual.
No, I don't. I was just double-checking, I don't feel sexual, no.
- [Shirley groans] - Are you okay?
- Really good, actually. - Okay.
I feel so liberated.
The chains I was wearing. Why? I was afraid of what?
- I've been eating from dented cans. - Yeah, I see.
I don't have botulism. Do you realize what a miracle that is, Carson?
And I kissed you and it didn't turn me queer.
- That's not how it works. - I wanna thank you for supporting me...
sorry, in this.
I don't know if you should really finish the dented can.
I'm not afraid. I'll kiss you again.
I don't think it's... I think we're good.
Like I'm not sending... I'm not interested.
- To show you that I'm not. - I didn't want that to ever happen. You did it.
Oh, and, Carson, we're gonna beat the Blue Sox.
Yeah. Yeah.
All right. This is it. Let's get our heads in the game, okay?
Yeah.
All right, so, signs-wise...
Ladies! Ladies.
It is now time to set off for our final game.
- So... - Wait, wait. The song. The song, Jess.
[speaking Spanish] Please!
[Esti] Jess, can we sing?
Okay, okay, okay.
♪ Batter up ♪
♪ Hear that call ♪
♪ The time has come ♪
♪ For one and all ♪
♪ To play ball ♪
All right, let's play ball.
♪ We are the members of the All-American League ♪
♪ - We come from cities near and far - Near and far ♪
♪ We got Canadians ♪
♪ Irish ones and Swedes ♪
♪ We're all for one We're one for all ♪
♪ We're All-American ♪
- ♪ Each girl stands Her head so proudly high ♪ - [crowd cheering]
♪ Her motto do or die ♪
♪ She's not the one to use or need an alibi ♪
♪ Our chaperones are not too soft or not too tough ♪
♪ Our managers are on the ball... ♪♪
[announcer] And give a big welcome to your Rockford Peaches!
[♪ Heart: "Barracuda"]
[crowd cheering]
In the fifth and potentially final game of the series,
we're flipping the coin to see who bats first.
And it looks like the Blue Sox are playing as the home team today.
[Jo] Hey! That's that curve I was telling you about.
You gotta keep an eye out. She's sneaky.
[announcer] Garcia is not messing around today, folks.
A grounder to first, Gill fielding, Garcia's sprinting to cover first.
[crowd cheers]
Nice!
[announcer] An effortless play by the Peaches.
And that brings us to the second inning, folks.
Let's see what juice these Peaches are packing.
Will they be able to put up some runs or will the Blue Sox stop 'em?
The bases fully loaded and one out.
Here comes Ana Blair.
Babit checks Gill for the pickoff, and the pitch!
And, oh! De Luca with the double play!
[player] All right, Jo!
- Would you look at that? - Wow.
Bottom of the third and no runs yet in this game.
Oh! Babit belts it to deep centerfield.
Come on, come on, come on. She's going to two.
Come on, Terri! Come on, Terri!
She's going to three! She's going to three!
[announcer] McCready with the cutoff, and...
- No! They are too late with the tag. - [crowd booing]
Uh-oh. Here comes De Luca the Bazooka.
Ready to show us how she got that name.
Good to see you guys. You miss me?
[announcer] Striker brings the heat, but misses outside. Ball one.
I got your number, Striker.
[announcer] Holy smokes, what a pitch!
Maybe you forgot one?
[announcer] They sure don't call her the Striker for nothing.
That arm is giving De Luca a run for her money.
Let's see who comes out on top for this one, boys and girls.
Are you all placing your bets?
It's the Bazooka versus the Spanish Striker.
Oh. Amazing snag right there, folks.
[Greta] Right here, right here, Jess!
Safe!
[announcer] And there it is, the first run of the game.
The Blue Sox score.
Next up is Carson Shaw with two runners on base.
Oh! She belts it deep to the right wall.
And it looks like...
Yes! She's going for it.
Benjamin's going all the way!
And here comes Cavell!
The Peaches finally score
thanks to their star player and coach,
Carson Shaw.
- Are we gonna win? Are we gonna win? - Don't... Shh!
- Ow. - ...you even think it.
[announcer] And the Peaches take the lead.
What are you doing here?
Lovely home you have here, Ton.
I know I do. Let's talk inside.
No, no, no. I'd rather stay right out here. It's not gonna be long.
So, I know that you don't like the way I live my life...
You think that my problem is you running around dressing like a man?
Maybe I don't understand it, but that's not my problem.
- You left me. - I had to.
- There wasn't a life for me... - I told you to give it time.
But, no, you just up and left.
No idea if you were even alive half the time.
And I stayed.
Had to take care of them alone.
I didn't have a choice.
Please.
There's always a choice.
Look, I'm here about Max.
- We need to have a conversation. - Don't. Don't. Don't.
I just want her to be safe.
For some of us, safe isn't safe.
Do you wanna know why I left?
I left because of you.
Mom and Dad were trying to make me be things or do things, it was never gonna happen.
But you, you were the one that was saying,
"Just do what makes sense.
"Give up a little piece of yourself to make it easier."
Toni, you were the most dangerous voice because I could've done that.
I just wanted you to stay.
I know. I know that.
But Max... Max is more like you than me.
She is stubborn. And if you don't let her go,
she's not, she's not gonna come back to your door.
[Clance] All right, so this is the last possible moment to say goodbye, so...
[Max] Yeah, I guess this is it.
[Clance] We can do this. I can do this.
Okay, I wrote my address on all of them, all you have to do is send them,
- so you have no excuse not to write me. - I will.
And none of this, "I'm good, it's fine," I want details.
Paint pictures and scenery. I want adjectives.
I wanna feel like I'm right there with you.
- Okay. - Okay.
And don't forget they changed the trash to Tuesday.
Don't put the trash out on Wednesday.
You're gonna have to wait a week or you'll have raccoons in the house again.
Don't worry, Max, I love taking out trash. I like the smell.
Okay, Cheryl, not now. All right?
You get to live with me, so what do you have to be?
[whispers] Quiet. I'll be right here if you need me.
Now, listen, I know you're gonna make some new friends out there,
like, um, Esther and whatnot,
but none of them are your best friend, okay?
You are my only best friend.
- I don't know, maybe I shouldn't go. - What? No!
You need me, at the factory and at the house.
- At least until Guy gets back. - Max. You gotta go.
This... This is your team.
No. This is how I'm gonna play baseball,
and I love the game, but you are my team.
All right, y'all. Let's wrap it up, all right? It's time to go.
Okay. All right, if you don't get on that bus right now,
I'mma smack you upside your head.
Fine. Um, but I'll be back in the spring, okay? As soon as I'm done.
No, you won't, Max.
This is gonna lead you somewhere,
and that's gonna lead you somewhere else.
This is the start of everything.
And I'm so happy for you.
And just don't forget about me, okay?
- [sobbing] I would never. - Okay.
- Thank you. - What for?
For getting me here.
Come here.
[Red] We're leaving. Now!
Just a second, sir!
- Okay. - Okay. All right.
- I love you. - I love you.
Okay. Okay. Go.
I know. I know. Wipe your eyes.
You don't want these guys to see that you were crying.
You ready?
[sighs heavily]
I'm ready.
Are you?
- Yeah. - Get on that bus.
- I love you. - I love you more.
- No, I love you more. - I love you more.
Okay.
[whispering] I love you, too, Clance.
Goddamn it! Read the room.
We're outside.
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here we are at the bottom of the eighth, folks, and what a game so far.
One out, a runner on first, Garcia winds up, and the pitch.
Uh-oh. Pop fly.
This should be an easy out for the Peaches.
Oh! What a catch!
Are you kidding me?
[announcer] Shaw is putting on a show.
Nice catch, Shaw.
Here we go.
[announcer] With two outs now, Garcia is trying to close this inning out.
Wowsers! That's a big hit.
Benjamin charges the ball and almost goes down.
She's going to three! She's going to three!
- De Luca's going all the way. - She's coming home! She's coming home!
[announcer] De Luca's going all the way.
De Luca makes it home and the Blue Sox take the lead
with a score of four to three.
An amazing triple by Davis.
[grunts]
[announcer] Ball one, high and outside.
Garcia's starting to look fatigued out there.
[mouthing]
[grunts]
[announcer] Boy, oh, boy, the Striker just had her bell rung again.
Ground ball to right field Benjamin grabs it, but the Blue Sox score again,
leading now by two.
[player 1] Come on, Lupe, focus.
[player 2] Come on, Lupe.
It's okay. Just breathe.
You can do this.
[announcer] Shaw having some words with her pitcher.
Can the Peaches rally and get back in this game?
[announcer] High pop-up.
And McCready with the easy catch to end the inning.
If you're a Peaches fan and you don't want them to quit,
make some noise!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Peaches! Peaches! Peaches!
Listen to that.
There is nowhere in the world I'd rather be
than right here with each and every one of you.
We might come back next season, but things will never be the same
as they are right now in this moment.
All of us, right here,
are the original Rockford Peaches.
Never again.
How do you want this to end?
Show me right now!
Let's rob the bank!
- Rob the bank! - [all] Rob the bank!
[♪ Joan Jett & the Blackhearts: "Real Wild Child"]
Go get 'em, Lupe!
Go, Lu!
[announcer] Don't count these Peaches out yet.
Single by Garcia brings Shaw home.
Peaches trailing by only one.
[speaking Spanish] Smack the hell out of it, Esti!
[announcer] A bleeder, Esti Gonzalez, right into no man's land!
Can Gonzalez beat the throw? Yes!
McCready up to bat now.
With runners on first and second, Babit checks for the pickoff.
[speaking Spanish] Shortie!
- Double steal! - Both?
[speaking English] Hey! hey! They're yelling stuff in code!
[Lupe] It's not code, you moron. It's Spanish.
Yeah, steal!
[announcer] Oh, my God! I can't believe my eyes.
Garcia and Gonzalez go for the double steal!
[speaking Spanish] Good job!
[announcer, in English] Holy smokes, what a show, folks.
[speaking Spanish] Let's go!
[speaking English] It's okay.
[announcer] With one out and runners on second and third,
Cowen makes her way to the plate.
And will you listen to that crowd?
[crowd cheering]
You got this!
[crowd cheering]
Yes! Yes!
[announcer] Tied game!
My blood pressure is spiking, folks.
Can the Peaches hold the Sox and take the series?
[announcer] Bottom of the ninth, and if the Peaches get this out,
we're headed to extra innings.
Ohh! Next at bat, Slugger Jo De Luca,
who's had a really hot bat today,
going three out of four against Garcia.
Here we go, Lupe. Smoke her.
[announcer] The Peaches better watch out.
The Blue Sox are one run away from taking the Championship.
Garcia got lucky on that one.
[player] Nice one, Lu.
[announcer] Garcia winds up, and the pitch.
Oh! De Luca hits a monster!
- Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! - Going, going...
Say goodbye because that ball is out of here!
[crowd groans]
[announcer] And that's the game, folks.
[chuckles]
- Ah! Oh! Ow! - [crowd gasps]
Jo, are you okay?
- Oh, God! - What happened?
[groans] It's my knee. Goddamn it. From the bar.
[Greta] Hey, hey, hey, take my hand, I got you.
- De Luca, can you walk? - No!
I don't think so.
- [Coach] She can't walk. - [umpire] She's gonna have to.
Can the team help her?
Rules are she gotta cross the plate without the assistance of her teammates
or they have to forfeit.
That's a goddamn stupid rule!
But she hit it over the wall. They clearly won.
Rules are rules. She's gotta touch the bags.
- Ugh, come on. - [sobbing] It's over.
- Come on. Come here. - What are you...
Come on. Put your weight on us. Come on.
- No, guys, no. - Ready? It's okay. That's it.
[Jo] Okay, okay.
[crowd clapping]
- [Greta] You got it. - [Jo] Oh, God! Oh, God. It hurts so bad.
[Carson] We got you.
Does it hurt more than the time that pony stepped on your elbow?
- [laughs] - Stepped on your elbow? Were you on the ground?
- Yeah. - We had a lot of absinthe.
And I was looking for a silver dollar.
- You know, I don't even think it was real. - It wasn't real.
Hey. Let's go.
Let's go, come on!
[crowd clapping]
- We got you. - Ladies...
That was a hell of a hit.
[sobbing] You guys, thank you!
[Greta] Come on. Come around two!
- Yeah, that's right. - You guys don't have to do this.
- Of course we do. - Of course we do.
[Greta] We love you.
- Here we go. - [crowd cheering]
[Carson] Jo, you hear that?
- Yeah. - It's for you.
My uncle was right. You're way too soft.
It's true.
I love you, Joey.
I love you too, Bird.
[crowd cheering]
Some good baseball.
Go. They want to take your picture.
[announcer] That's it!
The South Bend Blue Sox, at the hand of Jo De Luca,
are the first champions
of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League!
Y'all better sleep fast.
We're in the bus at sunrise.
We got an afternoon game in Minnetonka that we gotta catch.
You know we know the drill by now.
- All right now. - We know.
Max. Max.
I'm just calling home.
Only two girls on the team gotta share a room
and there's only one bed, so...
Don't be too long.
I'll be quick.
All right. See you over there.
[phone ringing]
[Cheryl] Hello, this is Clance and Cheryl's House of Destiny.
Cheryl, does Clance know you're answering the phone like that?
Max, hi!
I'm just trying to make things fun around here.
Why? Should I do House of Love instead?
What did I tell you about answering the phone? Go. go, go.
Max? Max. Tell me every single detail.
What are you doing? Where are you right now?
Clance! Uh, I'm in Rice Lake, Minnesota.
Oh, wow! [giggles] What's Minnesota like?
Not sure yet. I just got off the bus.
We're playing tomorrow. How are you?
Uh, fine. [stammers]
Not much has changed since you left a few hours ago.
Hey, Chapman.
Don't let me down.
I won't. Thank you. Thank you!
What? What's going on? What happened?
Clance, I just got my uniform.
Oh, my God! Max!
You got your uniform. This is really happening, Max.
I only put a nickel in these pants, but I'mma call you again soon.
I miss you.
Okay. All right. I miss you too.
I feel like I'm lying to her.
I know.
But if you tell her, she'll come running back.
I thought you wanted her to come running back.
I do.
But she needs to go.
All I wanted was to raise a child who knew her own mind.
Max, she'll find her way.
Yeah.
It's just... You know, first Guy, now Max.
I don't know if I can do this on my own. I just... I'm not...
Clance.
I'd never let you do this alone.
I didn't have a good mom.
How am I gonna know how to do it right?
You won't.
You're gonna make every mistake under the sun with her.
We all do.
We don't actually know that it's a girl though.
Kind of feels like she is, right?
Yeah. [giggles] It does.
[upbeat jazz music playing]
[players chatting and laughing]
[speaking Spanish] Come on!
Cough, cough, the Peaches rock!
Let's go! Cheers!
[all toasting]
[speaking English] We technically lost though, so...
- Come on. - Jess. Callate.
I'm just saying!
- Okay, technically, yes, but, like, the heart... - The heart!
- Oh, ladies, ladies! Ladies? - [all groan]
Oh, shit.
I am no longer your chaperone.
- At least not until next season. - [some chuckle]
So, by all means, please carry on!
A drink, Miss McCready.
Wait, wait. That's on.
Thank you. Follow me.
Miss McCready. Jess.
- Mmm? - I think this belongs to you.
What is it?
Fines you accrued for wearing pants.
Rules are rules, but the rules said I had to collect the fines,
they didn't say what I had to do with them.
And, uh, it's the end of the season, so...
Hmm. No one's ever done something like that for me before.
Well, we have to take care of our own, don't we?
Don't forget the war bonds. Let's go join the fun.
[chuckles]
- Hi. - Hello.
[chuckles]
- Last night, huh? - That's right.
You think we're ever gonna see each other after tonight?
Of course I do!
Oh, okay.
I think we'll see each other in 15 years.
Oh, okay. Yep.
I'll see you across the street,
your five little kids behind you.
A nice bald spot right on the top of your head
and you will have a thick mustache by then. I think that sounds right.
That is right.
Well, I mean, you'll be the mayor of New York City by then.
- Of course. - Yes.
Probably dating at least seven different people.
- Maybe eight. - Oh, yeah.
- Living in a mansion right off the park. - Mm-hmm.
Maybe every once in a while...
you'll think about me.
Yeah, maybe.
You could come with me.
- To New York? - Yeah.
Are you serious?
Yeah, I think I am.
- Yeah. - Um...
I mean... How would that work?
I don't really know. But my train leaves tomorrow...
[Maybelle laughing]
Time for a refill. You're missing out on the music.
[Shirley] I actually just came for the potato chips.
- I love that there is so much food. - You want an egg sandwich?
Let's go.
[sighs]
[Red] Chapman!
- I will leave you. - [Max] Sorry, sir.
[low rumbling]
Yeah. Right up there. Don't... Don't...
I'm not around.
Hey, have you guys seen Greta?
- I think she just left. - Shit.
Oh, honey!
What am I gonna do without this little farm face!
All right, I'm still not from a farm.
How do I say goodbye to my sweet little horse's butt, huh?
- I'll miss you too, Maybelle. - Listen to me, you.
You did it.
You did.
You are not who you were when this whole thing started.
And that is a capital "B" big deal.
I wanna say goodbye so bad, like, the right way, you know?
- I need to go, though. - You gotta go.
I have to go get a thing. Okay.
- Go get a thing. - Get a thing.
Oh!
Greta!
- I'm gonna miss my train. - Just one second.
- Give me one second. - Okay.
I can't go with you.
But I had to do that one more time before you left.
You're gonna go back with Charlie?
- No. - No?
I don't know where I'm headed.
You changed my whole life.
You opened me up again, Carson.
See you next season?
I wouldn't miss it for the world.
[footsteps approaching]
[♪ Shannon Shaw: "Goodbye Summer"]