Cleats by Bill Hinds for August 12, 2020
Transcript:
Abby: Okay, it's settled. We'll tell our coaches we want to play an exhibition game--boys vs. girls. Jack: Dawgs vs. Panthers. Abby: Losers vs. Winners. Jack: Hey, you calling us losers? Abby: I didn't say you were, but that's a pretty good prediction. Peri: Yes, very insightful. Mondo: This isn't the part where we're psyching them out, is it?
Back in the late 50’s everybody in the neighborhood played baseball every day we could in the summer, but back then girls weren’t allowed to play Little League. To prove a point, and with the support of a couple coaches, my sister got together an all girls team and proceeded to whip a boys team. They still wouldn’t let girls join the league, but it shut some people up for a while.