That scene would have ruined  the movie i had no idea there was a deleted scene.  Glad they cut that makes no sense

Ugh, no, I never wanted Dottie and Jimmy to have a romantic relationship. She was happy with her husband and that was right.

Getting her to admit she loves playing baseball would've been good in the movie but the event after that,  very happy they deleted it.

I'm glad this didn't make the final cut. I preferred their friendship, the way they could talk so easily and the way they genuinely admired each other. Never saw their chemistry as romantic.

The worst day I have ever had being sober is still better than the best day I have ever had being drunk or high.

Amazing how editing can change everything

The chemistry that was never acted on was what made it so good. There was obviously something there, but her being a dedicated wife and Jimmy becoming a better man was perfect.

Glad you changed it to Kit was the issue.  The kiss would have ruined the film

I'm glad this wasn't included. It would have muddied the waters and gone against everything else Geena Davis' character has said and done. She wasn't really committed to baseball. It was fun, but what she really wanted was her husband back from the war and kids. That was her goal. Someone like that wouldn't even entertain an extramarital relationship. There was zero build up for that, and it wouldn't have made sense for the character. Having the 2 of them come to a friendship and level of trust was enough. But the rest of the film establishes that she loves her husband and she's paranoid about him dying in the War. If she's so afraid of that happening, why would she screw around?

I never wanted those two to get together. What an idiotic idea...

“My knee.  I tripped.”  
It reminds me of “oh no! I’m falling over!  Now I’m falling over again!”

-Austin Powers

They don’t even seem like the same characters in this scene

I did want them together when I was an inexperienced teenager. Now I liked the unspoken chemistry with maybe an edge. I agree this was unnecessary. We should like Jimmy by the end and I think it’s really beautiful how much he learns to respect the players as equals. Had this been kept we’d not only hate him for messing with Dottie but the team too.

I can see the interest in trying it. Sometimes the best way to prove it’s not right is to let it play out, then cut it. Exactly what deleted scenes are. An experiment.

I've read the original script... the editing of this movie is GENIUS... and you can see by this clip why that is so. The final edit is a rare time when it makes the theatrical release of movie the best version it ever would have been.

That scene would have ruined the movie

Thank God they took this out .....this would of ruined the entire movie....it changes both characters too much ....the movie wouldn't of been the same, it would of been more of a tabu love story than a story about baseball....

Im glad they edited this scene.   It would have ruined the movie.

Tom does have a great swing 😂😂😂

You could feel the attraction but glad didn’t happen.

So glad they didn’t use this scene!