‘A League of Their Own’ Recap: ‘Switch Hitter’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Four of ‘A League of Their Own’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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Perhaps the best way to describe everyday life is to use the phrase, highs, and lows Because that is precisely how life goes. For there are days where we enjoy nothing but joy, and others where we deal with tough times and there are other times… where we just float along waiting for something to happen. It’s not a bad thing by any means to know that this is how life goes, nor should we fear it in the slightest. It just means that we simply have to live in the moment and enjoy life as it comes and be ready and vigilant when the tough times come. To mitigate some of the strife those moments will cause and really, highs and lows are top of mind today, simply because they were present in the next episode of A League of Their Own on Prime Video.
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For ‘Switch Hitter’ is a story that saw the Rockford Peaches and Max Chapman enjoys all kinds of highs and all kinds of lows. For instance, Max was doing so well at work, that she was able to bring Clance into the fold to help out with her forthcoming financial needs and she was even promoted at last. Giving her a chance to finally audition as a pitcher for the factory. And the Peaches? Well, they were on a tear win wise. Because they were finally jelling as a squad and winning games left and right and to top it off, Carson and Greta were finally exploring their feelings for one another, giving rise to joy and peace for both of them. If anything, it really seemed for a brief moment that everything was going to be a-ok and the story was going to celebrate wonder and majesty.

But that’s when the highs and lows came into play. Because while Max STILL had to fight for a chance to get up on the mound and pitch to some potentially future teammates, she was finally granted the opportunity to show her stuff and well, that ended in complete and utter disaster. Because every single pitch she threw, regardless of its heat or regardless of her skill, took to the skies off of well-worn bats. Leaving her beside herself and wondering if she was either out of her league or if she got too deep inside of her head. Not to mention, she was on her own in such matters since her mom wasn’t talking to her and Clance had bigger problems to deal with, such as her husband preparing to go off and fight in the war and well… that left her quite dejected for certain.

As for the Peaches, well they too ran into some uniquely strange highs and lows. Because in the middle of a win, Coach Dove Porter… quit. All so he could take a gig with the Baltimore Orioles. Which meant that Carson and Lupe were selected to handle co-coach duties and while that started off wonderfully, it wasn’t long before Lupe made a power grab and did everything and anything she could to wrest control of the team into her hands and be a star in the process. Which of course, brought about ugly infighting. The kind that left the Peaches with a forfeited loss and it also brought forth the hard reality that Carson and Greta’s time together was nothing short of a spicy summer fling. Leaving Carson beside herself and unsure of what comes next for the team or her newfound understanding of her sexuality.

But another chance encounter between Carson and Max after that fateful game, might once again move both their lives into a fascinating new direction. Since Max took the time to ask Carson for a favor since she still knew her ‘secret’ and well, that has to be related to baseball and if Max was indeed just overwhelmed in the moment and can calm down… she might do wonders for the Peaches fortunes. But while we wait to see if that is indeed the case, we can bask in the majesty of one engaging tale. One full of surprises and wonderful moments that grew the characters, and this is a story that really did reflect everyday life once again. Because ebb and flow didn’t disappear after the forties, it is alive and well and it will undoubtedly rear its unsteady head once again before season one of this magnificent series comes a close. Until next time.

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