Absolutely hands-down my favorite story of the year even though there are months to go

It's baseball (well, softball). It's sportsmanship, which apparently still survives to this day in remote pockets of the American sports landscape. It's a moment that nobody who was there will ever forget.

And it even has a picture of cute girls.

You must read this story.

The Peril has spoken. So let it be written. So let it be done. (That means, go read it already, for heaven's sake.)

Did I mention I love this story?

HT: Ace, of all people -- who lables the link, " Awwwww: Cute Girls' Softball Story" but characteristically adds, "Except for the part about helping your opponents, I guess." (My children -- you know who you are! -- are still forbidden to follow any links to Ace's blog, by the way.)