Unlike the rest of us, Barbie doesn't sweat while working out, so she can wear makeup on the ballfield. However, in deference to the rest of us, she has kept her makeup to the "bare bones." Barbie's big blue eyes are accented by green liner and bronze eyeshadow. Her eyelashes are painted in dark brown instead of black, which gives the impression she's going mascara-less. I excuse the deep red lips on the assumption that Barbie's probably had hers tattooed that color by now to save time choosing a lipstick color in the morning. She also has the barest trace of red blusher, so light I have to wonder how they managed to apply it. Her eyebrows are painted a pale reddish brown that is an amazing match for her strawberry blonde hair. Her hair is thickly rooted, and although styled pulled back, there is a center part present. Her blunt cut ends just below the shoulders, and is very even, a welcome change from many mangled blunt cut Mattel dolls.She has no earrings (or other jewelry, for that matter).

Barbie uses the full bend-and-move body, including the flat feet. I know, I know, people don't like the flat feet, but this is a sports doll- cut the poor girl a break. This body is also more slender than some. I would like to see Mattel do a bend and move body with a more athletic build, but I'm willing to settle for the excellent posability this mold affords. Barbie can jump for a fly ball (and hold the pose on her included stand), take the traditional batting stance (although she needs rubber bands to hold her bat), or even wind up for the pitch. In short, I've had more fun playing with her than in most dolls I've deboxed in the past year or so.

Evaluation:
Face: A
Body: A+
Hair:A
Overall: A+