The Sandlot

Ok, so as I was starting this, I couldn’t really think of anything to write about for my non-textual blog. So I decided to go with the all-American movie, The Sandlot. I’ve seen this probably about 100 times and it never gets old! Made in 1993 and directed by David Mickey Evans, this movie chronicles the lives of young baseball players. The movie is about a boy named Scotty Smalls who moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and step dad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he's part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, tree house sleep-ins, the hot lifeguard, Wendy, at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the traveling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him.
I really like this movie because it about the one thing I never get tired of, and that’s baseball. I’ve been playing sports my whole life. I played softball for 8 years and my dad was a baseball coach for 30 years. So I can relate to this movie in many ways. I think that’s probably the reason why I never get tired of it. Plus I think one of my favorite things to say is, “You’re killing me Smalls!” It never gets old!
And yes Stephanie, this is another blog about baseball. but I'm being good! There is nothing about the Cards or Cubs. :)