The Sandlot

Countless times on road trips and hundreds of times during the summer, my brother and I would watch The Sandlot. This movie is about a boy who moves into a small town and his mother tells him to go make some friends. He finds a group of baseball players his age at the sandlot. He learns that all they do is play baseball, every single day. He has no idea how to play and has a hard time fitting in. He eventually learns the game of baseball.  When they need to borrow a ball of his, he gives them his Babe Ruth signed baseball, the greatest ball player to ever live. The group runs into some problems getting that baseball back and the meet Goliath, the giant dog at the house behind the baseball diamond.

Every time I watched this movie,  I would imagine I was one of those kids, playing the great game of baseball every single day. I will never forget those days my brother and I laughed on the couch as we watched this amazing movie. These memories will stick with me for the rest of my life.

The Sandlot was a big part of my childhood, as I probably watched the movie about 250 times, and it never once got old. My favorite scene has to be the smack talking between the gang and the Tigers, the high class rich kids in the city. It makes me smile even to this day when I watch this scene.

Every kid should have the opportunity to have this movie, for it is a classic. It is still and always will be my favorite movie.