Heroes get remembered but legends never die. One of the beautiful things about the internet is we now can recognize and identify other people who share and appreciate our weirdness. Yet, it is our weirdness and unique makeup which allow us to stand out and offer something special and needed to our corner of the world. We try to measure up to someone else’s expectations for us. In an effort to fit in and gain acceptance from others, we often minimize our weirdness. Like the boys in The Sandlot, we’re all weird. Yet, it is these very quirks which make them stand out.
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Throughout the movie and during this summary scene, we learn about each boy’s quirks. The narrator (Scotty Smalls) tells the story of what happened with each character as they grew up into adulthood. One of my favorite scenes in The Sandlot happens just before the movie ends. While moments of adversity and crisis are often frustrating and painful, we can say from the middle of it, “this is going to make a great story one day.” The stories we tell during a long road trip, after a great meal or around a fire are not the stories of ease but the ones which emerged from difficulty, pain and suffering. In our lives, our best stories are born out of adversity.
However, the ball turns out to have been signed by Babe Ruth and it is lost. How will they get the ball back? The adversity born of this crisis creates an incredible story. The great problem of the film comes when Scotty tries to save the day by supplying a baseball for boys to continue their game. The power of Sandlot is largely rooted in the wonder which frames the boys view of the world. Yet, wonder drives our creativity, passion and imagination. From Mythbusters to the power of Google, we learn all we can and as a result, familiarity kills wonder. We live in a world which robs us of wonder. Whether it’s their love for Babe Ruth (“The Colossus of Clout”, “The Sultan of Swat”, “The Great Bambino”), a unforgettable trip to circus or the beauty of Wendy the lifeguard, wonder is everywhere in this film. These insights are for all of us – baseball fans or not. 5 Life Lessons from The SandlotĪs I was sweating in record heat this weekend, I began reflecting on the biggest takeaways from the film. The older I get, the more I quote my favorite lines and the more nostalgia sets in, making the movie better in my mind than it probably is. 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.” (If you haven’t seen the film, check out a brief trailer here.) They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he’s part of the local baseball buddies. “Scotty Smalls (I loved another awkward kid with double S initials) moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. If you haven’t seen the movie, here’s a quick summary from IMDB. And one of my favorite lines from the movie. Whenever it gets this hot, I’m reminded of my favorite movie as a kid, The Sandlot. It may be a dry heat, but it’s still really hot! This year is the earliest it’s hit 115 degrees in recorded history.
We just completed 4 days of record-breaking heat in Phoenix.
In Community, Courage, Creativity, Encouragement, Fear
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