The Sandlot
English Comp 1
September 10, 2013 How would you like to be a new kid in a Los Angeles neighborhood in the summer of 1962 with no friends and a step-dad you do not care for much? That is how we are introduced to Scotty Smalls, the protagonist of The Sandlot written and directed by David M. Evans. Poor Scotty is new to Los Angeles and has no friends to hang out with and play ball. He is also not the most graceful athlete either. One afternoon, Scotty decides that he is going to follow the neighborhood boys to the local dump. He watches them play an improvised game of baseball on the small field of the dump, which is called the sandlot. Smalls is reluctant to join their fun because of his inept baseball skills and he feels that the boys will ridicule him. Despite this, Smalls joins their game but is made fun of for his defensive miscues; which causes the boys to make fun of him. This is where we meet Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez. Benny is the best ballplayer around and guides Smalls to be a better baseball player, as Smalls eventually becomes an integral part of their team. As Smalls hangs around the boys on the team more he takes part in many adventures including getting banned from the community swimming pool, facing off against a rival baseball team at their manicured field, and having chewing tobacco for the first time at the local fair and throwing up everywhere. Little did Smalls know that there was about to be an even bigger adventure to cap off one of the best summers of his life. One day later in the summer as the boys are playing a game at the sandlot, Smalls learns that the boys try not to hit the ball over the fence because of a beast that lives behind there. Smalls asks about the beast but the boys are way too scared to talk about it and continue playing. Then, Benny hits the ball so hard that the leather around the baseball comes off and they are unable to buy a new baseball because of insufficient funds. Smalls then realizes that he has a
September 10, 2013 How would you like to be a new kid in a Los Angeles neighborhood in the summer of 1962 with no friends and a step-dad you do not care for much? That is how we are introduced to Scotty Smalls, the protagonist of The Sandlot written and directed by David M. Evans. Poor Scotty is new to Los Angeles and has no friends to hang out with and play ball. He is also not the most graceful athlete either. One afternoon, Scotty decides that he is going to follow the neighborhood boys to the local dump. He watches them play an improvised game of baseball on the small field of the dump, which is called the sandlot. Smalls is reluctant to join their fun because of his inept baseball skills and he feels that the boys will ridicule him. Despite this, Smalls joins their game but is made fun of for his defensive miscues; which causes the boys to make fun of him. This is where we meet Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez. Benny is the best ballplayer around and guides Smalls to be a better baseball player, as Smalls eventually becomes an integral part of their team. As Smalls hangs around the boys on the team more he takes part in many adventures including getting banned from the community swimming pool, facing off against a rival baseball team at their manicured field, and having chewing tobacco for the first time at the local fair and throwing up everywhere. Little did Smalls know that there was about to be an even bigger adventure to cap off one of the best summers of his life. One day later in the summer as the boys are playing a game at the sandlot, Smalls learns that the boys try not to hit the ball over the fence because of a beast that lives behind there. Smalls asks about the beast but the boys are way too scared to talk about it and continue playing. Then, Benny hits the ball so hard that the leather around the baseball comes off and they are unable to buy a new baseball because of insufficient funds. Smalls then realizes that he has a