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Over analyzing "The Sandlot"
Posted on 5/4/11 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 5/4/11 at 5:46 pm
eta: I pressed enter before filling out the body of the message, but begin discussions anyway 
This post was edited on 5/4/11 at 6:14 pm
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Posted on 5/4/11 at 5:57 pm to foreverLSU
FOREVVVVEEEERRRRRR
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:00 pm to foreverLSU
Smalls was obviously a book smart kid. So when he didn't know who The Great Bambino was, why didn't he go to the library and look through some encyclopedias or books? Kid probably had his own set of encyclopedias, I never understood why he didn't do his research.
As book smart as he was, why couldn't he grasp the concept of 'smores?
If anyone had a legit shot with Wendy Peffercorn, it would have been Benny, not Squints.
How could they spend all that time next door to Mr. Myrtle's house and NEVER see the man? In all those years? I know the guy was blind but he had to have stepped out for some fresh air every now and then.
How could they play an honest game against the Little League team without one umpire? Ham was getting to call the strikes behind home plate? I don't think so.
As book smart as he was, why couldn't he grasp the concept of 'smores?
If anyone had a legit shot with Wendy Peffercorn, it would have been Benny, not Squints.
How could they spend all that time next door to Mr. Myrtle's house and NEVER see the man? In all those years? I know the guy was blind but he had to have stepped out for some fresh air every now and then.
How could they play an honest game against the Little League team without one umpire? Ham was getting to call the strikes behind home plate? I don't think so.
This post was edited on 5/4/11 at 6:04 pm
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:02 pm to foreverLSU
The Sandlot is a metaphor for David Evans's feelings of existential nihilism... the bases representing arbitrary platforms upon which we must often plant ourselves for no reason other than the bat of sheer fortune strikes the ball of inane opportunity. At the end, the players fading from the screen symbolizes the futility wrought by standing on these dirt-covered platforms of abject nothingness. Were they ever really there? Was their struggle against the dog meaningful to their existence? The mere possibility of saying nay to these inquiries is proof enough that The Sandlot is a vacuum in which there is not even a crevice of significance.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:10 pm to foreverLSU
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If anyone had a legit shot with Wendy Peffercorn, it would have been Benny, not Squints.
Its a perfect example of someone that wants it! Squints was willing to risk drowning for it. That kind of commitment deserves and demands respect!
Also back in the day neighborhood games like this were quite common. I dont ever remember balls and strikes or calls period being a problem.
This post was edited on 5/4/11 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:18 pm to foreverLSU
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Smalls was obviously a book smart kid. So when he didn't know who The Great Bambino was, why didn't he go to the library and look through some encyclopedias or books? Kid probably had his own set of encyclopedias, I never understood why he didn't do his research.
As book smart as he was, why couldn't he grasp the concept of 'smores?
But he had zero common sense and little self confidence to try to accomplish accelerating into the same level of sports knowledge the rest of the neighborhood had already acheived.
Taking a ball that rest on a mantle? come on.
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If anyone had a legit shot with Wendy Peffercorn, it would have been Benny, not Squints.
Benny wasn't interested in women even though he was physicllay the most mature of the bunch. He later helped mentor and train Joey Votto.
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How could they spend all that time next door to Mr. Myrtle's house and NEVER see the man? In all those years? I know the guy was blind but he had to have stepped out for some fresh air every now and then.
Yeah, that I don't get either. He had accute senses such as smell and I'm sure that applied to hearing as well. So if you loved baseball that much, and you heard kids playing right out your back door everyday, you wouldn't at least step outside?
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How could they play an honest game against the Little League team without one umpire? Ham was getting to call the strikes behind home plate? I don't think so
That's the best part of playing sports in your neighborhood. Our arguments were legendary. In football, if your friend took a cheap shot at you, there was no penalty, you got in a fist fight, then made up the next day and played again.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:22 pm to foreverLSU
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If anyone had a legit shot with Wendy Peffercorn, it would have been Benny, not Squints.
She liked the bold move.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:23 pm to swamie
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Benny wasn't interested in women even though he was physicllay the most mature of the bunch. He later helped mentor and train Joey Votto.
I literally lol'd
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:25 pm to ProjectP2294
I thought the mustache gave it away.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:29 pm to swamie
how do you think Dennis Leary feels knowing he raised half of baseball's most fabulous couple?
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:29 pm to ProjectP2294
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If anyone had a legit shot with Wendy Peffercorn, it would have been Benny, not Squints.
She liked the bold move.
I concur. But why did the whole gang get banned from the pool for Squint's stunt? The rest of the guys had absolutely nothing to do with it.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:34 pm to foreverLSU
I always wondered what happened to Bertram. At the end the narrator says "Bertram got really into the 60s and no one ever saw him again." What the hell happened to him?
Also the actor who played Bertram, Grant Gelt, the last movie he was in was "The 60s" in '99
Also the actor who played Bertram, Grant Gelt, the last movie he was in was "The 60s" in '99
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:35 pm to ProjectP2294
probably blacked his eye again and told him he wasn't wasting a steak this time.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:45 pm to Muppet
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The Sandlot is a metaphor for David Evans's feelings of existential nihilism... the bases representing arbitrary platforms upon which we must often plant ourselves for no reason other than the bat of sheer fortune strikes the ball of inane opportunity. At the end, the players fading from the screen symbolizes the futility wrought by standing on these dirt-covered platforms of abject nothingness. Were they ever really there? Was their struggle against the dog meaningful to their existence? The mere possibility of saying nay to these inquiries is proof enough that The Sandlot is a vacuum in which there is not even a crevice of significance.
Wow! Is that original? That was very impressive.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:48 pm to foreverLSU
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foreverLSU
I love the way you think.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:54 pm to Jamohn
Is anything truly original?! Though my scope of vision is broadened by the shoulders of ancestors on which I stand, is my perspective not also limited by the fixed position of the very platform?
Yeah, I made that shite up. Sorry.
Yeah, I made that shite up. Sorry.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 6:58 pm to foreverLSU
i love you so much
Posted on 5/4/11 at 7:04 pm to foreverLSU
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Smalls was obviously a book smart kid. So when he didn't know who The Great Bambino was, why didn't he go to the library and look through some encyclopedias or books? Kid probably had his own set of encyclopedias, I never understood why he didn't do his research.
If he goes to a library, why doesnt he just check out a book on Babe Ruth instead of an encyclopedia?
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As book smart as he was, why couldn't he grasp the concept of 'smores?
Smalls is a full blown nerd. And a nerd with no common sense. Of course he doesnt know what a smore is. I mean the kid had never even camped out, friggin dude walks in to the tree house screamin when he needs to keep his yapper shut.
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How could they spend all that time next door to Mr. Myrtle's house and NEVER see the man? In all those years? I know the guy was blind but he had to have stepped out for some fresh air every now and then.
They were only there for maybe 3-4 hours a day maybe 4-6 days a week. I figure its shortly after school until dark. I figure James Earl Jones is probably taking a nap most of that time. And again, he's blind. Hercules wasnt exactly a seeing eye dog. You dont go strolling out in the streets with Hercules taking the lead, that's hoy you get your arse drug around town in chase of a hoodlum kid.
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How could they play an honest game against the Little League team without one umpire? Ham was getting to call the strikes behind home plate? I don't think so.
Being a kid that played sandlot baseball weekly (still do for that matter), its not hard to do. Plus, they beat em, and they beat em good. No ump gonna change that.
eta: didnt answer this one...
They were older. Squints could pull his own once he got older. And clearly he had game.
This post was edited on 5/4/11 at 7:19 pm
Posted on 5/4/11 at 7:07 pm to Muppet
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Is anything truly original?! Though my scope of vision is broadened by the shoulders of ancestors on which I stand, is my perspective not also limited by the fixed position of the very platform?
Yeah, I made that shite up. Sorry.
Much respect.
Posted on 5/4/11 at 7:13 pm to Jamohn
Double much respect on that one Muppet. I had a good out-loud chuckle at that. brilliant.
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