I know that I have talked about having lots of "favorite" movies, but my favorite one of all time is without a doubt The Sandlot. I first watched this movie when I was three years old and I am now 21 and still watch it every once in a while. When I was a little boy, I dreamed of playing professional baseball. This movie was so inspiring to me because I grew up playing in the back yard with my friends. Growing up in a big baseball town in Cincinnati, Ohio, it was easy to say who my favorite player and team was. Ken Griffey Jr. of the Cincinnati Reds was easily my favorite and I thought of him as Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez. In the movie, a new kid moves to town. The boy's nickname throughout the movie is Smalls and he does not know how to throw a baseball when he plays with the other guys for the first time. He finally learns how to play a little bit and him and the guys play at this field every single day during the summer. One day, Benny hits the ball so hard that the cover comes off of the ball and they do not have a ball to play with anymore. Smalls tells them that he has one at home. He goes and gets it and then someone hits a homerun over the fence. Smalls then tells the other guys that his dad is going to kill him cause the ball was signed by Babe Ruth, the greatest baseball player to ever live. The boys go on a journey to get the ball back and it is absolutely comical. In conclusion, this movie will always have a huge impact on my life.
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