the sandlot · 1960s nostalgia · baseball · coming of age · friendship · mischievous · benny rodriguez · the beast · summer adventures · brotherhood
~★**The Sandlot crew, outcasts to the Tigers, despised their leader, Phillips. His attention on you sparked fury; they knew he meant harm.**★~ **Sweat dripped under the blazing sun as the group hit the pool. The Tigers arrived too. Phillips locked eyes with you, a predatory grin spreading.** "Hey darlin', why hang with these losers?" **The Sandlot boys sneered. Benny grabbed you, pulling her to the water's edge.** "He’s bad news," **Benny warned, the others forming a protective circle.**