George Signed This and The Jet Stole Home

Introducing Dirty Dancing: One Song at a Time

A promo to announce VCR Privilege’s next summer movie podcast: Dirty Dancing

George Signed This and The Jet Stole Home

Today wraps up the movie The Sandlot when Scotty and Benny realize they’ve been living next to a baseball legend this whole time. After learning that the dog’s name is Hercules and giving Bill a ball signed by the 1927 Yankees’ Murderers’ Row, [https://baseball.fandom.com/wiki/Murderers%27_Row] we find out what happened to all these guys when they grew up. Alice Lauren (The Podcast Socialite [https://twitter.com/podsocialite]) advocates for more coming-of-age movies and gives her review of The Sandlot: better than Top Gun. Sully (Locked on MLB [https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/lockedonmlb?selected=LKN4284538137]) argues that Mr. Mertle should have been Mr. Carter after James Earl Jones’s character in The Bingo Long Traveling All Stars & Motor Kings [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074207/]. We get our fill of talking about George Herman Ruth [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruthba01.shtml], Josh Gibson [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gibsojo99.shtml], and Maury Wills [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willsma01.shtml]before turning to the career of Major Leaguer Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez. Join us online @VCRPrivileges on Twitter [https://twitter.com/VCRprivileges]and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vcrprivileges/]or in The Sandlot Listeners’ Treehouse [https://www.facebook.com/groups/712533276728530/] on Facebook Intro: Maury Wills [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/maury-wills/] “Somebody’s Keeping Score” Outro: Natalie Cole [https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tTsrGPwQRWUsHR2Xf7Ke9] “Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?”

Knock on the Door

It’s a field day for the Beast as a boy jumps into his yard and wants to play chase! Doris of American Graffiti: One Song at a Time [https://www.onesteelesister.com/american-graffiti] shares both her and her dog’s review of the big scene where Benny finally recovers the Babe Ruth baseball. Rachel lets slip that all kids who cause trouble take an oath of omerta. Megan of MASH Minute [https://www.mashminute.com/https://www.mashminute.com/] reminds of us of valuable life lessons. And does Tierney manage to work in references to both “Tales from Jabba’s Palace [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Tales_from_Jabba%27s_Palace]” and the Apollo space program? You bet! Pop on The Surfaris, protect your cakes, and practice your wolfman howl because today “Gunner” aka “The Beast” is out on the town. Ok, they end up exactly where they started and a fence falls on him but DON’T WORRY: the dog is OK! And gives us an excuse to meet Mr Mertle at last. PS - We also talk a lot about James Earl Jones and how good he is at acting since apparently he has zero interest in baseball PPS - It was really hard not to name this episode “Ooo a Big Doggie” Join us online @VCRPrivileges on Twitter [https://twitter.com/VCRprivileges]and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vcrprivileges/]or in The Sandlot Listeners’ Treehouse [https://www.facebook.com/groups/712533276728530/] on Facebook Intro: Maury Wills [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/maury-wills/] “Somebody’s Keeping Score” Outro: Les Brown [https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1289080-new-york-yankees-1941-joe-dimaggio-song-still-a-hit-with-baseball-fans] “Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio”

Microfiche Babe Ruth

The boys close catapult, but the autographed ball remains The Beast’s as the sandlot gang gives up on their various plans to steal it back. Smalls and Benny both have dreams, although only Benny’s features the prolific character actor Art LaFleur [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0480869/] as a kindly Babe Ruth. “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” Benny buys a new pair of PF Flyers [https://pfflyers.com] and jumps over the fence to confront The Beast. Here to question Benny’s shoe allowance and the usefulness of an erector set mouse droid are Jonathan and Tabitha Carlisle from The Princess Bride Minute [http://theprincessbrideminute.com]. We discuss the influence of Jaws and westerns on this part of the film as well as Louisville Sluggers, playing with dogs, and Henry Aaron. Will Benny get the ball? Either way, this is about to be the best day of The Beast’s life! Join us online @VCRPrivileges on Twitter [https://twitter.com/VCRprivileges]and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vcrprivileges/]or in The Sandlot Listeners’ Treehouse [https://www.facebook.com/groups/712533276728530/] on Facebook Intro: Maury Wills [https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/maury-wills/] “Somebody’s Keeping Score” Outro: Sports Collectors Daily [https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/lets-finally-hear-that-babe-ruth-song-from-1920/] “Oh! You, Babe Ruth”

BONUS Sandlot of Dreams

Rachel and Tierney hop on the mic to talk about the 2022 Field of Dreams game between the Cubs and the Reds. We’ve got thoughts about striped batting helmets, Joey Votto, and holograms. Come for the corn, stay for the… more corn. Shout out to the Movies by Minutes [https://moviesbyminutes.com]community and Sesame Place [https://sesameplace.com/philadelphia/] and Bleacher Nation [https://www.bleachernation.com] and A League of Their Own [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B13Q4GTH?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuuKXBhCRARIsAC-gM0ji8qN6nTeZQ_y9gT2gDFtdgoHQC4gM0oDNtJLcNAKLyeKWU_ChpmgaAm_bEALw_wcB&mrntrk=pcrid_615762106515_slid__pgrid_138630578583_pgeo_9002051_x__ptid_kwd-1743315743194&ref=DVM_US_DL_SL_GO_AST_ALTO22_mkw_s-dc] and For All Mankind [https://tv.apple.com/us/show/for-all-mankind/umc.cmc.6wsi780sz5tdbqcf11k76mkp7] (looks into bag) And none for Robert Manfred. Join us online @VCRPrivileges on Twitter [https://twitter.com/VCRprivileges]and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vcrprivileges/]or in The Sandlot Listeners’ Treehouse [https://www.facebook.com/groups/712533276728530/] on Facebook Intro: The Everly Brothers [https://everlybrothers.com] “All I Have to Do is Dream”