Summer of "62" ~Benny Rodriguez

The newbie

June 21st 1962
I woke up and quickly threw on Jeans and a tight t-shirt which I tucked into my jeans. I grabbed my ball and glove and ran out after saying good bye to my mom. I see Benny waiting for me at the end of my driveway so I jog to him.

You: good morning Benjamin Rodriguez
Benny: good morning to as well Lilly Anderson
You: do you think we could ask Benny if Smalls wanted to join us I mean he has no friends and it's summer.
Benny: ya cmon

We walk to Smalls house and see him sitting on his steps of his house so the two of us walk over to him.

You: hey Smalls
Smalls: oh hey Lilly, hey Benny
Benny: you gonna play ball with us and the sandlot?
Smalls: no I can't
You: why you don't like baseball?
Smalls: no it's not that it's just my gloves busted

Then Benny pulls out another glove from his pocket and hands it to him.

Benny: here's my old one now cmon
Smalls: sweet!

He runs into his house and yells at his mom and the three of us run to Vincent's drugstore and see the boys behind it sitting on milk crates. There all eating Bazooka gum and Hams the only one standing up.

Ham: I'm bhe breat bambino
All; what
Ham: bhe breat bambino
All: huh

He takes the cigar shaped gum out of his mouth and talks again.

Ham; I'm the great bambino
All: ohhhhh
Smalls: who's that

Everyone including me and Benny turn to look at him everyones jaws are dropped to the floor and both Benny and I cringe.

Ham: what?
Bertram: what were you born in a barn man?
Yeah yeah; yeah, yeah what planet are you from
Squints; you never heard of the Salten of Swat
Kenny: the Titian of Terror
Timmy: the Colossus of Clout
Tommy: the Colossus of Clout
Benny: the King of Crash man
Smalls: oh the Great Bambino I thought you said the Great Bambi
Ham: that wimpy dear
Smalls: ya I guess sorry
You: Smalls don't be sorry you just misheard them
Benny: anyway, Smalls that's Timmy and Tommy Timmons, Mike Squints Palledorous, Alan McClennan we call him "yeah-yeah", Bertram Grover Weeks, Kenny DeNunez, and Hamilton Porter we call him Ham. Guys this is Scott Smalls.
Smalls: Hi

All of the boys spit in order of there names, and Smalls just waves as Squints spits a second time.

You: was that really necessary Squints

Squints just shrugs his shoulders and I shake my head moving my focus back to Benny.

Benny: ya um well he's gonna play with us because he makes 10 so now we got a whole team,
You: we're waisting time let's go to the sandlot
All: Lilly it's 9:00 a clock!

That all say while grabbing there stuff as me and Benny walk away before any of them. Once we arrive to the Sandlot Smalls was behind us and I was with everyone as they were complaining.

Bertram: why'd you bring him Benny
Benny: because there's nine of us and he makes ten
Yeah yeah: yeah, yeah so does my sister and I didn't bring her

I smack yeah yeah in the chest and he looks at me as I roll my eyes and look back at the group.

Benny: well with 10 people we got a whole team yeah yeah
Ham: no with Lilly we make a whole team and Lilly can catch, and throw
Kenny: cmon Benny man he ain't game you saw the way he threw
Tommy: yeah, you already filled up all the empty positions since Lilly got here
Benny: right and Now I get to rotate eight positions instead of seven. I need the practice guys.
Ham: your the best on the team you don't need any practice.
Squints: cmon Benny man the kid is a L-7 Weenie!