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* [[Kiss of Life]]: Pretty much the [[Trope Codifier]]. Squints deliberately pretends to drown in order to get the kiss of life from a hot lifeguard (who is played by Marley Shelton so you can hardly blame him).
** And the [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] reveals that {{spoiler|Squints and the lifeguard eventually got married and had a ''lot'' of kids.}}
* [[Knuckle
* [[Misunderstood Loner With a Heart of Gold]]: Mr. Myrtle to the Sandlot gang.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Wendy Peffercorn.
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* [[Oh Crap]]: Or, rather: "[[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating|Oh SHIT!]]" when {{spoiler|The Beast leaps over the fence to get the ball back from Benny.}}
* [[Opposing Sports Team]]: Subverted; it initially appears like the Sandlot ragtag team have met their villianous match midway through the film with a rival team that is introduced, complete with snobby attitude and nice uniforms. That is, {{spoiler|until the very next scene where the Sandlot team defeats them handily in blow-out fashion.}}
* [[Politically
** [[Fridge Brilliance|Who said he meant playing in the Majors?]] There is at least one Negro Leagues player acknowledged to have more homers than Ruth.
*** If he was in the Negro Leagues, how likely is it that would translate into being on first-name terms with MLB superstars.
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