sandlot
Neighborhood baseball field
A sandlot is a vacant lot or open piece of ground, often sandy or unpaved, where children gather to play informal games.
The term is most associated with pickup baseball games played without adult supervision or official rules, evoking a nostalgic image of American childhood before organized youth sports.
We played sandlot baseball every summer until dark.
As an adjective, sandlot describes this informal, amateur style of play: sandlot football.
Identifier or classifier
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
- kickballSoccer meets baseball rules
- stickballMakeshift urban baseball variant
- wiffle-ballPerforated toy baseball
four-square · dodgeball · roughhousing · recess · after-school · improvised · ragtag · scrimmage
Small open-bed truck
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- scrappyAggressively spirited despite odds
- unorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- informalRelaxed, not official
neighborhood · diamond · bats · gloves · innings · pitcher · catcher · batter
Outdoor space behind home
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- youthState of being immature
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
imagination · carefree · unstructured · summers · outdoors · friendships · energy · playfulness
Time not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- bygoneOf earlier times
retrospect · sentimentality · longing · sepia · old-fashioned · remembrance · heartwarming · bittersweet
tag
Identifier or classifier
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
- kickballSoccer meets baseball rules
- stickballMakeshift urban baseball variant
wiffle-ball · four-square · dodgeball · roughhousing · recess · after-school · improvised · ragtag · scrimmage
pickup
Small open-bed truck
- amateurNonprofessional participant
- scrappyAggressively spirited despite odds
- unorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
informal · neighborhood · diamond · bats · gloves · innings · pitcher · catcher · batter · fielder
backyard
Outdoor space behind home
adventure · imagination · carefree · unstructured · summers · outdoors · friendships · energy · playfulness · barefoot
yesteryear
Time not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
bygone · retrospect · sentimentality · longing · sepia · old-fashioned · remembrance · heartwarming · bittersweet · coming-of-age
- outdoor spacesgardens, park, parks, field, patio
- Ballparksbaseball field, baseball diamond, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Yankee Stadium
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher
- amateuramateur, hobbyist, dilettante, nonprofessional, amateur league
- groundground, earth, soil, dirt, land
sandlotstadium
Large venue for spectators
arena · Yankee Stadium · Fenway Park · ballpark · sports complex
sandlotmajor league
Highest competitive tier
big league · professional · pro · minor league · varsity
- sandlot baseballInformal youth field game
- The SandlotInformal community ballfield
- sandlot sportsUnorganized recreational athletics