Maybe that's because the movie itself is fueled by nostalgia, flashing back to a simpler, more innocent time when the only things that mattered were baseball, carnivals, and girls. Oh, and avoiding being eaten alive by enormous, baseball-devouring dogs, of course.

To mark this anniversary of one of our favorite staples on cable in the 90s, here are 14 things you might not know about this fan-favorite sports movie.

1. The film was originally supposed to be called "The Boys of Summer." Unfortunately, it turned out there was already another, completely unrelated baseball book by the name.

4. Despite chronicling an entire summer's worth of baseball games and misadventures, "The Sandlot" actually took a mere 42 days to film.

7. Actor Marty York almost wasn't in the movie. He originally tested for the part of Bertram, and he was only cast as Yeah-Yeah after the original actor fell ill as production was about to begin.

8. The infamous vomit scene was more authentic than you might think. The actors were given fake chewing tobacco made from bacon bits and licorice, and by the time filming wrapped on that scene, they truly were ill from consuming so much of the concoction.

13. Guiry has been trying to track down his character's dorky fishing cap ever since filming wrapped, with no luck. Apparently, it was lost by the studio at some point after being used for the final scene with the adult Benny and Smalls.