A young girl describes all the work she would do if she drove a fire truck.

The Backyard Bombers, a pick-up team that plays on a sandlot, is getting ready for the big game against their biggest rivals, the Sluggin' Tigers, but first baseman Joey bosses his teammates around so much that their love of the game is fading fast.

Ernie keeps joking around on the basketball court while the other team members are playing seriously, but when Pablo discovers that Ernie is trying to hide the fact that he is not a very good player, Pablo stops being angry and tries to help.

Pablo is a natural athlete but when he joins his friends' football team for the first time he is intimidated by the bigger, more experienced players, and the pressure keeps him from doing his best.

When their usual soccer field cannot be used for the big tournament, the members of The Lightning use hard work--and teamwork--to fix up another field so that the tournament can go on.