Whenever I think of pickles and sports and running (not that I do this a whole ton), I think of baseball. A pickle describes a situation where a baserunner is stuck between two bases and is in danger of being tagged out. When the baserunner tries to advance to the next base, they get cut off by the defensive player... when they try and get back to the base they left, same thing. The first part of this video demonstrates the classic pickle situation in baseball:
And yes, The Sandlot definitely makes my top 10 favorite movie list... hmmmm, maybe that's why I'm so terrified of dogs!
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