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Ty Cobb called him
the greatest left fielder of all time.
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He said his glove
was the place where triples go to die.
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-Could he hit?
-Could he hit?
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Lifetime average .356,
third highest in history.
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Why'd they call him "Shoeless Joe"?
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When he was in the minors...
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...he bought a new pair of spikes
and hurt his feet.
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In the 6th inning, he took them off
and played in his socks.
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The players kidded him, called him
"Shoeless Joe" and the name stuck.
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He's going to lose his farm.
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Damned fool.
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Then in 1919,
his team the Chicago White Sox...
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...threw the World Series.
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-What's "threw"?
-It means they lostit on purpose.
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Gamblers paid them to.
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Except Shoeless Joe.
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He did take their money,
but nobody everproved he did one thing...
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...to lose those games.
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If he threw it, how do you explain
that he hit .375 for the Series...
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...and committed no errors?
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I can't.
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Twelve hits including
the Series' only home run...
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...and they said he's trying to lose?
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It's ridiculous.
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The commissioner of baseball
suspended eight of the players...
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...including the great Shoeless Joe
Jackson, forlife.
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What's "suspend"?
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It means they never
let him play the game again.
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My father said he saw him years later...
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...playing under a made-up name
in some 10th-rate league in Carolina.
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He'd put on 50 pounds,
and his spring was gone from his step...
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...but he could still hit.
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Dad used to say
nobody could hit like Shoeless Joe.
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I think that's the first time
I've ever seen you smile...
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...when you mentioned your father.