Field of Dreams Page #2

anything about them .

For all l know, he may have

even heard voices, too,

but he sure didn't listen

to them .

The man never did

one spontaneous thing

in all the years l knew him .

Annie, l'm afraid

of that happening to me,

and something tells me

this may be my last chance

to do something about it.

l want to build that field .

Do you think l'm crazy?

Yes.

But l also think

if you really feel

you should do this,

then you should do it.

What the hell is he doing?

He's plowing under his corn .

Why?

Ty Cobb called him

the greatest left fielder

of all time.

He said his glove

was the place

where triples go to die.

KARlN :
Could he hit?

RAY:
Could he hit?

Lifetime average .356,

third highest in history .

KARlN :
Why'd they call him

Shoeless Joe?

RAY:
When he was still

in the minors,

he bought a new pair of spikes

and hurt his feet.

ln the sixth inning,

he took them off

and played in his socks.

The players kidded him,

called him "Shoeless Joe , "

and the name stuck.

MAN :
He's going

to lose his farm .

WOMAN :
Damned fool .

RAY:
Then in 1 9 1 9 , his team,

the Chicago White Sox ,

they threw the World Series.

KARlN :
What's "threw"?

RAY:
lt means

they lost on purpose .

Gamblers paid them to .

Except Shoeless Joe .

He did take their money ,

but nobody ever proved

he did one thing

to lose those games.

lf he threw it,

how do you explain he hit . 375

for the Series and committed

no errors?

l can't.

Twelve hits including

the Series' only home run ,

and they said

he's trying to lose?

lt's ridiculous.

RAY:
The commissioner

of baseball suspended eight

of the players,

including the great

Shoeless Joe Jackson ,

for life .

KARlN :
What's "suspend"?

RAY:
lt means they never

let him play the game again .

My father said

he saw him years later

playing under a made-up name

in some 1 0th-rate league

in Carolina.

He'd put on 50 pounds,

and his spring was gone

from his step

but he could still hit.

Dad used to say

nobody could hit

like Shoeless Joe .

l think that's the first time

l've ever seen you smile

when you mentioned

your father.

Well . . .

l have just created something

totally illogical .

That's what l like about it.

Am l completely nuts?

Not completely.

lt's a good baseball field ,

Ray.

lt's kind of pretty, isn't it?

Mmm-hmm .

Any sign?

Something's going to happen

out there.

l can feel it.

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So ,

for the veteran southpaw,

his summer of woes continues.

That's four straight hits

in the inning.

Daddy, what's a "southpaw"?

lt means

a left-handed pitcher, honey.

So how bad is it?

Well , considering how much

less acreage we have for corn ,

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