- Then in 1919, his team, the Chicago White Sox, they threw the World Series.
- What's threw?
- It means they lost it on purpose. Gamblers paid them to. Except Shoeless Joe.
13 seconds sound clip from the Field of Dreams (1989) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:14:36.484 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Could he hit? Lifetime average, 356, third highest in history.
- Why'd they call him Shoeless Joe?
- He's going to lose his farm.
- Then in 1919, his team, the Chicago White Sox, they threw the World Series.
- It means they lost it on purpose. Gamblers paid them to. Except Shoeless Joe.
- Now he did take their money, but nobody could ever proved he did a single thing to lose those games.
- I can't.
- Twelve hits including the Series' only home run, and they said he's trying to lose?
- It means they never let him play the game again.
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