Ty Cobb called him the greatest left fielder of all time. He said his glove was the place where triples go to die.
8 seconds sound clip from the Field of Dreams (1989) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:14:03.243 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- The man never did one spontaneous thing in all the years I knew him.
- I want to build that field. Do you think I'm crazy?
- Yes.
- But I 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?
- 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.
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