I've heard that old men wake up and scratch itchy legs that have been dust for over 50 years. That was me.

— Shoeless Joe Jackson (Ray Liotta)

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8 seconds sound clip from the Field of Dreams (1989) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:22:42.762 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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(Baseball bat hitting ball) (2)

(Baseball bat hitting ball) (3)

- Hi. Ray Kinsella.

- I bet it's good to be playing again, huh?

- Getting thrown out of baseball was like having part of me amputated.

- I've heard that old men wake up and scratch itchy legs that have been dust for over 50 years. That was me.

- I'd wake up at night with the smell of the ballpark in my nose, with the cool of the grass on my feet, the thrill of the grass.

- Can you pitch?

- Yeah, not bad.

- Don't we need a catcher? Not if you get it near the plate we don't.

- I'm pitching to Shoeless Joe Jackson.

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