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meaning of: ..........." Say it ain't so, Shoeless Joe"....about Shoeless Joe Jackson:

........................from Wikipedia:

After the White Sox lost the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds, Jackson and seven other White Sox players were accused of accepting $5,000 each (equivalent to $75,000 in 2020) to throw the Series. In September 1920, a grand jury was convened to investigate the allegations.

Jackson's 12 base hits set a Series record that was not broken until 1964,[18] and he led both teams with a .375 batting average. He committed no errors, and threw out a runner at the plate.[19] However, the Reds hit an unusually high number of triples to Jackson's position in left field.[20]

During grand jury testimony on September 28, 1920, Jackson admitted to participating in the fix; some news accounts quoted this as:[21][22][23]

When a Cincinnati player would bat a ball out in my territory I'd muff it if I could—that is, fail to catch it. But if it would look too much like crooked work to do that I'd be slow and make a throw to the infield that would be short. My work netted the Cincinnati team several runs that they never would have had if we had been playing on the square.

Link to more information about "Shoeless Joe Jackson" Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson


so..you think I could not verify this? ".I ain't Shoeless Joe.(at least for today, I ain't)
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