A man who hears voices, most people would think that this person would be insane, which is what people in a peaceful Iowa town presumed, but in the Ray Kinsella's case, he was just following the most distinct directions he was every giving. On a farm on the verge of bankruptcy, and in a town in the middle of Iowa is where Ray first heard it. It was just like any other day, and Ray Kinsella was plowing the cornfield when he heard the voice, the voice that would change his life indefinitely. "If you build it, he will come". Ray looked around in shock, as if he was imagining it. Then once more the voice spoke, and once more Ray stood bewildered at the thought that he was hearing things. "If you build it, he will come", the voice firmly said again. As weird as this may seem, Ray knew exactly what the voice was telling him. After telling his wife many would think she would laugh and think he was simple joking, but she said to him "do whatever makes you happy". A few years, and thousands of dollars later, there it was, a masterpiece written in green grass and soft brown clay. The most beautiful site to any fan of the game, a baseball field stood tall and proud where the tall corn once ruled the earth. Why did this man build a baseball field with a suffering farm, and a house that was close to being disowned? Simple, he understood the voice loud and clear. After building this field, the voice gave Ray his promise and the man who was supposed to come to Ray, appeared. There he was, one of the games greats, one who was the center of attention when Ray would be tucked under his covers listening to his father tell him the chilling stories of how pitchers feared this man. Of how the whole crowd would cheer when he walked to the plate, knowing that it was he just by the way he spit in the batters box. Shoeless Joe Jackson (Joseph Jefferson Jackson) appeared in Rays baseball field, out of no where, from the tall corn grass.
Shoeless Joe is a book about a man who builds a baseball field in his cornfield because he heard a voice telling him "if you build it, he will come". ... The first area of the field that is completed is left field, where Ray's favorite baseball player, Shoeless Joe Jackson plays. ... While they were watching a game Shoeless Joe came up to Moonlight Graham and asked him if he wanted to play, of course he accepted. ...
His most famous novel Shoeless Joe is said to be "a balancing act sustained by the absolutely fearless, sentimentality-risking honesty of the author" (Collier 135). ... Shoeless Joe was Ray's father's favorite baseball player and Ray remembers him talking about Shoeless Joe all the time. Ray has always wanted to see Shoeless Joe play baseball, but since Shoeless Joe was kicked out of baseball in 1919 for the "Black Sox" scandal, nobody has seen him play. ...
The crowd cheers, "Shoeless!" ... Once you reach the dugout your coach Kid Gleason yells, "Shoeless, get up to bat." ... "Up to bat Shoeless Joe Jackson," the announcer enthusiastically whoops. ... Joe had a tough childhood, growing up with almost nothing ("Joe Jackson"). ... Joe had a brutal childhood in South Carolina. ...
The crowd cheers, "Shoeless!" ... Once you reach the dugout your coach Kid Gleason yells, "Shoeless, get up to bat." ... "Up to bat Shoeless Joe Jackson," the announcer enthusiastically whoops. ... While playing for the Spinners he acquired the name "Shoeless Joe." ... Even though it only happened once, he was still known for it for the rest of his career, "Shoeless Joe" ("Joe Jackson"). ...
He builds a baseball field for Shoeless Joe Jackson. ... He got to watch Shoeless Joe Jackson play graceful baseball in the field that he built. ... That is where Shoeless Joe Jackson plays his position. ... The book gives a little more history on shoeless Joe Jackson then the movie. ... In the book Ray was just happy that Shoeless Joe showed up to play on his field. ...
The players that are involved are pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude Williams, first baseman Arnold Gandil, shortstop Charles Risberg, third baseman George Weaver, left fielder "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, center fielder Oscar Felsch and a substitute player, Fred McMullen. (Asinof) Everyone attended the meeting except "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Arnold Rothstein. ...
Field of Dreams A voice spoke to Ray Kinsella one day while he was working out in his cornfield. The voice said "If you build it he will come." These words set him off; they began his spiritual journey. If you"re a teacher looking for the perfect movie to show your class, look no further than...
Shoeless Joe Jackson played for the Chicago White Sox in 1919. ... ("Official Statement Regarding Joe Jackson" 1) Jackson was tried in two different courts, and both times he was found innocent. ... There is also factual evidence to prove Joe's innocence. ... He did ask to be benched, and went so far as to tell his owner of the fix ("Facts Relating to Joe Jackson" 3), but to Major League Baseball he did not do enough. ... Joe Paterno (head football coach at Penn State) and Lou Holtz (head football coach at South Carolina) are the two most notable ones. ...
From the days that young Native Americans looked up to (and pinned their hopes on) decathlete Jim Thorpe, Italian immigrants to Joe DiMaggio, and black women to Olympians Wilma Rudolph and Florence Griffith Joyner and emulated their every move. ...
