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Posted By: Preece1

For everyone that believes that Shoeless Joe didn't do it, they should read the book "Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ragtime Baseball" which has the actual grand jury testimony in it. Jackson might have batted .375, but he also admitted to pretty lousy fielding that cost Chicago runs. In addition, he admitted that he agreed to fix the games and many of the players only joined the fix when they knew Jackson was "in". If Jackson had done the right thing, the fix would probably not have happened (at least according to the testimony).

I was a believer in Jackson before I read the book. I am not passing judgement on whether he should be in the Hall of Fame. Obviously, baseball has different standards for election that the Football Hall of Fame.