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Eight Men Out
Baseball is America’s pastime, despite the huge popularity of soccer, football and basketball. For baseball fans who love movies, Eight Men Out is one of the best portrayals of what really took place in the 1919 World Series. ... What is clear is that several members of the White Sox team (some say six, the official count was eight) agreed with gamblers to throw the World Series, and they proceeded to do so. ...
As the story unfolds, the eight players show varying levels of commitment to the plan. First baseman Chick Gandil is the ringleader; veteran pitcher Eddie Cicotte is on-again-off-again in his dedication; Weaver opts out, and spends most of the series challenging his team-mates to give an honest effort; Joe Jackson is clueless, a talented player without the intellectual capacity to understand what he’s got himself into.
Approximate Word count = 501
Approximate Pages = 2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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