the new shoeless joe jackson

8 men out, the Hollywood film about the black sox scandal from 1919, was on TCM tonight.

Whether any of the Pakistani players – all of which would be in hotels with access to sky – saw it ,I couldn't say.

If they did, they might have seen an interesting tale.

For those who haven't seen it, or know little about the story, it is the incident that started the "say it aint so, Joe" phrase that is overused in any situation like this comes from.  8 Chicago white sox lost the '19 World Series on...