Then comes Comisky being the cheap bastard he is, stiffed the players, leading them to throw the games in 1919 WS. The players were banned while Comisky gets to go into the HOF. I know two wrongs don't make a right but had Comisky paid the players what they worth, one can wonder if it could ahve been prevented. Granted the only one who deserves to be reinstated (although they're all dead) was Buck Weaver.

Thanks for your comment and vote, Max...yeah, I kept the parody in the lighter vein, and chose not to include the darker days....Although he was accused and banned from baseball, there's always been many, who believe he was innocent of the charges....The following was printed in Wikipedia..............Jackson spent most of the last 30 years of his life proclaiming his innocence, and evidence has surfaced which casts doubt on his involvement in the fix. Jackson reportedly refused the $5000 bribe on two separate occasions—despite the fact that it would effectively double his salary—only to have teammate Lefty Williams toss the cash on the floor of his hotel room. Jackson then reportedly tried to tell White Sox owner Charles Comiskey about the fix, but Comiskey refused to meet with him.[22] Unable to afford legal counsel, Jackson was represented by team attorney Alfred Austrian—a clear conflict of interest. Before Jackson's grand jury testimony, Austrian allegedly elicited Jackson's admission of his supposed role in the fix by plying him with whiskey.[13] Austrian was also able to persuade the nearly illiterate Jackson to sign a waiver of immunity from prosecution.[22] Years later, the other seven players implicated in the scandal confirmed that Jackson was never at any of the meetings. Williams said that they only mentioned Jackson's name to give their plot more credibility. Jackson's performance during the series further suggests his innocence.

Hi AFW, I really enjoyed this.A good tribute. I saw the movie "Eight Men Out" recently. Although I had known about Shoeless Joe, I was unaware of the broader issues surrounding what had happened. Certainly, what I saw in the movie supports yours and Max's comments above. Good parody.

Thanks, Peregrin...never saw the movie you mention...I saw "Field Of Dreams"..but of course, that was fantasy fiction

Not into baseball (NFL diehard) but it looks like you knocked this one outta the ballpark-555!!!

Not familiar with the subject, but great pacing and many good lines.

Thanks, Rob, I don't catch baseball much, anymore..enjoy golf tournaments when Tiger's on the prowl....and thanks, Meri,

Neither do I know baseball, at least not Major League heroes, but I know the song and I know a well-crafted parody when I see it. Well done -555s.

Thanks there, LL

Very good tribute, with maybe a misplaced emphasis on home runs. Jackson played in baseball's "dead ball era," and only had 54 home runs in his careeer.

Thanks to John