Joe Jackson drafted today by Rangers (Yes, he's related to THAT Joe Jackson)

[BradH]

With their fifth-round draft choice (#160 overall) a few minutes ago, the Rangers selected All-American catcher Joe Jackson of The Citadel (he grew up in South Carolina). He is the great-great-great nephew of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson.

He supposedly has a championship ring/pendant of ole Joe's that was turned into a watch (or the other way around) years ago and has been passed down from generation to generation.

Kinda cool.

[wonkaticket]

So not this Joe Jackson?



Very cool BTW.

[GiGi]

Hi! I work for the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum here in Greenville, SC. We're all very proud of Joseph today! Here are a couple of photos!

1. The 1917 pendant
2. The ring Shoeless Joe had made from it.

Joseph wore the ring when he signed to play ball with the Citadel. His father owns the ring.

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[cosmicmike]

They could use a Joe Jackson right now

[EvilKing00]

very cool stuff, hope he makes the bigs a few years from now.

[christopher.herman]

Originally Posted by GiGi

Hi! I work for the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum here in Greenville, SC. We're all very proud of Joseph today! Here are a couple of photos!

1. The 1917 pendant
2. The ring Shoeless Joe had made from it.

Joseph wore the ring when he signed to play ball with the Citadel. His father owns the ring.

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Those pieces are awesome.

[GoldenAge50s]

Thank You for posting those items! FANTASTIC!

[auggiedoggy]

Originally Posted by GiGi

Hi! I work for the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum here in Greenville, SC. We're all very proud of Joseph today! Here are a couple of photos!

1. The 1917 pendant
2. The ring Shoeless Joe had made from it.

Joseph wore the ring when he signed to play ball with the Citadel. His father owns the ring.

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There's a museum? I wish I had known that when I was down in Myrtle Beach several years ago!

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by auggiedoggy

There's a museum? I wish I had known that when I was down in Myrtle Beach several years ago!

I read about about the museum online a while back. I wish I lived close enough to visit; it does look very cool. The museum is actually Shoeless Joe's former house and has been transformed into a museum. The museum address is 356 Field Street in reference to Jackson's lifetime batting average.

The website for the museum is pretty neat.

http://www.shoelessjoejackson.org/index.php

[GiGi]

Thanks for all the replies! I am glad you enjoyed the photos! I have had the ring on my finger! Crazy!

The Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum is here in Greenville, SC. The museum is actually his home where he lived and died. It was moved 3 miles from its original location to be directly across the street from our minor league team, the Greenville Drive (Red Sox affiliate).

They wanted to name the team the 'Greenville Joe's' but MLB said, "No", since Joe is still on the ineligible list. We're trying to change that at the museum! We consider the museum "Ground Zero" for that mission! So much to his story that people don't know! He played outlaw ball after being kicked out of pro ball and made much more money that way! Comiskey was a tight wad. In fact, the name the 'Black Sox' came from the team's refusal to pay .25 per game to launder their uniforms. They refused, so their white uniforms were black by the end of the season - hence the name!

Any Joe ?'s you may have, you are free to ask! Our museum is on FB also. I run the page along with the curator of the museum! Fun stuff!

[cosmicmike]

That is freakin awesome