“God Gave Us That Stunt” |

It wasn’t within the script.

Kevin Costner went on social media to pay tribute to his Field of Dreams co-star Ray Liotta, who died today at 67. The Oscar winner, who tried out for his Cal State Fullerton crew and went on to star in a number of baseball-themed films, recalled the scene when his Ray Kinsella pitches batting apply to Liotta’s Shoeless Joe Jackson. See the tweet and the clip beneath.

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Kinsella is on the mound. After saying to himself, “I’m pitching to Shoeless Joe Jackson,” he throws a curveball that Jackson smacks proper again at him. Kinsella scrambles out of the best way and hits the deck because the low line drive drills the ballbag at his ft. The pitcher provides a nervous chortle as Jackson glowers again at him.

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“What occurred that second within the movie was actual,” Costner wrote. “God gave us that stunt. Now God has Ray.”

It’s one in every of many memorable moments between the 2 characters in Subject of Goals, which is extensively regarded among the many best baseball films. A lowlight for Kinsella occurs when Jackson tells him, “You’re not invited” to affix the ghostly recreation — leaving the farmer-turned-ballfield builder indignant, bitter and grumbling.

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However not lengthy after that, Kinsella catches Jackson grinning at him. The revived participant then delivers the movie’s signature line, with the plot twist about to come back clear: “Should you construct it,” he says, “he’ll come.” And walks away.

Seize a Kleenex and watch that scene beneath Costner’s tweet. For the love of the sport.