It's never too late to revisit history.
In fact, that's the best time to visit it for the first time.
When I saw John Sayles' movie "Eight Men Out", I noticed that a lot of the points you are making made sense.
Sullivan replied, "Don’t be silly. It's been pulled before and it can be again."So, which is it? Other teams were upset, so the 'Black Sox' really didn't throw the series? Sorry, I'll never buy that one.
I grew up in Chicago at a time (the '50s and '60s) when lots of folks remembered and talked about the 1919 Series. This is a very interesting analysis. If indeed the Clean Sox (Collins, Schalk, e.g.), the Reds, and the umps--all guys who would know better than anyone else if something looked fishy--all said the Eight were playing on the up-and-up, then the theory presented here seems plausible: The Eight did conspire with gamblers, but in the end they decided not to throw the games. The mental pressure, though, may have caused them to play not at their peak, and they just got beat by a Reds team playing better ball.