{"product_id":"baseball-and-the-blame-game-john-billheimer-9780786429066","title":"Baseball and the Blame Game: Scapegoating in the Major Leagues","description":"\u003cp\u003e Most baseball fans know what links Fred Merkle, Fred Snodgrass, Mickey Owen and Bill Buckner. It's a pantheon of public failure. They would be harder put to say what links Eric Byrnes, Tony Fernandez, and Babe Ruth, though these players made misplays every bit as egregious.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this smart, highly readable history of scapegoating, John Billheimer identifies the elements that combine to condemn one player to a life sentence while another gets a wrist slap for the same offense. As it turns out, the difference between a lower-case e in some forgotten box score and a lifetime of ignominy can hinge on a number of factors, including timing, geography, reputation, misunderstanding, media bias, and just plain bad luck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Billheimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786429062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786429066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.96h x 7.08w x 0.51d","brand":"John Billheimer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46136285823231,"sku":"9780786429066","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23e9a574-d5d4-47bb-b70f-71f493fa567e.jpg?v=1726416227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseball-and-the-blame-game-john-billheimer-9780786429066","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}