{"product_id":"baseballs-best-excuses-joshua-shifrin-9781510775848","title":"Baseball's Best Excuses: Hilarious Excuses Every Baseball Player Should Know","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplain away your bad at-bats and imperfect pitches--and have your friends laugh at the same time!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBaseball's Best Excuses\u003c\/i\u003e, author Joshua Shifrin takes a witty approach in helping baseball players make sense of their worst days on the diamond. The next time a player leads his or her team in defeat, he or she can always explain the woeful performance with \"The guy batting after me is terrible.\" Or after a bad pitching outing, players might try to explain the mishap with, \"I couldn't control my fastball.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shifrin has crafted loads of funny--but all-too-real--excuses for pros and amateurs alike. Examples include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The pitcher was taking too much time between pitches. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The fans behind home plate were distracting. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I'm not used to the dimensions in this park. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The manager had me playing out of position. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And many more! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Whether you want to motivate the amateur in your life or laugh away embarrassing mistakes in your own game, \u003ci\u003eBaseball's Best Excuses \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read. Complete with laugh-out-loud full-color cartoons, this book makes for the perfect gift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Shifrin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510775846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510775848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.01h x 4.96w x 0.63d","brand":"Joshua Shifrin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070160400639,"sku":"9781510775848","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1e83ccb-53a3-466e-b0cc-b5764bb48be0.jpg?v=1685428714","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baseballs-best-excuses-joshua-shifrin-9781510775848","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}