{"product_id":"everything-happens-in-chillicothe-mike-shannon-9780786416943","title":"Everything Happens in Chillicothe: A Summer in the Frontier League with Max McLeary, the One-Eyed Umpire","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"One thing about Max was that he was about as well-adjusted to his disability, if you want to call it that, as anyone could be... He even used his eye once to shut up an obnoxious high school coach. After he'd heard all the complaining he wanted to hear, Max took his eye out of the socket and handed it to the stunned coach, saying, 'You want to umpire this game? Here, be my guest.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEverything Happens in Chillicothe\u003c\/i\u003e is an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at the lowest rung of professional baseball, and a biography of Max McLeary, the one-eyed umpire and a most intriguing individual. Author Mike Shannon spent the 2000 Frontier League season attending games with McLeary and gives his account of the season here. The book speaks volumes about umpiring as a profession, relationships (particularly between Max and his estranged son, a minor league player; between Max and his long-suffering wife Patty; and between Max and his umpiring partner Jim Schaly), life in small-town America, and the various people connected with the Chillicothe Paints and other teams in the Frontier League. Many humorous and poignant stories, are told here for the first time, by McLeary, Schaly, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Shannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786416947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786416943\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 12\/19\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.10w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2004 pg. 1018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 46","brand":"Mike Shannon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974506959103,"sku":"9780786416943","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98416c0f-a086-4f92-b19f-71a5ee222227.jpg?v=1750875235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everything-happens-in-chillicothe-mike-shannon-9780786416943","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}