{"product_id":"insight-pitch-skip-lockwood-9781683581758","title":"Insight Pitch: My Life as a Major League Closer","description":"You're straddling the pitcher's mound in Shea Stadium. The game rests in your hands. Your heart is pounding. Big money is at stake. You feel thousands of eyes burning your jersey as they wait for a pitch. You gulp at the air trying to settle your nerves. It's go time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsight Pitch\u003c\/i\u003e is a sports story that spills over three decades. Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Skip Lockwood tells anecdotes from throughout his career as a ballplayer, starting with his days as a Little Leaguer through his professional tenure with the Kansas City Athletics, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, New York Mets, and Boston Red Sox, before his retirement in 1980. Along the way, he details both the on- and off-the-field shenanigans as well as the enormous psychological process that he underwent each and every time he took the mound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers will find some laughs along the way and marvel as they share the locker room with legends like Jesse Owens, Satchel Paige, Catfish Hunter, and Yogi Berra. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Humorous but insightful, this book makes the perfect addition to any baseball fan's shelf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Skip Lockwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168358175X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683581758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sports Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018 pg. 75","brand":"Skip Lockwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937271251199,"sku":"9781683581758","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dfd50cc6-f7a1-44e0-a8e1-3890801261a8.jpg?v=1681429092","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/insight-pitch-skip-lockwood-9781683581758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}