{"product_id":"is-this-a-great-game-tim-kurkjian-9780312362249","title":"Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in Baseball","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eESPN's Tim Kurkjian has spent more than twenty-five years covering almost three thousand major league baseball games and interviewing about that many players, coaches, managers, and executives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIs This a Great Game, or What?, \u003c\/i\u003e Kurkjian combines his years of experience, uncanny knowledge, and deep love of the game, to create a book filled with some of the most fascinating insight into Major League Baseball this side of Jim Bouton's bestseller, \u003ci\u003eBall Four\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether he's explaining what goes through a ballplayer's mind when he faces a fastball in the chapter My Face Was Crushed by a Bowling Ball Going 90 MPH, detailing bizarre rituals and superstitions performed by baseball's greatest players, or taking us into the locker room to see what transpires in the clubhouse of a major league team, Kurkjian's tales are at times hilarious, other times horrifying, yet always entertaining. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKurkjian has spoken to some of the greatest ballplayers ever over the years, and they have revealed details about themselves and the game they love with a candor that readers won't find anywhere else. Filled with anecdotes and fascinating insights, this is an essential book for baseball fans or anyone curious about America's pastime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Kurkjian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312362242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312362249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Tim Kurkjian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046308081919,"sku":"9780312362249","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24f12c61-178b-43f3-90d0-f34a97ba017f.jpg?v=1684983830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-this-a-great-game-tim-kurkjian-9780312362249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}