{"product_id":"phenom-rob-miech-9781250032027","title":"Phenom: The Making of Bryce Harper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable story of Bryce Harper's unforgettable ride from Morse Stadium to the top of the baseball draft (Jayson Stark, ESPN.com) updated from the hardcover edition (\u003ci\u003eThe Last Natural) \u003c\/i\u003eto include his Rookie of the Year season!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSporting a fresh cover and a bonus chapter that covers Harper's award-winning rookie season with the Washington Nationals, this expanded edition of \u003ci\u003ePhenom\u003c\/i\u003e (originally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Last Natural\u003c\/i\u003e) gives fans an all-access pass to baseball's newest rising star. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore he famously became a Major League All-Star as a teenager, Harper already had dominated high school competition like Mickey Mantle on the playground and appeared on the cover of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, which dubbed him the most exciting prodigy since LeBron James. Seeking greater tests as a hitter, the precocious star got his GED after his sophomore year and enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada, where he would face future pro pitchers in a difficult wooden-bat league. Sportswriter Rob Miech was embedded with the team--in the dugout and locker room and on team buses and in motel rooms--to provide a warts-and-all account of a boy among men playing like a man among boys. Amid fascinating personal stories including the dynamics between a veteran coach and Harper's overprotective father, the jealousies of teammates and opponents, and the sudden descent of press armies on a tiny college field, the author chronicles a season-long experiment that culminates in Harper leading the Coyotes to the Junior College World Series and signing a $9.9 million contract negotiated by notorious agent Scott Boras.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Miech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250032024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250032027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.05d","brand":"Rob Miech","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43924545732863,"sku":"9781250032027","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8431b661-4cf3-4d85-9b86-f76d09ee9455.jpg?v=1681072048","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/phenom-rob-miech-9781250032027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}