{"product_id":"the-bullpen-gospels-dirk-hayhurst-9780806531434","title":"The Bullpen Gospels","description":"\"A true picture of baseball.\" -Tim McCarver From the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher's mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother's air mattress, veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the best pitch of his career-a raw and unflinching account of his life in the minors. \"A rollicking good bus ride of a book.\" -Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated \"Funny and honest. I loved it.\" -Tim Kurkjian, senior writer, ESPN The Magazine, and analyst\/reporter, ESPN television \"Bull Durham meets Ball Four.\" -Rob Neyer, ESPN.com \"If Holden Caulfield could dial up his fastball to 90 mph, he might have written this funny, touching memoir. He might have called it 'Pitcher in the Rye.' \" -King Kaufman, Salon Whether training tarantulas to protect his room from thieving employees in a backwater hotel or absorbing the gentle mockery of some not-quite-starstruck schoolchildren, Hayhurst reveals a side of baseball-and life-rarely seen on ESPN. \"Fascinating...a perspective that fans rarely see.\" -Trevor Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dirk Hayhurst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806531436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806531434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.62w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/2010 pg. 28","brand":"Dirk Hayhurst","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049636131071,"sku":"9780806531434","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6d99840-334a-4a91-85be-1dbb5ff3dee0.jpg?v=1685002645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bullpen-gospels-dirk-hayhurst-9780806531434","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}