{"product_id":"the-game-from-where-i-doug-glanville-9780312573096","title":"The Game from Where I Stand: From Batting Practice to the Clubhouse to the Best Breakfast on the Road, an Inside View of a Ballplayer's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Glanville, a former major league outfielder and Ivy League graduate, draws on his nine seasons in the big leagues to reveal the human side of baseball and of the men who play it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with sharp insights, keen observations, and great stories, his book is championship caliber. --\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Game from Where I Stand, \u003c\/i\u003eGlanville shows us how players prepare for games, deal with race and family issues, cope with streaks and slumps, respond to trades and injuries, and learn the joyful and painful lessons the game imparts. He also tells us with insight and humor what he learned from Jimmy Rollins, Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling, and other legendary and controversial stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his professional career, Glanville experienced every aspect of being a player--the first-round pick, the prospect, the disappointment, the can't-miss, the cornerstone, the veteran, the traded, the injured, the comeback kid. His eye-opening book gives fans a new level of understanding of day-to-day life in the big leagues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug Glanville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031257309X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312573096\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\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\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 0.90d","brand":"Doug Glanville","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045141147903,"sku":"9780312573096","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_508da97f-2366-4f9f-a8e3-3f7a971a20b9.jpg?v=1684976976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-game-from-where-i-doug-glanville-9780312573096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}