{"product_id":"108-stitches-9781250252913","title":"108 Stitches","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and Emmy-nominated broadcaster Ron Darling's 108 baseball anecdotes that connect America's game to the men who played it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e108 Stitches\u003c\/i\u003e, Ron Darling offers his own take on the \"six degrees of separation\" game and knits together a collection of wild, wise, and wistful stories reflecting the full arc of a life in and around our national pastime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarling has played with or reported on just about everybody who has put on a uniform since 1983, and they in turn have played with or reported on just about everybody who put on a uniform in a previous generation. Through relationships with baseball legends on and off the field, like Yale coach Smoky Joe Wood, Willie Mays, Bart Giamatti, Tom Seaver and Mickey Mantle, Darling's reminiscences reach all the way back to Babe Ruth and other turn-of-the-century greats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike the 108 stitches on a baseball, Darling's experiences are interwoven with every athlete who has ever played, every coach or manager who ever sat in a dugout, and with every fan who ever played hooky from work or school to sit in the bleachers for a day game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarling's anecdotes come together to tell the story of his time in the game, and the story of the game itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Darling is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGame 7, 1986 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Game\u003c\/i\u003e as well as an Emmy Award-winning baseball analyst. He was a starting pitcher for the New York Mets from 1983 to 1991 and the first Mets pitcher to be awarded a Gold Glove. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaniel Paisner has collaborated with dozens of public figures on their autobiographies and memoirs. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eA Single Happened Thing\u003c\/i\u003e and the acclaimed chronicle of the 1998 baseball season, \u003ci\u003eThe Ball.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50849004323090,"sku":"9781250252913","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_180e3818-72d9-46c6-a2c3-15934338f5f2.jpg?v=1737386264","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/108-stitches-9781250252913","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}