{"product_id":"frank-chances-diamond-the-baseball-journalism-of-ring-lardner-9781493080991","title":"Frank Chance's Diamond: The Baseball Journalism of Ring Lardner","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt one time Ring Lardner's baseball articles reached millions of readers through more than one hundred newspapers throughout America. This book contains Lardner's columns as well as examples of Lardner's coverage of a number of World Series--including the notorious 1919 Black Sox Series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Rapoport is a sportswriter and author who lives in Santa Monica, California. He was a sports columnist for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e and was sports commentator for National Public Radio's \"Weekend Edition Saturday\" for two decades. He also wrote about sports for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the Associated Press in New York and San Francisco. He is the recipient of the Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism and has written numerous books about sports and show business. His latest book, published in 2019 by Hachette Books, is \u003ci\u003eLet's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, The Life of Ernie Banks.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lyons Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617509773586,"sku":"9781493080991","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a46fb265-ba31-4149-adfb-833b4dba8188.jpg?v=1732520634","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/frank-chances-diamond-the-baseball-journalism-of-ring-lardner-9781493080991","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}