{"product_id":"heart-of-the-game-life-death-and-mercy-in-minor-league-america-9780061671319","title":"Heart of the Game: Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Genuine and raw...a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eHeart of the Game\u003c\/em\u003e--subtitled \"Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America\"--explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e and author of \u003cem\u003ePitching Around Fidel\u003c\/em\u003e, gives a tragic but ultimately uplifting account of the death of minor league baseball coach Mike Coolbaugh, and in doing so, illustrates the many reasons and myriad ways in which baseball still has a hold on America. A \u003cem\u003eFriday Night Lights \u003c\/em\u003efor baseball fans, \u003cem\u003eHeart of the Game \u003c\/em\u003ereveals the classic heart of small-town America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrice, S. L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eS. L. Price, a senior writer at \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e since 1994, has written two other books--\u003cem\u003ePitching Around Fidel\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize, and \u003cem\u003eFar Afield\u003c\/em\u003e, which \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e named one of the top five books of 2007. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298497134866,"sku":"9780061671319","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfacb110-954a-418f-adde-095a80fb3d49.jpg?v=1747823925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-of-the-game-life-death-and-mercy-in-minor-league-america-9780061671319","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}