{"product_id":"out-of-my-league-the-classic-account-of-an-amateurs-ordeal-in-professional-baseball-hardcover","title":"Out of My League: The Classic Account of an Amateur's Ordeal in Professional Baseball - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Plimpton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJane Leavy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis baseball classic that Ernest Hemingway called \"beautifully observed and incredibly conceived\" includes a foreword from Jane Leavy and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first of Plimpton's remarkable forays into participatory journalism, \u003ci\u003eOut of My League\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles with wit, charm, and grace what happens when a self-professed amateur has the chance to answer every fan's question: could he strike out a major league star? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Plimpton's inspired idea -- to get on the mound and pitch a few innings to the All-Stars of the American and National Leagues -- begins as a fun-filled stunt and comes to a deeply hellish, nearly humiliating end. This honest and hilarious tale features Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Whitey Ford, Ralph Houk, and other baseball greats and is \"a baseball book such as no one else ever wrote, and one of the best ever.\"-\u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Plimpton\u003c\/b\u003e (1927-2003) was the bestselling author and editor of nearly thirty books, as well as the cofounder, publisher, and editor of the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote regularly for such magazines as \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, and he appeared numerous times in films and on television.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47511858806962,"sku":"9780316284547","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/BySPjWY0q09780316284547.webp?v=1779674373","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/out-of-my-league-the-classic-account-of-an-amateurs-ordeal-in-professional-baseball-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}