{"product_id":"9780307741981","title":"Off Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMcDermott, Terry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the   PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e The lively and fascinating story of baseball’s 150-year hunt for the   perfect pitch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In August 2012, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners pitched a perfect   game against the Tampa Bay Rays in what Terry McDermott calls “one of the   greatest exhibitions of off-speed pitches ever put on.” For McDermott, a   lifelong fan and student of baseball, the extraordinary events of that   afternoon inspired this incisive meditation on the art of pitching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Within the framework of Hernandez’s historic achievement, Off Speed   provides a vibrant narrative of the history and evolution of pitching,   combining baseball's rich tradition of folklore with the wealth of new metrics   from a growing legion of statisticians who are transforming the way we think   about the game. Off Speed is also the personal story of a fan’s steadfast   devotion, first kindled in McDermott by his father at the local diamond in   small-town Iowa and now carried forward with the same passion by his own   daughters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Approaching his subject with the love every fan brings to the park and the   expertise of a probing journalist, McDermott explores with irrepressible   curiosity the science and the romance of baseball.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43412573978879,"sku":"9780307741981","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780307741981_s600x595.jpg?v=1780932339","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780307741981","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}