{"product_id":"is-this-a-great-game-or-what-from-a-rods-heart-to-zims-head-my-25-years-in-baseball-paperback-1","title":"Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in Baseball - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Kurkjian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eESPN's Tim Kurkjian has spent more than twenty-five years covering almost three thousand major league baseball games and interviewing about that many players, coaches, managers, and executives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIs This a Great Game, or What?, \u003c\/i\u003e Kurkjian combines his years of experience, uncanny knowledge, and deep love of the game, to create a book filled with some of the most fascinating insight into Major League Baseball this side of Jim Bouton's bestseller, \u003ci\u003eBall Four\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether he's explaining what goes through a ballplayer's mind when he faces a fastball in the chapter My Face Was Crushed by a Bowling Ball Going 90 MPH, detailing bizarre rituals and superstitions performed by baseball's greatest players, or taking us into the locker room to see what transpires in the clubhouse of a major league team, Kurkjian's tales are at times hilarious, other times horrifying, yet always entertaining. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKurkjian has spoken to some of the greatest ballplayers ever over the years, and they have revealed details about themselves and the game they love with a candor that readers won't find anywhere else. Filled with anecdotes and fascinating insights, this is an essential book for baseball fans or anyone curious about America's pastime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Kurkjian\u003c\/b\u003e has spent his entire professional career covering baseball. He is an analyst\/reporter for \u003ci\u003eBaseball Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSportsCenter\u003c\/i\u003e, a senior writer at \u003ci\u003eESPN The Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, a columnist for ESPN.com, and a frequent guest on ESPN Radio. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIs This a Great Game, or What? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eI'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134539468935,"sku":"9780312362249","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dae36f607c3a0ad084fdbf0536361b6b_1bb7a082-c8b1-4cde-9376-f74046f0eecc.webp?v=1732642578","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/is-this-a-great-game-or-what-from-a-rods-heart-to-zims-head-my-25-years-in-baseball-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}