{"product_id":"baseballs-best-excuses","title":"Baseballs Best Excuses By Shifrin, Joshua","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplain away your bad at-bats and imperfect pitches?and have your friends laugh at the same time!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eBaseball''s Best Excuses\u003c\/i\u003e, author Joshua Shifrin takes a witty approach in helping baseball players make sense of their worst days on the diamond. The next time a player leads his or her team in defeat, he or she can always explain the woeful performance with ?The guy batting after me is terrible.? Or after a bad pitching outing, players might try to explain the mishap with, ?I couldn?t control my fastball.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Shifrin has crafted loads of funny?but all-too-real?excuses for pros and amateurs alike. Examples include: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The pitcher was taking too much time between pitches. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The fans behind home plate were distracting. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I?m not used to the dimensions in this park. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The manager had me playing out of position. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e And many more! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Whether you want to motivate the amateur in your life or laugh away embarrassing mistakes in your own game, \u003ci\u003eBaseball''s Best Excuses \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read. Complete with laugh-out-loud full-color cartoons, this book makes for the perfect gift.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57821128065406,"sku":"NW9781510775848","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781510775848.jpg?v=1786185734","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/baseballs-best-excuses","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}