{"product_id":"baseballs-best-excuses-by-joshua-shifrin-9781510775848","title":"Baseball's Best Excuses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplain away your bad at-bats and imperfect pitches—and have your friends laugh at the same time!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBaseball's Best Excuses\u003c\/em\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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShifrin has crafted loads of funny—but all-too-real—excuses for pros and amateurs alike. Examples include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe pitcher was taking too much time between pitches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe fans behind home plate were distracting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eI'm not used to the dimensions in this park.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eThe manager had me playing out of position.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAnd many more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you want to motivate the amateur in your life or laugh away embarrassing mistakes in your own game, \u003cem\u003eBaseball's Best Excuses\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read. Complete with laugh-out-loud full-colour cartoons, this book makes for the perfect gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470067745004,"sku":"9781510775848","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781510775848-baseball-s-best-excuses.jpg?v=1775211458","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/baseballs-best-excuses-by-joshua-shifrin-9781510775848","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}