{"product_id":"the-rookie-the-incredible-true-story-of-a-man-who-never-gave-up-on-his-dream-paperback","title":"The Rookie: The Incredible True Story of a Man Who Never Gave Up on His Dream - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Engel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe Played A Boy's Game. He Lived A Man's Life. As a lonely child, Jim Morris took one thing with him wherever his family moved-his ability to hit and throw a baseball. For Jim, the passion of becoming a major-league ballplayer was his anchor and inspiration...until injuries and life got in the way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A decade after Jim walked away from the minors and began a life of fatherhood and mortgage payments, he made a promise to the hardscrabble high-school team he coached: If they could win their local championship, he would try out again for the big leagues. They did-and he did. Now, in this wondrous, heart-tugging book, Jim Morris tells the story of his remarkable life and his amazing journey to the Big Show at the age of thirty-five . . . and how he finally fulfilled his childhood dream.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.04 x 4.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51820354601248,"sku":"9780446678377","price":25.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f78e447331f6858f0c74832c9fd677f.webp?v=1781149213","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-rookie-the-incredible-true-story-of-a-man-who-never-gave-up-on-his-dream-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}