{"product_id":"9780998089942","title":"Need One!: A Lunatic's Attempt to Attend 365 Games in 365 Days","description":"Got a sports bucket list? His parents told him he was crazy. His friends said he'd never do it.\u003cp\u003e #HoldMyBeer In September 2013, Jamie Reidy set out to complete Sports Year, his Hail Mary attempt at a return to literary success while also recusing himself from self-inflicted midlife and debt crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith very little planning and even less funding, the itinerary called for Reidy to hit a sports event every day, ranging from the Super Bowl down to a six-year-old girls' basketball game. (FYI: the refs don't call traveling.) Along the way, he'd visit all the iconic venues like Lambeau,, Fenway, Rupp, et al. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe saw a Heisman Trophy winner play... hoops ... in a men's rec league. Jamie tailgated with strangers at The Grove, The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, and Army-Navy. He discovered his favorite new sport: women's indoor volleyball. He also witnessed sports that didn't really qualify as such: inner-tube water polo and Cleveland Browns Football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot to go to all Tom Rinaldi on you, but it \"got a little dusty\" at times. Reidy watched in awe as wheelchair bowlers and amputee softball players transcended any so-called limitations. He also brought wounded veterans to games on their sports Bucket Lists, giving him much needed perspective on what constitutes actual \"problems.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e So, Jamie actually made it the entire year?! \u003c\/i\u003e Yeah, no. He fell shorter than a Shaq free throw. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, but for five magical months, the author was a daily spectator of the human condition, and the result - \u003ci\u003eNeed One!\u003c\/i\u003e - is a hilarious and heartfelt road-trip memoir. Reidy learned that while scoreboards don't allow for moral victories, life sure does.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HumorOutcasts Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50076062875888,"sku":"9780998089942","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998089942_p0.jpg?v=1784741737","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998089942","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}