{"product_id":"9781402233364","title":"The Entitled","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Entitled\u003c\/em\u003e is a baseball masterpiece, like \u003cem\u003eThe  Natural\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e.\" —Mike Schmidt, Baseball Hall of Fame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom legendary six-time National Sportswriter of the Year  and NPR commentator Frank Deford comes a richly detailed, page-turning tale  that takes you deep into America's game.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Howie Traveler never made it as a player-his one major  league hit and .091 batting average attest to that. He was cursed with that  worst of professional maladies, the ill fortune of \u003cem\u003ealmost\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now after years of struggling up the coaching ladder,  Howie's finally been given his shot as manager of the Cleveland Indians. But whether  Howie can spot a small flaw in a batter's swing won't matter if he can't manage  his superstar outfielder Jay Alcazar, a slugger with enormous talent (and an  ego to match).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No crisis on the field fazes Jay and no woman off the field  rejects him. But one night at a hotel Howie sees something at Jay's door he  wishes he hadn't...and it leaves Howie with an impossible choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for THE ENTITLED:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \"I loved The Entitled...reminded me of the many people  I've known and played with-pure baseball.\" —Lou Piniella, Manager,  Chicago Cubs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Frank Deford is not just an immensely talented  sportswriter, he's an immensely talented American writer.\" —David Halberstam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"In men like Traveler and Alcazar we find the beating  heart and struggling soul of baseball...\" —Jeff MacGregor, Sports  Illustrated; author of \u003cem\u003eSunday Money\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Engrossing...Readers are exposed to a richly textured  understanding of baseball and, no less, of estrangement, ambition, mendacity  and the search for one's destiny-notwithstanding the cost in human or financial  terms.\" —\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"...proves once again that Deford can play at the highest  level in any league.\" —Michael Mewshaw, author of \u003cem\u003eYear of the Gun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Deford scores another hit with this novel of athletes  behaving badly...tackles timely and provocative issues without flinching.\"  —\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137890238704,"sku":"9781402233364","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402233364_p0.jpg?v=1763714627","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402233364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}