{"product_id":"nobodys-perfect-two-men-one-call-and-a-game-for-baseball-history","title":"Nobody's Perfect: Two Men, One Call, and a Game for Baseball History","description":"The Detroit Tigers, an umpire, a pitcher, and a mistake—one of the \"classic, human, baseball stories\" (Ken Burns, creator of the PBS mini-series Baseball).\nThe perfect game is one of the rarest accomplishments in sports. In nearly four hundred thousand contests in over 130 years, it has happened only twenty times. On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga threw baseball's twenty-first. Except that's not how it entered the record books. That's because Jim Joyce, voted the best umpire in the game in 2010 and 2011, missed the call on the final out. But rather than throwing a tantrum, Galarraga simply turned and smiled, went back to the mound, and finished the game. \"Nobody's perfect,\" he said later in the locker room.\n\"You might think everything that could have been said, replayed, and revealed about that night has already been uttered, logged, and exposed. You would, however, be as wrong as the unfortunate Mr. Joyce\" (The Detroit News). In Nobody's Perfect, Galarraga and Joyce come together to tell the personal story of a remarkable game that will live forever in baseball lore, and to trace their fascinating lives in sports. The result is \"a masterpiece\", an absorbing insider's look at two careers in baseball, a tremendous achievement, and an enduring moment of pure grace and sportsmanship (The Huffington Post).\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0802145876\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UI56001TN8_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Galarraga, Armando|Joyce, Jim\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337998041149,"sku":"31UI56001TN8_ns","price":13.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0802145876-0.jpg?v=1783902909","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/nobodys-perfect-two-men-one-call-and-a-game-for-baseball-history","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}