{"product_id":"in-the-time-of-bobby-cox-the-atlanta-braves-their-manager-my-couch-two-decades-and-me-paperback","title":"In the Time of Bobby Cox: The Atlanta Braves, Their Manager, My Couch, Two Decades, and Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLang Whitaker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of Bill Simmons's \u003ci\u003eNow I Can Die in Peace \u003c\/i\u003eand Nick Hornby's \u003ci\u003eFever Pitch\u003c\/i\u003e, sports commentator, online columnist, and blogger Lang Whitaker combines memoir and baseball as he follows extraordinary manager Bobby Cox and the Atlanta Braves for the past two decades. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor many people, sports are an escape from reality. For Lang Whitaker, sports is reality. He reads and writes about sports all day, and then he goes home at night and watches sports. And he loves this. As often as Lang writes about sports--in daily blog posts, Internet columns, and monthly magazine features--he finds himself thinking about sports even more often. Mostly about the Atlanta Braves; specifically, about Bobby Cox. Now, just as Warren St. John achieved unexpected national bestselling success with his book about Alabama football, \u003ci\u003eRammer Jammer Yellow Hammer\u003c\/i\u003e, Lang Whitaker tells the fascinating story of being a Braves fan during Bobby Cox's incredible winning reign since 1990. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Time of Bobby Cox \u003c\/i\u003eis Lang Whitaker's heartfelt exploration of the lessons he's learned from Bobby Cox--who is set to retire at the end of the 2010 season--during Cox's unparalleled tenure as the manager of the Atlanta Braves. Frederick Exley's 1968 classic \u003ci\u003eA Fan's Notes \u003c\/i\u003eestablished the genre, and here, Lang weaves memoir with his obsessive super-fandom, providing the perfect blend of sports, humor, and insight for fans of America's favorite pastime.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLang Whitaker is the executive editor of SLAM magazine and co-host the Hangtime Podcast for NBA.com. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire, InStyle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMen's Health.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731440996415,"sku":"9781439148396","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a20ae50e55fd1010a0cc1fdbd930b32b.webp?v=1765128875","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/in-the-time-of-bobby-cox-the-atlanta-braves-their-manager-my-couch-two-decades-and-me-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}