{"product_id":"phenom-the-making-of-bryce-harper-paperback","title":"Phenom: The Making of Bryce Harper - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRob Miech\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable story of Bryce Harper's unforgettable ride from Morse Stadium to the top of the baseball draft (Jayson Stark, ESPN.com) updated from the hardcover edition (\u003ci\u003eThe Last Natural) \u003c\/i\u003eto include his Rookie of the Year season!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSporting a fresh cover and a bonus chapter that covers Harper's award-winning rookie season with the Washington Nationals, this expanded edition of \u003ci\u003ePhenom\u003c\/i\u003e (originally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Last Natural\u003c\/i\u003e) gives fans an all-access pass to baseball's newest rising star. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore he famously became a Major League All-Star as a teenager, Harper already had dominated high school competition like Mickey Mantle on the playground and appeared on the cover of \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, which dubbed him the most exciting prodigy since LeBron James. Seeking greater tests as a hitter, the precocious star got his GED after his sophomore year and enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada, where he would face future pro pitchers in a difficult wooden-bat league. Sportswriter Rob Miech was embedded with the team--in the dugout and locker room and on team buses and in motel rooms--to provide a warts-and-all account of a boy among men playing like a man among boys. Amid fascinating personal stories including the dynamics between a veteran coach and Harper's overprotective father, the jealousies of teammates and opponents, and the sudden descent of press armies on a tiny college field, the author chronicles a season-long experiment that culminates in Harper leading the Coyotes to the Junior College World Series and signing a $9.9 million contract negotiated by notorious agent Scott Boras.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eROB MIECH has won several awards in his twenty-five-year career as a sportswriter, predominantly at the \u003ci\u003ePasadena Star-News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in many publications, including \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCBS SportsLine\u003c\/i\u003e, and MLB.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.25 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52447715819827,"sku":"9781250032027","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VkdXQnY5eGRkbWRPSk1kVnNKS1BzZz09.webp?v=1759017504","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/phenom-the-making-of-bryce-harper-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}