{"product_id":"the-spaceman-chronicles-the-life-of-the-earthling-named-bill-lee-paperback","title":"The Spaceman Chronicles: The Life of the Earthling Named Bill Lee - 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\u003eScott Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"William Francis Lee is my brother from another mother.\"-\u003ci\u003eHall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Bill is an avid reader and thoughtful, and yes, he was full of shit a lot, but who cared? He was a great character and a great competitor, but also a complete ballplayer.\" -\u003ci\u003eDan Shaughnessy - Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Bill who?\" -\u003ci\u003eHall of Famer Carlton \"Pudge\" Fisk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't be disturbed by what you are about to read here. \u003ci\u003eThe Spaceman Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e is not trying to be your typical sports biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere isn't anything typical about Bill \"Spaceman\" Lee anyway, is there? He is a veteran Baseball Player, Free Spirit, Candidate, Ambassador, Father, Eccentric, Husband, Rebel, and original Buffalo Head, all wrapped loosely together by the 108 nylon seams of a round, white baseball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by equally eccentric author Scott Russell in a wholly non-linear way, inspired by the disconnected scenes from a Kurt Vonnegut novel, Lee's tales are shared sideways, backwards, and upside-down, recounting stories and anecdotes that only Lee himself could muster. Seemingly travelling back and forth through time as Lee himself lived each moment, \u003ci\u003eThe Spaceman Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e offers one bizarre chapter after the other, one for each of his 119 major league wins, as only the Spaceman could have observed, experienced, and survived them. Yet somehow, in the end, it inexplicably all makes perfect sense this way-unstuck in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spaceman Chronicles \u003ci\u003ereads like a Bill Lee-pitched inning. Nothing straight, everything on the move, an occasional looping 'Leephus' pitch, and even a sneaky surprise fastball at the knees to push you back and stand you up straight. And the only promise is that every short tale begins with a high leg kick from the left side, and when you're done, you'll feel a hell of a lot closer to the Spaceman than 60 feet 6 inches.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49157094015128,"sku":"9781952521546","price":40.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/NTk2OWsyOWIzWjVwZThacVBteHR5dz09.webp?v=1779742369","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spaceman-chronicles-the-life-of-the-earthling-named-bill-lee-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}