{"product_id":"the-pitch-slap","title":"The Pitch Slap","description":"Is it better to swing and miss or never get up to bat? \u003cp\u003eGrowing up a baseball princess had taught me a few things: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- One, the only truly scary thing about ball players was their superstitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Second, baseball always came first. It was their one true love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- And third, never take your eye off the ball, or you just might get pitch-slapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe past three years I'd been licking my wounds in Greece after I ran away from my wedding, and somehow forgot all three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eToo bad the baseball gods weren't as forgetful. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLured back home by my brother with the perfect job opportunity to photograph the YellowJackets baseball team, and I had no clue I'd step up to bat before even entering the stadium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the pitches just kept coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrike one\u003c\/em\u003e-a plane-night stand ghosting after being stranded in a storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrike two\u003c\/em\u003e-a grumpy ex who coincidentally was my brother's best friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFoul Ball\u003c\/em\u003e-a mistaken text with two players saved me from striking out completely, especially when it turned into a sexy exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut there was no doubt I had a full count and only one swing away from striking out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy first mistake was taking my eye off the ball; the second was believing I'd ever come before baseball. But most grievous of all, learning that the scariest thing about ball players wasn't their superstitions...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo, it was falling in love with them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46315628921042,"sku":"9781958746196","price":38.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_c5a4717d-8399-4ca8-bd60-6fa257a65ecf.jpg?v=1762903669","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/the-pitch-slap","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}