Out of my League

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<p><b>From the author of<i>Paper Lion</i></b></p><p>It began as a fun filled stunt and came to a deeply hellish, nearly humiliating end. George Plimpton had the chance to answer every baseball fans question: could<i>I</i>strike out a major league star?<i>Out of My League</i>chronicles what happened next as his inspired idea to get on the mound and pitch a few innings to the All-Stars of the American and National Leagues got seriously out of hand.</p><p>The original foray into participatory journalism that started it all,<i>Out of my League</i>announced George Plimpton as a giant of sports journalism, able to penetrate deep into the very spirit of sport, with his characteristic wit, charm and grace.</p>

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George Plimpton<b></b>(1927-2003) was the bestselling author and editor of nearly thirty books, as well as the cofounder, publisher, and editor of the<i>Paris Review</i>. He wrote regularly for such magazines as<i>Sports Illustrated</i>and<i>Esquire</i>, and he appeared numerous times in films and on television.

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