{"product_id":"book-h358","title":"Mad Dog!","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn to be a Ballplayer...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...from a town so small it didn't have a traffic light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick McAuliffe was drafted into Major League Baseball at the age of 17 by the Detroit Tigers and became a 3-time MLB 'All Star', 1968 World Series Champion and loving Father with 2 wonderful kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery team needs a 'spark plug'… a player who can rally other players and the fans when things get tough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA batting stance like no other, he never got the credit he deserved playing America's favorite pastime giving 110% every time he hit the field. Included here are actual interviews with Dick recorded in the mid-1980s and used by permission of The Society of Baseball Research at Arizona State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold by his distant relative award winning Author Tom McAuliffe via published interviews, his fellow players, friends and family, he was that glue that holds a team together. A player that is the passionate ignition source making positive things happen on the field and on the score board despite individual stats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was Dick 'Mad Dog' McAuliffe and this is his inspirational story!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49414763643184,"sku":"BDh358","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/h358-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773525777","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-h358","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}