Art of Fielding
by Chad Harbach
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard May 2026 on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.
The general take
Jack McBrayer mentions Art of Fielding as an example of a book that deals with the yips, presenting it as a relevant work on that topic. Beyond identifying the subject matter, he doesn't elaborate on his opinion of the book itself.
About
A disastrous error on the field sends five lives into a tailspin in this widely acclaimed tale about love, life, and baseball. "A magical, melancholy story about friendship and coming of age that marks the debut of an immensely talented writer.” — New York Times "Terrific...It's left a little hole in my life the way a really good book will.” —Jonathan Franzen At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended. Henry's fight against self-doubt threatens to ruin his future. College president Guert Affenlight, a longtime bachelor, has fallen unexpectedly and helplessly in love. Owen Dunne, Henry’s gay roommate and teammate, becomes caught up in a dangerous affair.
Who said what
Jack McBrayer💬 Mentioned
…discussing a book about the yips mentioned during podcast intro
“Well, that's such a ding, ding, ding, because I'm rereading a book right now called Art of Fielding that is this. It is. It's about the yips.”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard — Jack McBrayerat 00:27
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