{"id":1163,"date":"2012-05-07T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/goodnews\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2012-05-07T16:17:53","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:17:53","slug":"no-arm-no-hitter-teen-pitches-perfect-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/goodnews\/2012\/05\/no-arm-no-hitter-teen-pitches-perfect-game.html","title":{"rendered":"No Arm?  No Hitter!  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