Only a Game

ISBN-13: 9780803260016 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 156 str.

Bill Littlefield

Opis

It s only a game, Bill Littlefield s National Public Radio program tells us, trying to keep sports in perspective. And for all the deadly serious perspectives of sports commentators and fans, Littlefield s is perhaps the most realistic. It is certainly the most entertaining. Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, Littlefield s take on the games people play is as refreshing as it is enlightening. From baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett s untimely death, to pickup soccer games among misfit high-schoolers, to the most obscure nicknames and unusual mascots in college sports, the book collects memorable commentaries from Littlefield s popular NPR sports show as well as never-before-published essays. No matter the topic, Littlefield illuminates the dark corners and unlikely angles of sports with wry good humor and a lightly worn expertise that lets nothing pass."