God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters, Athletes Who Speak in the Third Person, and the Occasional Convicted Quarterback Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports (And How We Can Get It Back)
Think of Will Leitch as the Jon Stewart of sports. As the founding editor of Deadspin, he presides over the most popular sports blog on the Net. Every day, the web site, which bills its offerings as "sports news without access, favor, or discretion," delivers frank, hilarious opinions about...
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Think of Will Leitch as the Jon Stewart of sports. As the founding editor of Deadspin, he presides over the most popular sports blog on the Net. Every day, the web site, which bills its offerings as "sports news without access, favor, or discretion," delivers frank, hilarious opinions about sacred-cow athletes, owners, coaches, and the "profundity" of ESPN sportscasters. While others are worshipping NFL gladiators and "genius" coaches, Deadspin contemplates the underbelly of American sports, dispensing scathing opinions about overblown player egos and management platitudes. In God Save the Fan, Leitch gambols and rants about topics including, but not limited to, football ratings, fantasy leagues, meaningless debates over steroids, and sports bars. Even more fun than a tailgate party.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061351785 (0061351784)
Publish date: January 22nd 2008
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English