Cart
Free US shipping over $10
Proud to be B-Corp

The Big Show Keith Olbermann

The Big Show By Keith Olbermann

The Big Show by Keith Olbermann


$4.34
Condition - Good
Only 3 left

Summary

Synopsis coming soon.......

Faster Shipping

Get this product faster from our US warehouse

The Big Show Summary

The Big Show by Keith Olbermann

From World Sports Headquarters in historic Bristol, Connecticut, comes the book that's more colorful than Dennis Rodman's hair. Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, the former tag-team partners of ESPN's award winning SportsCenter, mark for the ages their most unforgettable moments, which have transformed the art of sports broadcasting -- bringing what People magazine calls their Letterman-like loopiness and Koppelesque smarts to the printed page in THE BIG SHOW
Less expensive (and easier to read) than a big-leaguer's autograph, The Big Show gives you the honest, horrifying, yet always entertaining story of two men, three cameras, and highlights run amok, including:
  • How Keith and Dan made The Big Show run slicker than Pat Riley's hair
  • The origins of Dan and Keith's patented phrases
  • Keith and Dan's on-air flubs -- errors that made Bill Buckner's blunder seem minor
  • Dan and Keith's pantheon of all-time greatest athletes (Okay, who picked Coach Reeves from The White Shadow?)
  • And so much more we couldn't -- and wouldn't dare -- mention here!

The Big Show Reviews

Detroit Free Press For those of you scoring at home...buy the book.
Phil Rosenthal Chicago Sun-Times A fun read....highly recommended.
The Sporting News With Olbermann and Patrick, SportsCenter...achieved the perfect pitch.

About Keith Olbermann

Keith Olbermann was rescued from a sinking barge, and raised by wild ocelots in the Brazilian rain forest. Years later, he was found by a touring band of would-be soccer play-by-play announcers and brought back to civilization (well, Bristol).

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

PREFACE v

INTRODUCTION xi

1 HI, HELLO, AND HOW ARE YOU? 1

2 A SORT OF GLOSSARY OF TERMS 9

3 THE OFFICIAL TIME-LINE HISTORY OF THE BIG SHOW 33

4 HOW WE DO THE VOODOO THAT WE DO 49

5 BILL BUCKNER -- COULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED? Dan and Keith's Top Ten Weirdest Things Said by Athletes 63

6 GOOD GRIEF, WE'RE FAMOUS, SORT OF, PART-TIME 93

7 HOW TO BE A SPORTSCASTER WHEN YOU GROW UP Dan and Keith's Top Ten Free Pieces of Advice to Other Sportscasters 115

8 PETE ROSE AND THE HALL OF FAME 139

9 KEITH'S COMPLAINT: IF YOU BUILD IT FOR ME, I WON'T LEAVE Dan and Keith's Top Ten Most Troubling Sports Team Names 187

10 DAN'S COMPLAINT: WE BLAME ATHLETES FOR THE WRONG THINGS Dan and Keith's Top Ten Favorite Types of Sports Figures to Interview 199

11 OUR TWENTY-ONE TOP TEN ATHLETES 207

12 KEITH'S COMPLAINT, PART II: TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE FOR ALBERT BELLE TO HATE MY GUTS 233

13 PLAYS OF THE WEEK Dan and Keith's Top Ten Pleas to Athletes Who Are Being Interviewed 241

14 OUR GREATEST GAMES (WATCHED, THAT IS, NOT PLAYED) Keith's Top Ten Prominent Baseball Players' Names (Submitted Without Dan's Approval) 249

15 PUT YOUR BASEBALL CARDS IN YOUR BICYCLE SPOKES, NOW! 281

16 BUT ENOUGH ABOUT US, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT US? 295

17 TOM 305

Additional information

CIN0671009192G
9780671009199
0671009192
The Big Show by Keith Olbermann
Used - Good
Paperback
Atria Books
19980401
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - The Big Show