God Save the Fan
How Steroid Hypocrites, Soul-Sucking Suits, and a Worldwide Leader Not Named Bush Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports
Published on 3. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-06-135179-2 (ISBN)
Description
Arch and unrepentant, Will Leitch, founding editor of Deadspin.com, is the mouthpiece for all the frustrated fans who just want their games back from big money, bloated egos, and blathering sportscasters. Always a fan first and a sportswriter second, Leitch considers the perfection of fantasy leagues and the meaninglessness of the steroids debate as he exposes Olympic fetishes, parses Shaq's rap attack on Kobe, shares a brew with John Rocker and his surprising girlfriend, and reveals what ESPN and the beer companies really think about you. If you or a fan you love is suffering from a sense of listless dissatisfaction brought on by the leagues and networks, God Save the Fan is your new manifesto.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-135179-2 (9780061351792)
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God Save the Fan
How Steroid Hypocrites, Soul-Sucking Suits, and a Worldwide Leader Not Named Bush Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports
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Person
Will Leitch is a contributing editor at New York magazine, a columnist for The Washington Post and the founder of the late sports website Deadspin. He is the award-winning author of the novels How Lucky and The Time Has Come and two works of nonfiction, God Save the Fan and Are We Winning?, and he writes regularly for The New York Times, NBC News, The Atlantic and MLB.com. He lives in Athens, Georgia, with his wife and two sons.