The Big Show
Published on 1. April 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-671-00919-9 (ISBN)
Description
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!
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!
Reviews / Votes
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.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
607 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-671-00919-9 (9780671009199)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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).
Content
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
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