| The Best St. Louis Sports Arguments: The 100 Most Controversial, Debatable Questions for Die-Hard Fans Contributor(s): Burwell, Bryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 140221104X ISBN-13: 9781402211041 Publisher: Sourcebooks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Who's the best? Who's the worst? Every St. Louis fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them-picking the best, the worst and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in the Gateway City. St. Louis Post??Dispatch sports columnist Bryan Burwell takes you inside the 100 best debates in St. Louis sports. Covering the Rams, Cardinals (football and baseball), Blues and beyond, every question you want to debate is here-as well as a few surprises. Cardinals??Cubs: Is it really a ?great? rivalry? Does Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame? Whitey, Red or Tony: Who's the best all-time Cardinal manager? Who was more responsible for the Rams? Super Bowl victory: Dick Vermeil or Mike Martz? Did the Blues make the right move in trading Brendan Shanahan? Should St. Louis have an NBA franchise? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796.097 |
| LCCN: 2007031069 |
| Series: Best Sports Arguments |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.76" W x 8.52" (0.80 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Geographic Orientation - Missouri - Locality - St. Louis, Missouri |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 100 great sports debates for each city--from who was the best coach to what was the best play of all time. The perfect gift for sports fans--the series that's sweeping the nation, and is already a hit in Boston, Chicago and New York. The best debates for rabid fans The Best Sports Arguments gives each city or region all the best arguments of their hometown teams, with expert answers from top sports media figures. In fact, the Best Sports Arguments series is the #1 sports debates series on the market! Why? -Each book features 100 debates, the most of any series! -Each city's book is written by authors well-known in the region, leading to fan recognition and media interest. -They make perfect gifts for sports fans of any age. -And the debates go on! |
Contributor Bio(s): Burwell, Bryan: - St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Bryan Burwell, a 30-plus year veteran of sports journalism, has worked for USA Today, the Sporting News, the Detroit News, New York Newsday and the New York Daily News. The author of AT THE BUZZER!, Burwell has won numerous writing awards. He spent time as a reporter for HBO's Inside the NFL and Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Burwell is a studio analyst for Rams Gameday Live and is a regular panelist on ESPN's Jim Rome Is Burning. Burwell lives in Wildwood, MO, with his wife and daughter. |