Dear Stupid Idiots, A lot of you have been saying that I don’t know anything about REAL ninjas. But that’s a bunch of bull crap! You dummies don’t know anything. And maybe YOU should get a life. I bet a lot of you have never even seen a girl naked! You idiots believe that ninjas had some …
The Runner’s Rule Book: Everything a Runner Needs to Know–And Then Some
Every sport has rules. Running is no exception. If you’re curious, just visit the Web site of USA Track & Field, the sport’s governing body, where you’ll find detailed dictates on everything from disqualification to bib-number placement to the caliber of the starter’s pistol. But what about the everyday rules of running? The unspoken ones that pertain to …
A loving look at the old ball game, from the cartoonists at The New Yorker America’s national pastime engages fans and fanatics across the country and around the world. Across the magazine’s eight decades, the artists at The New Yorker have captured the emotional essence of the game, and The New Yorker Book of Baseball Cartoons, Second …
The Ecstasy of Defeat: Sports Reporting at Its Finest by the Editors of the Onion
The Sports Page As You’ve Never Seen It Before From painfully obvious steroid revelations to sex scandals and superstars who announce trades in over-the-top TV specials, the wide world of sports can often seem too ridiculous for words. Well, attention sports fans: In The Ecstasy of Defeat, the editors of The Onion offer the laugh-out-loud funny and long …
Baseball, Boys, and Bad Words reveals the hilarity and magic of Little League baseball.Often called “the funniest tale ever told,” this story will have you laughing until you cry, while warming your soul, reminding you of childhood and a simpler time.In 1970, eleven-year-old Andy Andrews and a group of friends began a Little League season they would never …
Yes, It’s Hot in Here: Adventures in the Weird, Woolly World of Sports Mascots
Yes, It’s Hot in Here explores the entertaining history of the mascot from its jester roots in Renaissance society to the slapstick pantomime of the Clown Prince of Baseball, Max Patkin, all the way up to the mascots of the slam-dunk, rock-and-roll, Jumbotron culture of today. Along the way, author AJ Mass of ESPN.com (a former Mr. Met …
The Power of Positive Idiocy: A Collection of Rants and Raves
David Feherty, ex-pro golfer and current commentator at CBS Sports, delivers a laugh-out-loud funny and totally uncensored collection of rants sure to surprise and crack up golfers everywhere. Have you ever wondered where the weaknesses are in Tiger’s game? Or what would happen if there were PGA Tour cheerleaders? Or how Old Tom Morris would play …
Bob Roll–former Tour de France racer, well-known scribe, and race announcer–is back to cause a ruckus! Bobke II (correctly pronounced “BOOB-kuh” ) revisits all of the original journals of Roll’s wild rides and crazy tales about cycling’s uncensored side. When Bobke retired from competition, his pen continued the crazed poetic commentary, and Roll’s newest additions cover both topics …
Dan Baum is a gun fanatic. He is also Jewish Democrat who grew up in suburban New Jersey. In Gun Guys, he takes us on a guided tour of gun stores and gun shows, shooting ranges and festivals, contests and auctions, trying to figure out what draws so many of us to guns in the first place. Is it …
The Worst of Rugby: Violence and Foul Play in a Hooligans’ Game Played by Gentlemen
Rugby, they say, is a thuggish game played by gentlemen, and all foul and dastardly behavior is here—including a fair share of off-pitch misdemeanors. There are a bumper 15 chapters detailing the worst tackles, the worst missed kicks, the worst bits of cheating, the worst injuries, and the worst fights as well as the worst …