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Zusatztext "The funniest sports book I have ever read. Yeah! as a member of the mainstream media I should probably despise Will Leitch. But God Saves the Fan is an uproarious! painful! pointed! skittish manifesto on all that's warped in the world of Lucious Pusey." Informationen zum Autor Will Leitch is a contributing editor at New York magazine and the founder of the late sports website Deadspin. He also writes regularly for the New York Times, Washington Post, NBC News, Medium, and MLB.com. He lives in Athens, Georgia, with his wife and two sons. Klappentext ESPN thinks its viewers are stupid. The Olympics claw at your inner sap. Barbaro, after all, was just a horse. So says Will Leitch, founding editor of Deadspin.com, whose God Save the Fan is your new manifesto. Arch and unrepentant, Leitch 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 journalist second, Leitch considers the perfection of fantasy leagues, the meaninglessness of the steroids debate, and the aching permanence of loyalty to just one team. He'll tell you why, long before that dogfighting mess, Michael Vick's undercover STD clinic name was Ron Mexico; why athletes persist in publicly praising God; and what the beer companies really think about you. Share Leitch's dread as he spends twenty—four hours watching ESPN. Sit and have a beer with John Rocker and his surprising girlfriend. Be inspired by Rick Ankiel's phoenixlike rise, and fall. With a voice strengthened by the success of Deadspin and its chorus of commenters, Leitch has written all—new material for God Save the Fan. If you or a fan you love is suffering from the sense of listless dissatisfaction brought on by the leagues and networks, this is your restorative tonic. Packed with lists, glossaries, confessions, and rages, Leitch's manifesto sings a rallying cry for fan empowerment. The games, after all, belong to us. Zusammenfassung ESPN thinks its viewers are stupid. The Olympics claw at your inner sap. Barbaro! after all! was just a horse. So says Will Leitch! founding editor of Deadspin.com! whose God Save the Fan is your new manifesto. Arch and unrepentant! Leitch 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 journalist second! Leitch considers the perfection of fantasy leagues! the meaninglessness of the steroids debate! and the aching permanence of loyalty to just one team. He'll tell you why! long before that dogfighting mess! Michael Vick's undercover STD clinic name was Ron Mexico; why athletes persist in publicly praising God; and what the beer companies really think about you. Share Leitch's dread as he spends twenty—four hours watching ESPN. Sit and have a beer with John Rocker and his surprising girlfriend. Be inspired by Rick Ankiel's phoenixlike rise! and fall. With a voice strengthened by the success of Deadspin and its chorus of commenters! Leitch has written all—new material for God Save the Fan . If you or a fan you love is suffering from the sense of listless dissatisfaction brought on by the leagues and networks! this is your restorative tonic. Packed with lists! glossaries! confessions! and rages! Leitch's manifesto sings a rallying cry for fan empowerment. The games! after all! belong to us. ...
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"If you can't find something to laugh at and be offended by on the same page of this book, you aren't reading carefully enough." Washington Post Book World
